Need help to use less cores

Author	Message
Daniel Send message Joined: 13 Aug 11 Posts: 3 Credit: 34,965 RAC: 0	Message 50699 - Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 9:24:24 UTC Hi ! I saw the Nbody job uses all CPU cores and I understand this is the way it should work. However I'd like to use less cores on it to let run another project at the same time. Can anyone give me an advice how it can be done ? I use the stock BOINC , and use only the CPU (6 cores) because my GPU doesn not support DP (ATI Radeon 5770) ID: 50699 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Daniel Send message Joined: 13 Aug 11 Posts: 3 Credit: 34,965 RAC: 0	Message 50700 - Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 10:40:43 UTC I found the solution reading a few more threads... Using optimized apps. does the job the way I want... I wish to thank to everyone who worked to make those apps. running and made them public ! ID: 50700 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

ExtraTerrestrial Apes Send message Joined: 1 Sep 08 Posts: 204 Credit: 219,354,537 RAC: 0	Message 50715 - Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 20:58:28 UTC Your GPU could do more-or-less worthwhile work at Collatz, PrimeGrid, Folding@Home (non-BOINC) or DNETC(). MrS () Which I think is completely useless. Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 ID: 50715 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Daniel Send message Joined: 13 Aug 11 Posts: 3 Credit: 34,965 RAC: 0	Message 50763 - Posted: 20 Aug 2011, 11:01:57 UTC In fact a I gave up using the GPU ... ID: 50763 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

DJStarfox Send message Joined: 29 Sep 10 Posts: 54 Credit: 1,391,751 RAC: 0	Message 50916 - Posted: 1 Sep 2011, 20:19:49 UTC Last modified: 1 Sep 2011, 20:22:05 UTC OK good. I'm sure you found my thread on this topic. :) http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=2301 And this one too: http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=2411 ID: 50916 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote