How long does it take to finish 1 work unit?

awdrifter · March 5th, 2006, 05:38 AM

I just downloaded F@H. It seems like it'll take forever to finish one WU. My comp is not that fast, but it's not too bad. (Sempron 3100+ oc'd @ 2.38ghz) It says there's 208 days remaining for finishing this WU. Does it really take that much cpu power to do this? Thanks.

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awdrifter · March 5th, 2006, 05:58 AM

Also, can I just close the program whenever I need to? Do I need to "save" the progress, or is it automatically saved? Thanks.

Viper007Bond · March 5th, 2006, 10:15 AM

Yes, it's auto-saved.

awdrifter · March 5th, 2006, 11:16 AM

Cool, thanks for the info. Cuz although it says it doesn't interfere, I'm still going to close the program during video capturing and encoding.

jensked · March 5th, 2006, 11:37 AM

I think the priority of the folding process is the lowest possible in Windows. If you start another program, the folding stops or runs very slow...

So maybe if you let it work a whole night, it progresses faster than those 208 days. And I also think there are differences in the work units. Some are small, some require more calculating.

awdrifter · March 5th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Yeah, the estimate went down to about 3 days, so that's more reasonable now.

jayjaya29 · March 5th, 2006, 02:23 PM

The estimation is totally off, it just gives you a general idea, its nowhere close at all. Just let the program run and do its thing.

awdrifter · March 8th, 2006, 07:49 AM

Just finished a WU today, it took about 3 days, so it's not too bad.

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awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 08:13 AM Posts: 1,342 Rep Power: 21	How long does it take to finish 1 work unit? I just downloaded F@H. It seems like it'll take forever to finish one WU. My comp is not that fast, but it's not too bad. (Sempron 3100+ oc'd @ 2.38ghz) It says there's 208 days remaining for finishing this WU. Does it really take that much cpu power to do this? Thanks. __________________ TP

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March 5th, 2006, 11:16 AM	#4
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 08:13 AM Posts: 1,342 Rep Power: 21	Cool, thanks for the info. Cuz although it says it doesn't interfere, I'm still going to close the program during video capturing and encoding. __________________ TP

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jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 24 Posts: 3,881 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 32	I think the priority of the folding process is the lowest possible in Windows. If you start another program, the folding stops or runs very slow... So maybe if you let it work a whole night, it progresses faster than those 208 days. And I also think there are differences in the work units. Some are small, some require more calculating. __________________

March 5th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#6
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 08:13 AM Posts: 1,342 Rep Power: 21	Yeah, the estimate went down to about 3 days, so that's more reasonable now. __________________ TP

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jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 17th, 2005 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 20 Posts: 4,779 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 19	The estimation is totally off, it just gives you a general idea, its nowhere close at all. Just let the program run and do its thing. __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

March 8th, 2006, 07:49 AM	#8
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 08:13 AM Posts: 1,342 Rep Power: 21	Just finished a WU today, it took about 3 days, so it's not too bad. __________________ TP

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