Long time... low point yeild

[Stryker]

Is anybody else getting incredibly LONG units that take forever to finish and reward very few points? My production has dropped off to the point where I was wondering if a couple of my machines were off line, but it turns out that there have just been very slow, low yeild units lately.

First time I've ever been out of 200+ average over 24hrs. I'm in the bottom spot of the top 20 producers! I can't handle this!!

Not complaining, just curious.
Stryker

[Panama Red]

Yea, I show 4 WU's completed for 438 points on 9-4. I've been averaging over 300 points per WU for a long time but that's only 109 points per WU. Think it's the type of core we've been folding.

[zelira]

I have a 2500 frame job on a P2-450mhz. Although the points page shows 100 frames. Spent 9hrs at work to complete 19 frames. Wonder if they still assign jobs based on the performance of your computer. My 2 P4 3.2ghz keep getting 600pt job(not complaining), but my 1.5ghz laptop is getting the same 600pt jobs.

[enhanced08]

Yes, as far as I know they still assign the WU's baised on the computer. Thats why a PII 450mhz machine, dedicated folder, can return a WU within the deadline.

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by enhanced08dotcom Yes, as far as I know they still assign the WU's baised on the computer. Thats why a PII 450mhz machine, dedicated folder, can return a WU within the deadline.

Ah, not necessarily, Grasshoppa! I checked the Ignore Deadlines box in the Advanced tab in the Configuration on my PII and PIII machines to prevent a time out.

[enhanced08]

Originally Posted by Panama Red Ah, not necessarily, Grasshoppa! I checked the Ignore Deadlines box in the Advanced tab in the Configuration on my PII and PIII machines to prevent a time out.

"grasshoppa" my new nickname, PR?? lol

From what people say on the Folding Forums, a PIII 450 can finish a WU before the deadline! I have never tried it, but a number of them say it can, I'm sure its close if anything.

[Panama Red]

Yea, your too young to remember the old Kung Foo tv show. The young Kung foo student was referred to by the master/trainer as Grasshoppa!

[Stryker]

Alrighty then, I guess I'll just grin and bear it.

My P4 HT and AXP 2800+ systems are cookin' along no problem as usual, but these recent WUs are giving my PIII systems a severe whoopin'!! Both PIIIs (a 650MHz @ stock speeds and a 600MHz @ 790MHz) are working on Gromacs right now, which I have noticed tend to be quite a bit more complex. Looks like I'm off the top 20 producers now for the first time.

Thanks guys (you too grasshoppa)!

[faulkner132]

I get the slow ones too... nothing you can really do about it except wait for it to finish. I have found the worst to be the 272 point ones (I do not recall the name off the top of my head), I have seen them take upwards of 5-6 days.

[bigandy]

I've had a couple 80 point WUs lately that took 20+ minute per step to complete. I tried a reboot and restarting the Folding service, but it didn't seem to do much good. I guess we just have to bite the bullet.