I just got home from a 13 hr shift to a HUGH shock when I checked on m' babies. There's a new core (1.08) that was/is supposed to be "forced" on Monday that I got pushed on my multi-GPU rig tonight and what a shock. Secondary GPU production is down 46+% from a benchmarked 3787PPD (1:51 - 1:52 step)on a 5008 WU to 2056PPD (3:21 step)!!! As I type this (this is the rig it's on) I'm showing 1536PPd and 4:30 step!
I'm just getting this heads-up out there (not trying to panic anyone!!!!!) in case someone is running a similar config as me and sees a HUGH drop in their second GPU production so maybe you can recover faster than I will. I'm currently running the Beta 8 client and haven't upgrade to the Beta 11 client yet, and I gotta be back at work in the AM early, so this will likely sit until tomorrow this way...
Here's the link to my post on the FF in the thread about the new 1.08 core and I suggest everyone who hasn't read it and isn't aware of Beta 11 look at that thread for how to upgrade (basically deinstall/reinstall) to at least check out the first couple of posts in the Beta 11 thread as well...
To save everyone some time and me some keystrokes, here's what I found and posted there as well as my semi detailed config...
again guys/gals not trying to sound the alarm, but it shocked the hell outta me and I wanted to get a heads-up going here ASAP in case. BTW, in addition to the steps I took to try to correct this issue (I gotta add this in to my post there.. I reset the clocks on the 8800GS and reclocked it to 601/800/1866 with no positive results.
I seriously hope this is MY problem somehow. If not, this is gonna seriously blow for anyone running dissimilar multi GPU setups. Maybe Beta 11 will fix it (fingers crossed).
I'm just getting this heads-up out there (not trying to panic anyone!!!!!) in case someone is running a similar config as me and sees a HUGH drop in their second GPU production so maybe you can recover faster than I will. I'm currently running the Beta 8 client and haven't upgrade to the Beta 11 client yet, and I gotta be back at work in the AM early, so this will likely sit until tomorrow this way...
Here's the link to my post on the FF in the thread about the new 1.08 core and I suggest everyone who hasn't read it and isn't aware of Beta 11 look at that thread for how to upgrade (basically deinstall/reinstall) to at least check out the first couple of posts in the Beta 11 thread as well...
To save everyone some time and me some keystrokes, here's what I found and posted there as well as my semi detailed config...
It looks like the 1.08 core may be forced now? I just got home from work and noticed a HUGH drop in PPD on my secondary GPU in a multi card setup (specs in a minute). I took a quick look, and both cards on this system have the 1.08 core downloaded. I have been running the 1.07 core since it first was made available here. It's running 2 WU that I have previously benchmarked on this system. I am also aware of the potential "quirks" of running multi GPU with dissimilar cards from the thread in this forum titled "Multi-GPU Quirks. I'm not going to have time to upgrade the client to Beta 11 until tomorrow so I'll followup then. Anyway... here's the details.
System and setup specs:
Q6600 @ 3.05
2MB DDR2 PC6400
Intel XBX2 (975X chipset)
XP32 SP2
Primary GPU (in 16x slot) 9600GT @ 667/936/1884
Secondary GPU (in 8x slot) 8800GS @ 615/800/1884
Driver 177.35
Client 6.12 beta 8
Core (previously 1.07) 1.08
Primary - 9600Gt running WU 5007 @ 4039PPD (1:42 step) this is in the previously benchmarked range of 4.66PPD Set to run locked (and verified) on core 3.
Secondary - 8800GS running 5008 WU @ 2056PPD (3:21 step) this is WAY outside the previously benchmarked range of 3787PPD / 1:51-1:52 step. Set to run locked (and verified) on core 2.
I should also mention I am running an SMP client (WU 2605) in a VM with notfred's "diskless CD" as I have been running since I first started the GPU client. It is still running normally and is locked to cores 0,1.
I checked both GPU's clocks via GPU-Z to ensure nothing had changed and Task Manager showed both cores running @ 25% as normal. Following that I paused the VM SMP client with no change on the poor 8800GS secondary production. I then stopped and restarted the 8800GS client and verified once again that it's running poorly with the 1.08 core.
I will update to the 6.12 beta 11 but not tonight yet. After that I will post updated results, but wanted to get this in here in case someone else notices similar issues. That's approximately a 46% drop in production with no other noticeable reason than a different core. I thought that was significant and wanted to share..
thanks and good folding!
again guys/gals not trying to sound the alarm, but it shocked the hell outta me and I wanted to get a heads-up going here ASAP in case. BTW, in addition to the steps I took to try to correct this issue (I gotta add this in to my post there.. I reset the clocks on the 8800GS and reclocked it to 601/800/1866 with no positive results.
I seriously hope this is MY problem somehow. If not, this is gonna seriously blow for anyone running dissimilar multi GPU setups. Maybe Beta 11 will fix it (fingers crossed).