BOINC Settings for Windows 10

Author	Message
rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22713 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1990634 - Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 11:29:57 UTC This one will do better in "Number Crunching" - the cafe is a place of "rest, quiet and amusement". Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1990634 ·

Zalster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 May 99 Posts: 5517 Credit: 528,817,460 RAC: 242	Message 1990648 - Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 14:07:44 UTC - in response to Message 1990632. Hello all, I am using BOINC on Windows 10 operating system. If I use the default settings, then BOINC runs also while I'm working on the system, but if I then change the setting so that when the machine is used, no process should run, then BOINC does not run, even though I've been out of the system for a long time. Does any of you know which settings to choose in case of Windows 10? Thank you very much for your feedback. Best regards, Kurt What is the settings for wait before crunching set to? I think by default it's set to 5 minutes. Meaning no mouse movement or keyboard for 5 minutes before BOINC starts up. Might want to check that setting. ID: 1990648 ·

Tom M Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5126 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462	Message 1990667 - Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 15:14:00 UTC - in response to Message 1990648. Hello all, I am using BOINC on Windows 10 operating system. If I use the default settings, then BOINC runs also while I'm working on the system, but if I then change the setting so that when the machine is used, no process should run, then BOINC does not run, even though I've been out of the system for a long time. Does any of you know which settings to choose in case of Windows 10? Thank you very much for your feedback. Best regards, Kurt What is the settings for wait before crunching set to? I think by default it's set to 5 minutes. Meaning no mouse movement or keyboard for 5 minutes before BOINC starts up. Might want to check that setting. You can also set it up so the Gpu is suspended when you are active but the cpu keeps crunching. If you then set the % of cores used to say 90% or on smaller core count machines 75% that will allow "most" non-Seti processing to run at "full speed" while you are still doing some Seti crunching. I am not certain about game playing however since I don't play games on any of my boxes. Apparently the default is 3 minutes (just checked one of my Windows boxes). And sometimes I have had to use the "suspend gpu" when active setting because of screen lag issues. Another thing you can do to help make Seti "get out of the way" is set the "suspend Seti when non-Seti tasks on the cpu exceed" % to a low enough number to allow Seti to not impact whatever you are doing in terms of non-Seti activity. Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). ID: 1990667 ·

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13903 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 1990705 - Posted: 19 Apr 2019, 20:33:04 UTC Disabling the intel GPU from crunching and using that output to drive you video will provide the most work done, with no impact on general use even if the system is processing at all times. Hell, even is using the addon video card output, just disabling the Intel GPU from crunching is the best thing you could do for any system. Grant Darwin NT ID: 1990705 ·

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