6570 GPU client?

BLEH! · **Memory**: 24GB @ 1600 @ 9-10-9-27

Hey fellow folders.

Just started folding @ work using my spare machine which is mostly dormant otherwise. I know my CPU (Pentium D @ 3.1 GHz) isn't brilliant, but it's better than nothing, but I'm wandering if the GPU is capable of doing anything.

It's a 6570.

Ta

BLEH!

bdub5886 · 01-21-2013, 15:34 | posts: 301 | Location: US

It is hard to tell, only way to be sure is to run a gpu client and see what kind of PPD you get. You might have to stop the cpu client to produce higher PPD for a AMD gpu though.

iancook221188 · 01-21-2013, 17:29 | posts: 1,246 | Location: uk

bdub5886 got it right try installing the V7 and not selecting the smp but only the gpu let us know what you get would be interesting

BLEH! · **Memory**: 24GB @ 1600 @ 9-10-9-27

Will give it a go when I'm back at work tomorrow.

sverek · 01-22-2013, 05:38 | posts: 1,036 | Location: Japan, Soka

just for reference, 5770 ate 44 - 52% of Core2Duo E8400. So your P4 might max out for GPU folding, but still should provide better results.

BLEH! · **Memory**: 24GB @ 1600 @ 9-10-9-27

It seems to lack openCL or something. Not sure if this GPU supports it. I'll have a look around. Either that or I need to update GFX drivers.

BLEH! · **Memory**: 24GB @ 1600 @ 9-10-9-27

Tried updating drivers, turns out it still doesn't like GPU client with that card, maybe doesn't support the required stuff, given it is quite low end.

sverek · 01-22-2013, 14:58 | posts: 1,036 | Location: Japan, Soka

I had same problem. Try to run GPU-Z and see if OpenCL is checked. If it not, install SDK tools which comes as a option of AMD drivers.