At one time there was some hostility in the GIMPs forums towards PG. I don't recall if it involved anyone with the group in general there or if it was just the "community" at GIMPs but years back there was an attitude that PG was "stealing" projects away. However, later relations definitely were...
I would like Northern weather as I'm really hot blooded but my wife is the opposite. I would love to move to Southern or middle Alaska but she imagines Siberia Alaska...lol. Maybe one day I can convince her to at least move to just a better state in general like maybe Tennessee. She doesn't want...
I hear you. I shut down and 8 thread Optiplex and fired up a 32 thread Precision server just recently with a GTX980 in it. My bedroom was already hot but adding that swap to the mix at the same time that the temps went up about 15 degrees outside is like a kick in the nuts...lol
Tips
1. If you want a set and forget contribution, we recommend you attach your CPU's to whatever project is announced for the Marathon. This means it should contribute the entire event and won't necessarily require you to do anything but attach and let it run. The more active members will...
Here is a list of some videos for assisting newer users to get started and tweak things.
How to install BOINC
Windows -
Ubuntu 19.10 -
Mint 19.2 -
Bunkering tactics
Most basic bunkering -
Modifying Windows host file -
Windows Defender Firewall -
Router Firewall -
Suspending work units -
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https://www.seti-germany.de/boinc_pentathlon/
The BOINC Pentathlon starts on 05 May 2024, 00:00 UTC, and ends on 19 May 2024, 00:00 UTC. So, it will run for exactly 14 days. We finished in 5th place last year.
The...