Back Folding, Some Help Please.

[HK-Steve]

Hi Everyone,
I started Folding many years ago, but stopped after moving house, Now am back.

My Folding computer is my daily use computer running 24/7

Windows 7 Pro,
Asus Sabertooth 990Fx Motherboard,
16Gb Ram,
AMD FX8150 CPU, 3.61Ghz
1200Watt power supply,
EVGA GTX-760, 3 in total.

The computer pretty much sits Folding 23 out of the 24hrs a day using V7.

Currently folding project 8018, estimated PPD is 54k, using 3x GPU only. As Nvidia apparently need 1x CPU per GPU.
I have configured the slots, client-type, advanced.

I have been reading here and most get that for just 1x GTX-760.


Appreciate any help or comments.


Cheers
Steve

[Ripshod]

Have you set your passkey for the QRB bonuses? You'll be able to recover your passkey from Stanford. Set it in the config section of the advanced control.

[kiore]

On the above you are running the older core 15 units without QRB. On your setup the core 17 units will produce significantly more, just wait and one or three will be along shortly. Oh and make sure you have a qualified passkey.

[HK-Steve]

Yes, I have a passkey and it is set, sorry forgot to put that in the first post.

Says I am running FahCore 0x15


Cheers

[HK-Steve]

Also, is it best not to Fold on the CPU, as the GPU's need 3 CPU cores??

[Kurtis200200]

Steve,

Core_15 doesn't really use a lot of CPU time to feed the GPUs data (but as you've proabably guessed core_15 is kind of the bane of GPU folders' existence).

Core_17 on GeForce cards will use a WHOLE CPU core, so you are correct that your three cards will require 3 free CPU cores. What you do with any remaining cores is your business, and you're free to run F@H on those if you'd like some extra points.

[P5-133XL]

Core_15 is not a bane to all. Low-end/part time folders that don't get much from QRB pray to get all Core_15 WU's because they get lots more PPD. Just the inverse of high-end cards. The middle point seems to be around a full-time GTX 460 level which seems to get similar PPD from both.