What OS to run

[jljenkins28]

I've got an AMD 3800+ X2 system. What OS would it do better with: XP running the SMP client, XP running dual standard fah cores, or Linux? Or something altogether different?

 

[Xilikon]

f you setup a dedicated folding box, Linux 64 bits definitely Otherwise, run Linux with VMWare...

 

[jljenkins28]

Since this will be a dedicated folder, what version of Linux would you suggest?

 

[Killer[MoB]]

Suse 10.x and the linux smp client.

 

[SmokeRngs]

openSUSE 10.3 works great for me on my C2D. It also happens to be my main box and my daily OS of choice.

 

[schenks]

I've been dual booting Xubuntu 64-bit for dedicated folding, only switching into vista for the occasional game, with ~300 PPD better performance than in Vista. No matter what, ____ Linux build is generally going to be faster for the SMP stuff, which will also in general be a higher PPD than dual standard clients.

 

[jljenkins28]

Does anyone know of a good tutorial for setting up the folding client? I've never played with Linux much.

 

[schenks]

Honestly, after I extracted it, I was able to open it in the terminal from the application's directory using "./fah6 -smp".....no fuss involved, just extract and go, though i can only account for xubuntu

 

[Xilikon]

Does anyone know of a good tutorial for setting up the folding client? I've never played with Linux much.

You can run finstall, which is a script to help you setup the client. It's no brainer to use it and you can find the instructions in http://fahwiki.net/index.php/A_Complete_Guide_to_Using_FINSTALL_for_NEWbies

 

[jljenkins28]

I've got it up and running! Averaging 25 minutes per frame. This thing rocks! I should start seeing a significant boost in my ppd now.

 

[Killer[MoB]]

Excellent!