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Message 76456 - Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 15:08:45 UTC

As title. Should i turn off the CPU or are there CPU only tasks?

What i don't want is to crunch with my CPU something that is available for GPU. I want to use my CPU when it's the only supported one.

Can you guys clarify how does it work on this project?
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Message 76457 - Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 18:41:36 UTC - in response to Message 76456.  

This project is CPU only since a while, as you can see on the applications page, there are no applications for GPUs.
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Message 76459 - Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 19:11:14 UTC

Thank you for the clarification. I was confused by the options "Use ATI GPU" and "Use NVIDIA GPU" in the preferences.
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Message 76460 - Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 20:16:37 UTC - in response to Message 76459.  

You are not the only one, they should have either hidden those options as long as there are no GPU apps or add a warning, that there are currently no apps in case they want to keep those options for future use.
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Message 76464 - Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 22:57:09 UTC - in response to Message 76460.  

You are not the only one, they should have either hidden those options as long as there are no GPU apps or add a warning, that there are currently no apps in case they want to keep those options for future use.


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