Join Neowin Folding@Home Group

[The Evil Overlord 18,442]

If you have a ps3 you can then fold with it. The ps3 is currently the most efficient folding machine.

oh, is that what that option was....

I left it alone as I didn't understand what it was or what it did. I'll have to go and check next time I'm using it

[sanctified 1,225]

oh, is that what that option was....

I left it alone as I didn't understand what it was or what it did. I'll have to go and check next time I'm using it

 

It's a long read but you can check out some of the results folding@home have generated

 

http://folding.stanford.edu/home/papers

[xendrome 5,583]

Folding@Home Chrome App!

 

In order to use the Folding App, you need to cover these three basic requirements:
1) Use the latest Chrome Browser in Windows, Linux, or OSX (Details)
2) Install the Folding App from the Chrome Web Store (Details)
3) Launch the Folding App and you are now folding!

 

Remember to configure Team 55186 for Neowin - http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=55186

[spikey_richie 282]

Folding@Home Chrome App!

 

In order to use the Folding App, you need to cover these three basic requirements:

1) Use the latest Chrome Browser in Windows, Linux, or OSX (Details)

2) Install the Folding App from the Chrome Web Store (Details)

3) Launch the Folding App and you are now folding!

 

Remember to configure Team 55186 for Neowin - http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=55186

 

Does that extension use a variant of BOINC? And can you crunch on GPU with the extension?

[Skiver 1,991]

added the extension to my chrome browser so will try and run this when I can :)

[statm1 67]

Just setup the chrome app.. Count me in!

[crazzy88ss 65]

If you have a ps3 you can then fold with it. The ps3 is currently the most efficient folding machine.

 

I thought the PS3 version ended like a year ago?

[+jamesyfx 362]

Yeah you can't fold on a PS3 anymore, it got terminated in 2012.

[MightyJordan 8,490]

Getting back into folding now with the Chrome app; hoping to climb back up the group rankings. :) It's going a hell of a lot quicker on my PC than from what I remember with the PS3. :P

[crazzy88ss 65]

Bump.  Looks like we still got about 10 active members.

[Steven P. 16,412]

Back in after a long hiatus (2011 incase it has updated)  

 

 

How can we see active members? Owait I see 12 active CPUs in the last 50 days, guess that's how you see, our overall team rank is quite good at 575 of 227622

[+Zagadka 4,107]

Does F@H still cause excess heat buildup? Haven't used it in... 15 years? But it gets real hot in here.

[crazzy88ss 65]

On 3/10/2018 at 1:38 PM, Zagadka said:

Does F@H still cause excess heat buildup? Haven't used it in... 15 years? But it gets real hot in here.

Yup.  It pegs your CPU to 100%.

[Biohead 152]

Finally found a use for the remaining £220 or so of free Google Cloud credit I had before it expired!

[Steven P. 16,412]

Back in again  

[crazzy88ss 65]

Back from the dead... for Coronavirus19.

 

This article says Folding@Home is helping to fold proteins for Covid-19.  I reinstalled the F@H app, but I don't see any new options to fold specifically for it.

https://foldingathome.org/2020/03/15/coronavirus-what-were-doing-and-how-you-can-help-in-simple-terms/ 

 

Does anybody else have any ideas?

[Steven P. 16,412]

4 hours ago, crazzy88ss said:

Back from the dead... for Coronavirus19.

 

This article says Folding@Home is helping to fold proteins for Covid-19.  I reinstalled the F@H app, but I don't see any new options to fold specifically for it.

https://foldingathome.org/2020/03/15/coronavirus-what-were-doing-and-how-you-can-help-in-simple-terms/ 

 

Does anybody else have any ideas?

You can configure the types of diseases you want to fold for at web control, but as you can see it is limited with the app prioritizing types automatically. Chris (fezmid in the folding group and Neowin reporter) told me that if your GPU is being used to fold, that is most likely Corona related, and I have done a few of these already.

 

 

GPU tab (Corona related)

 

[neufuse 4,318]

is anyone able to get a workload? I haven't been able to get any.... so basically just have folding running idle for days.... just keeps saying

"Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration"

but the IP keeps changing

[Daniel F. 678]

 

I'm receiving COVID-19 work units

[crazzy88ss 65]

I've been seeing posts on various forums stating that they've had an explosion of donors with no change in supply of work units.

 

If you look at our own group, we went from 0 to 251 donors.  I think at our peak 5-7 years ago, we were only averaging 10-15 a day.

 

https://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=55186

[Fezmid 161]

Pro-tip: Folding at Home doesn't automatically start when you reboot, so make sure you configure it to do so, or manually start it up after a reboot! Our number of users has skyrocketed, but active users are dropping like a rock for this reason I think.... (bad form by the Folding team, in my opinion - make it an option!)

[spikey_richie 282]

Ah man, I missed this thread. I re-joined F@H a couple weeks ago, but opted for the 'AMD Users' team I used to crunch for.

[crazzy88ss 65]

Who is Boydo?  They finally knocked me out of 1st place for the team with a crazy 4 million points per week!

[LargeLarry 3]

Crazy 4 million points a week?  I see guys doing 4 million points a day.

[boydo 30]

On 5/1/2020 at 1:44 AM, crazzy88ss said:

Who is Boydo?  They finally knocked me out of 1st place for the team with a crazy 4 million points per week!

I am Boydo 🙂