Slow Folding and Graphical Issues

[PrinceDracus]

I've run into the slow folding issue before, but this time it seems I can't fix it through any means I've tried. All I'm capable of doing is a complete clean re-install of the FAH client and data, which doesn't do anything. I also noted plenty of graphical issues with the client that progress and get worse the longer it is open until the program is unusable. Restarted the program only fixes it very temporarily with minor graphical issues at the start.

I'm running on a NVIDIA GTX 1080TI Extreme Aurous and an overclocked Intel i7 8700k, although this issue is mainly for my gpu; I only use my GPU for folding, I find using the CPU isn't worth the minor 20k~ points for the major lag when multitasking.
The CPU is overclocked to 4.8GHz and is stable.
Very fast ethernet. I'm using a college campus connection so I'm unsure of the specifics, but I know it's fiber optic internet.
I have 16 GB of ram running at 3600MHz.
I'm using a Windows 10 OS.

I have screenshots, but I can't seem to post them here directly from my desktop, so I'll provide those later by request if necessary.

Posting a copy of a log I ran for a short time:

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*********************** Log Started 2018-04-21T21:52:31Z ***********************
21:52:31:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
21:52:31:        Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
21:52:31:      Copyright: (c) 2009-2016 Stanford University
21:52:31:         Author: Joseph Coffland <[email protected]>
21:52:31:           Args: --open-web-control
21:52:31:         Config: C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient
21:52:31:                 Data\config.xml
21:52:31:******************************** Build ********************************
21:52:31:        Version: 7.4.16
21:52:31:           Date: Jan 6 2017
21:52:31:           Time: 00:25:14
21:52:31:     Repository: Git
21:52:31:       Revision: a9e9e27dc2ee6ff01398c439677bc27f6cb74032
21:52:31:         Branch: master
21:52:31:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
21:52:31:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox -arch:SSE /MT
21:52:31:       Platform: win32 10
21:52:31:           Bits: 32
21:52:31:           Mode: Release
21:52:31:******************************* System ********************************
21:52:31:            CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz
21:52:31:         CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10
21:52:31:           CPUs: 12
21:52:31:         Memory: 15.94GiB
21:52:31:    Free Memory: 12.74GiB
21:52:31:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
21:52:31:     OS Version: 6.2
21:52:31:    Has Battery: false
21:52:31:     On Battery: false
21:52:31:     UTC Offset: -4
21:52:31:            PID: 660
21:52:31:            CWD: C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient Data
21:52:31:             OS: Windows 10 Pro
21:52:31:        OS Arch: AMD64
21:52:31:           GPUs: 1
21:52:31:          GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:7 GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] 11380
21:52:31:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:6.1 Driver:9.1
21:52:31:OpenCL Device 1: Platform:1 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:391.24
21:52:31:  Win32 Service: false
21:52:31:***********************************************************************
21:52:31:<config>
21:52:31:  <!-- Slot Control -->
21:52:31:  <power v='FULL'/>
21:52:31:
21:52:31:  <!-- User Information -->
21:52:31:  <team v='111065'/>
21:52:31:  <user v='PrinceDracus'/>
21:52:31:
21:52:31:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
21:52:31:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
21:52:31:    <paused v='true'/>
21:52:31:  </slot>
21:52:31:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'>
21:52:31:    <paused v='true'/>
21:52:31:  </slot>
21:52:31:</config>
21:52:31:Trying to access database...
21:52:31:Successfully acquired database lock
21:52:31:Enabled folding slot 00: PAUSED cpu:11 (by user)
21:52:31:Enabled folding slot 01: PAUSED gpu:0:GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] 11380 (by user)
21:52:33:9:127.0.0.1:New Web connection
21:52:35:32:127.0.0.1:New Web connection
21:52:47:FS00:Unpaused
21:52:47:FS01:Unpaused
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:Starting
21:52:48:WARNING:WU00:FS00:AS lowered CPUs from 11 to 10
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient Data\cores/fahwebx.stanford.edu/cores/Win32/AMD64/AVX/Core_a7.fah/FahCore_a7.exe" -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 660 -checkpoint 15 -np 10
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 12744
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:Core PID:12716
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa7 started
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:Starting
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:Running FahCore: "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient Data\cores/fahwebx.stanford.edu/cores/Win32/AMD64/NVIDIA/Fermi/Core_21.fah/FahCore_21.exe" -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 660 -checkpoint 15 -gpu-vendor nvidia -opencl-platform 1 -opencl-device 0 -cuda-device 0 -gpu 0
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:Started FahCore on PID 11676
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:Core PID:7352
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:FahCore 0x21 started
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:*********************** Log Started 2018-04-21T21:52:48Z ***********************
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Type: 0xa7
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Core: Gromacs
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:  Copyright: (c) 2009-2016 Stanford University
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Author: Joseph Coffland <[email protected]>
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 12744 -checkpoint 15 -np
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:             10
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Config: <none>
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ Build *************************************
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Version: 0.0.16
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Date: Oct 31 2017
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Time: 14:04:33
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Repository: Git
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Revision: 2f0a8a3d0b0698be48154fe99a0216f289060932
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Branch: master
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Platform: win32 10
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Bits: 64
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Mode: Release
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       SIMD: avx_256
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ System ************************************
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CPU: Unknown
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     CPU ID: 
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       CPUs: 12
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Memory: 15.94GiB
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Free Memory: 12.68GiB
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7: OS Version: 6.2
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Has Battery: false
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7: On Battery: false
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7: UTC Offset: -4
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        PID: 12716
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CWD: C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient Data\work
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:         OS: Windows 10 Pro
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    OS Arch: AMD64
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:********************************************************************************
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Project: 13809 (Run 0, Clone 1242, Gen 20)
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Unit: 0x0000001880fccb025a91906b79fa0cfc
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Digital signatures verified
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Calling: mdrun -s frame20.tpr -o frame20.trr -x frame20.xtc -cpi state.cpt -cpt 15 -nt 10
21:52:48:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Steps: first=5000000 total=250000
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:*********************** Log Started 2018-04-21T21:52:48Z ***********************
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Project: 13783 (Run 302, Clone 1, Gen 164)
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Unit: 0x000000ac0002894b5a833f950a723d50
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:CPU: 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Machine: 1
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Digital signatures verified
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Folding@home GPU Core21 Folding@home Core
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:Version 0.0.18
21:52:48:WU01:FS01:0x21:  Found a checkpoint file
21:52:49:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Completed 86582 out of 250000 steps (34%)
21:52:50:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1500000 out of 5000000 steps (30%)
21:52:50:WU01:FS01:0x21:Temperature control disabled. Requirements: single Nvidia GPU, tmax must be < 110 and twait >= 900
21:53:23:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1550000 out of 5000000 steps (31%)
21:53:26:FS00:Paused
21:53:26:FS00:Shutting core down
21:53:26:WU00:FS00:0xa7:WARNING:Console control signal 1 on PID 12716
21:53:26:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Exiting, please wait. . .
21:53:27:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Folding@home Core Shutdown: INTERRUPTED
21:53:28:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
21:53:32:Saving configuration to config.xml
21:53:32:<config>
21:53:32:  <!-- Slot Control -->
21:53:32:  <power v='FULL'/>
21:53:32:
21:53:32:  <!-- User Information -->
21:53:32:  <team v='111065'/>
21:53:32:  <user v='PrinceDracus'/>
21:53:32:
21:53:32:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
21:53:32:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
21:53:32:    <paused v='true'/>
21:53:32:  </slot>
21:53:32:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
21:53:32:</config>
21:53:55:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1600000 out of 5000000 steps (32%)
21:54:27:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1650000 out of 5000000 steps (33%)
21:54:59:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1700000 out of 5000000 steps (34%)
21:55:31:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1750000 out of 5000000 steps (35%)
21:56:03:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1800000 out of 5000000 steps (36%)
21:56:35:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1850000 out of 5000000 steps (37%)
21:57:07:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1900000 out of 5000000 steps (38%)
21:57:39:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 1950000 out of 5000000 steps (39%)
21:58:21:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2000000 out of 5000000 steps (40%)
22:01:27:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2050000 out of 5000000 steps (41%)
22:01:59:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2100000 out of 5000000 steps (42%)
22:02:32:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2150000 out of 5000000 steps (43%)
22:03:04:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2200000 out of 5000000 steps (44%)
22:03:35:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2250000 out of 5000000 steps (45%)
22:04:08:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2300000 out of 5000000 steps (46%)
22:04:40:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2350000 out of 5000000 steps (47%)
22:04:57:FS01:Paused
22:04:58:FS01:Shutting core down
22:04:58:WU01:FS01:0x21:WARNING:Console control signal 1 on PID 7352
22:04:58:WU01:FS01:0x21:Exiting, please wait. . .
22:04:58:WU01:FS01:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
22:05:01:ERROR:Receive error: 10053: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.
22:05:22:FS01:Unpaused
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:Starting
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:Running FahCore: "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "C:\Users\Steven Prince\Desktop\Installs\FAHClient Data\cores/fahwebx.stanford.edu/cores/Win32/AMD64/NVIDIA/Fermi/Core_21.fah/FahCore_21.exe" -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 660 -checkpoint 15 -gpu-vendor nvidia -opencl-platform 1 -opencl-device 0 -cuda-device 0 -gpu 0
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:Started FahCore on PID 8512
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:Core PID:5708
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:FahCore 0x21 started
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:*********************** Log Started 2018-04-21T22:05:22Z ***********************
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Project: 13783 (Run 302, Clone 1, Gen 164)
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Unit: 0x000000ac0002894b5a833f950a723d50
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:CPU: 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Machine: 1
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Digital signatures verified
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Folding@home GPU Core21 Folding@home Core
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:Version 0.0.18
22:05:22:WU01:FS01:0x21:  Found a checkpoint file
22:05:23:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2250000 out of 5000000 steps (45%)
22:05:23:WU01:FS01:0x21:Temperature control disabled. Requirements: single Nvidia GPU, tmax must be < 110 and twait >= 900
22:05:55:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2300000 out of 5000000 steps (46%)
22:06:27:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2350000 out of 5000000 steps (47%)
22:06:59:WU01:FS01:0x21:Completed 2400000 out of 5000000 steps (48%)
22:07:04:FS01:Paused
22:07:04:FS01:Shutting core down
22:07:04:WU01:FS01:0x21:WARNING:Console control signal 1 on PID 5708
22:07:04:WU01:FS01:0x21:Exiting, please wait. . .
22:07:04:WU01:FS01:0x21:Folding@home Core Shutdown: INTERRUPTED
22:07:05:WU01:FS01:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
22:07:46:Saving configuration to config.xml
22:07:46:<config>
22:07:46:  <!-- Slot Control -->
22:07:46:  <power v='FULL'/>
22:07:46:
22:07:46:  <!-- User Information -->
22:07:46:  <team v='111065'/>
22:07:46:  <user v='PrinceDracus'/>
22:07:46:
22:07:46:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
22:07:46:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
22:07:46:    <paused v='true'/>
22:07:46:  </slot>
22:07:46:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'>
22:07:46:    <paused v='true'/>
22:07:46:  </slot>
22:07:46:</config>

[SteveWillis]

My rigs are on Linux so I can't say from my own experience but I've seen several times here that there is a problem with the default theme in windows. If you are using that you might try changing it.

[Joe_H]

I can't speak to the slow folding you report. But if you are not going to fold on your CPU, please either set it so it is paused on start so no WU will be downloaded or delete the CPU folding slot. The last will dump the current WU, and inform the servers so it can be assigned to someone else. Otherwise it will sit on your system until the deadline is reached, and will not be reassigned until the preferred timeout is reached.

[bruce]

21:52:48:WARNING:WU00:FS00:AS lowered CPUs from 11 to 10

The GPU requires one free CPU thread to manage data, which is why your log starts out with 11 CPUs which is later reduced to 10.

I also noted plenty of graphical issues with the client that progress and get worse the longer it is open until the program is unusable.

Do not leave FAHControl running. It's okay to open it when you wish to modify settings, but then close it. The processing of WUs is managed by FAHClient.ext and FAHControl.exe or WebControl are just for the GUI -- plus there have been some reports of memory leaks, which is probably consistent with the comment I quoted.

I only use my GPU for folding, I find using the CPU isn't worth the minor 20k~ points for the major lag when multitasking

.
Well, what else is using your GPU? You're obviously using SOMETHING to render your desktop. Lags are most often due to contention for the GPU rather than the CPU, but anything is possible.

What else is using your CPUs (whatever you're calling "multitasking")? FAH expects to find some free CPU resources. You might want to fold with, say 6 CPUs, and leave at least one for the OS and one to drive the GPU and then then use no more than 4 for whatever you're calling multitasking. What does 'top' (or the equivalent) tell you when your system is busy?

[PrinceDracus]

My rigs are on Linux so I can't say from my own experience but I've seen several times here that there is a problem with the default theme in windows. If you are using that you might try changing it.

I changed the theme it worked perfectly, thank you. I hadn't seen that on other posts here (form what I looked through).

Well, what else is using your GPU? You're obviously using SOMETHING to render your desktop. Lags are most often due to contention for the GPU rather than the CPU, but anything is possible.

What else is using your CPUs (whatever you're calling "multitasking")? FAH expects to find some free CPU resources. You might want to fold with, say 6 CPUs, and leave at least one for the OS and one to drive the GPU and then then use no more than 4 for whatever you're calling multitasking. What does 'top' (or the equivalent) tell you when your system is busy?

I'm just using my GPU because when I use my CPU while doing other things (mainly playing games that are CPU intensive), I find there is a noticeable performance drop on both ends. Normally, whatever the case, my GPU should be hitting around 800K per day when it's only doing 100k for some reason. If it works correctly, the GPU folding is more than enough for me to not have to fold with my CPU to get to my desired point level per month (I set a goal for each month of about 4 million points).

[PrinceDracus]

As of right now, it is still an issue. The graphics issue has resolved itself, but I am still having issues with the slow folding speed. Thank you.

[foldy]

You need to add a passkey to get the bonus points which should bump you into 1000k PPD. If you already have a passkey then enter it in the FAHControl settings. If not you can get one from here
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
What is a passkey?
http://folding.stanford.edu/support/faq/points/passkey/

[PrinceDracus]

You need to add a passkey to get the bonus points which should bump you into 1000k PPD. If you already have a passkey then enter it in the FAHControl settings. If not you can get one from here
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
What is a passkey?
http://folding.stanford.edu/support/faq/points/passkey/

Holy crap I forgot this, thanks a lot. Not sure why it wasn't working before I reinstalled, as I had this issue and a had a passkey.

[bruce]

My guess: Either you didn't enter the passkey, or you changed the spelling. (Or maybe you created a new user name)-

If you fold with a new passkey (or a new user name), you have to complete 10 WUs with than new passkey-user combination before bonus points start to be awarded.