Increasing PPD

[catacon]

Hey guys,
So I've noticed lately that my PPD is dropping very quickly. I haven't changed any settings on any of my machines and all 5 machines are still running. So what could be causing this? Is there anything I can do to increase my point production?

Thanks!

[shadowpr]

Have they just been working a bit slower? I notice that sometimes mine will work a little slower then other times. Usually close everything and it goes back up, and if not, then i just shut it down for about 10 minutes and restart, and she's back to working full speed.

[Jimmy0]

I have noticed this as well, a few weeks ago (ish) I was receiving 500PPWU but then started getting 200~ recently.

Must just be a cycle of smaller proteins or something, I am not quite sure how it works.

[catacon]

I will try this and see what happens.

[Kov-Ice]

I think Jimmy0 is probably right on. Seems like the proteins being assigned most often can have a positive or negative effect on point totals for good stretches of time.

[DSCHIEF]

Originally Posted by Jimmy0 I have noticed this as well, a few weeks ago (ish) I was receiving 500PPWU but then started getting 200~ recently. Must just be a cycle of smaller proteins or something, I am not quite sure how it works.

Alot of it depends on the Wu tasks your system resouces, some are more memory dependant,
some hit the L2 cache harder.

a case in point is the 26XX series, on all of my E6400 boxes a 2605 takes about 28 hrs. while the 2609 &2611 come in in just under 40 hrs. They all have the same point value.

thats why I recommend a minimum of 2 gig. ram and as much L2 cache as you can get.

Not sure if this link has been posted lately, but it's a handy reference

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/psummary.html