GPU full throttle, but CPU only uses 1 thread!

[JEK81]

I am folding with an overclocked GPU and CPU.

GPU is a Nvidia 3060TI Founders Edition which is folding great.

The CPU with client-type advanced set to 8 threads only folds with one thread same with -1 setting, CPU is a 10600k OC'd at a stable 5GHz.

Client 7.6.21

How do I get cpu to use more than one thread? It refuses to use more than one.

[JEK81]

I found using bigadv helped.

[Joe_H]

Both the advanced and bigadv options are currently not being used for assignments. I am not sure how they are handled by the assignment servers. The bigadv option has not been used in at least 5 years, it is probably ignored.

There is a known bug where the very first CPU WU downloaded by a fresh install of the client sometimes would be for a single CPU thread. Once downloaded with that setting the number of threads can not be increased until a new WU is downloaded. Then it will use up to as many threads as was set at the time of the download.

[JEK81]

cpu went through with wu on bigadv but i'll switch it.

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[JEK81]

Both the advanced and bigadv options are currently not being used for assignments. I am not sure how they are handled by the assignment servers. The bigadv option has not been used in at least 5 years, it is probably ignored.

There is a known bug where the very first CPU WU downloaded by a fresh install of the client sometimes would be for a single CPU thread. Once downloaded with that setting the number of threads can not be increased until a new WU is downloaded. Then it will use up to as many threads as was set at the time of the download.

which option should i use for cpu? since bigadv and advanced is not being used?

[JEK81]

I don't understand that bigadv option is not being used.

it's working on my side and contributing

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[Joe_H]

I don't understand that bigadv option is not being used.

it's working on my side and contributing

It was announced over 9 years ago that bigadv was ending, the end date was in January 2015. The option is not doing anything, it may be recognized as an option by the client code but there are no projects set to require it on the servers. The option is being ignored by the servers and a WU with a regular setting is being assigned to your client.

which option should i use for cpu? since bigadv and advanced is not being used?

None. The only other option being used for assignments is "beta" and that is only supposed to be used by the recognized beta testers. That also applies for GPU projects. You can set the CPU thread count to as high as 11 with your GPU being present and having an i5-10600K. But I would recommend no higher than 6 which is the number of actual cores. Above that additional threads need to share the FPUs present in the 6 cores.

[JEK81]

I don't understand that bigadv option is not being used.

it's working on my side and contributing

It was announced over 9 years ago that bigadv was ending, the end date was in January 2015. The option is not doing anything, it may be recognized as an option by the client code but there are no projects set to require it on the servers. The option is being ignored by the servers and a WU with a regular setting is being assigned to your client.

which option should i use for cpu? since bigadv and advanced is not being used?

None. The only other option being used for assignments is "beta" and that is only supposed to be used by the recognized beta testers. That also applies for GPU projects. You can set the CPU thread count to as high as 11 with your GPU being present and having an i5-10600K. But I would recommend no higher than 6 which is the number of actual cores. Above that additional threads need to share the FPUs present in the 6 cores.

So the fah client has a cpu option to fold but its pointless to do? I am at a complete loss at this unfortunately.

So remove the cpu slot on the client?

[JEK81]

I dont know. I just removed CPU from the slot, I don't understand why its there when installed and starts to fold.

[Joe_H]

No, remove the client-type bigadv option, that is not what creates a CPU slot. In FAHControl the slot is made either a CPU or GPU slot by using the radio buttons at the left of the configuration window. The client-type option and its settings are optional and defaults to regular FAH WUs if not set explicitly for a folding slot or for all slots.

[JEK81]

No, remove the client-type bigadv option, that is not what creates a CPU slot. In FAHControl the slot is made either a CPU or GPU slot by using the radio buttons at the left of the configuration window. The client-type option and its settings are optional and defaults to regular FAH WUs if not set explicitly for a folding slot or for all slots.

Ohhh! ok. See when i first installed fah client, i was doing cpu work through another app and removed cpu slot, then when i got done, i readded the cpu slot and thought those options was mandatory to cpu fold.

gotya! ty.

[JEK81]

and yea, i had it set on 6 threads and is set for readdimg cpu slot.