JOIN Slickdeals and help disease research with your new PS3

[BoUgS]

UPDATE: The 1.60 patch was released on 3/22. Happy Folding Everyone!!


By the end of the month, Folding@Home will release there program via an official update through sony. while you are not playing games on your ps3, this program will use your cpu to fold protiens. if you do decide to join, make sure to join team slickdeals, team number 49191.

sources:

Source 1 (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/03/stanford_helps_fight_alzheimer_1.html?nav=rss_blog )

Source 2 (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167492.html)

Folding@Home PS3 Page (http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-PS3.html)

EDIT: If you dont have a ps3, but still want to join our folding team, click the link in my sig for instructions on how to setup folding on your pc

To those who joined or plan on joining:

Welcome aboard!

[ssjmichael]

Sony haters can't say anything about this. The PS3 is doing more for research than the Wii and 360 ever will. I encourage all PS3 owners here to take part in this.

[galaxyworld]

By the end of the month, Folding@Home will release there program via an official update through sony. while you are not playing games on your ps3, this program will use your cpu to fold protiens. if you do decide to join, make sure to join team slickdeals, team number 49191.

sources:

Source 1 (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/03/stanford_helps_fight_alzheimer_1.html?nav=rss_blog )

Folding@Home PS3 Page (http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-PS3.html)
Thanks OP.... Noble cause..... We all should join the hands.

[ssjmichael]

This deserves to be a sticky.

[smachine]

Interesting, I think I will join

[SoakerDude00]

too bad im not ps3 owner, otherwise id participate

thumbs up

[shadowkwarrior]

looks very neat, good to see that the $600 worth of hardware is good at something other than games ;)

[afx]

Sony haters can't say anything about this. The PS3 is doing more for research than the Wii and 360 ever will. I encourage all PS3 owners here to take part in this.
Why would you take a light hearted thread such as this and use it to bash microsoft? I dont give a shit who is doing more as long as something is being done.

[BoUgS]

too bad im not ps3 owner, otherwise id participate

thumbs up

you can also fold on your pc, click the link in my sig.

and like afx said, this is a very netural post, dont turn it into anything else please

[tourbound6]

Don't have a PS3 but downloaded for the PC and joined the slickdeals team.

[BoUgS]

thanks to whoever stickied the thread

[ssjmichael]

Yeah, thanks mods! I hope this can also be a thread that can get past the trolling and console hate and just focus on the positives of this undertaking

[BoUgS]

Sony haters can't say anything about this. The PS3 is doing more for research than the Wii and 360 ever will. I encourage all PS3 owners here to take part in this.

Yeah, thanks mods! I hope this can also be a thread that can get past the trolling and console hate and just focus on the positives of this undertaking

....edit your first post....

[QWin15]

Why would you take a light hearted thread such as this and use it to bash microsoft? I dont give a shit who is doing more as long as something is being done.

I don't quite see how his post was an anti microsoft post when he also mentions the Wii not contributing to the folding@home.

Anyways, I can't wait to fight me some cancer. And I thought I could only do that via blastfactor.

[YfzinJay]

I'm in VIA PC.

Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 499 of 47895
Not bad, get folding.

[ssjmichael]

I don't quite see how his post was an anti microsoft post when he also mentions the Wii not contributing to the folding@home.

Anyways, I can't wait to fight me some cancer. And I thought I could only do that via blastfactor.

Yeah I wasn't really bashing 360, or Wii but merely trying to fend off and negate any potential PS3 hate before it got started. It's inevitable that any Sony related thread gets bashed by Wii and 360 owners, even if it's promoting a good thing like this thread is. My post was simply to stop that before it even got started, nothing more. I also believe this is one thing that other consoles should definitely try and incorporate as well.

Now let's continue with the threads real purpose

[Dr.Who]

will join up when the patch is released.
2.0 any date for ps3 update?

[Quinn11382]

Awosome games AND do something good... Now I really feel good for buying my PS3... haha.. Must be a part of this!!! Go SONY!!!!

[tourbound6]

So all you current PS3 owners (I may be one soon, who knows) that are planning to run this app...do you plan to leave your PS3 on all day like your PC?

[phazein]

Pretty cool I will be giving it a go.

[zinc99]

this will suck up you power bill like crazy. The things run at 380w, but think of it as charity.

[ssjmichael]

this will suck up you power bill like crazy. The things run at 380w, but think of it as charity.

A lot of people leave their computers on all day and that typically uses more power. It's not for everyone of course and no expects you to keep the PS3 on 24/7.

[muskgrave]

Sony haters can't say anything about this. The PS3 is doing more for research than the Wii and 360 ever will.

hmmm..inflammatory speech...

I hope this can also be a thread that can get past the trolling and console hate and just focus on the positives of this undertaking .

:confused: :lol: :lmao: :vomit:

hypocrite. quit back-peddling and shut it.


The processing power power of the PS3 will really smoke at this type of research.

[movieman80]

this will suck up you power bill like crazy. The things run at 380w, but think of it as charity.

The PS3 was only sucking down 200watts during game play. It's unlikely that folding will be noticeably higher than this.
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-1.htm


Have there been any benchmarks released on how the PS3 compares with a PC or a GPU in terms of folding speed?

[jacksonpritt]

I'll stick with SETI@home (http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/) thanks.

What is SETI@home?
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

[jdmaxima89]

i am completely lost... whats this all about?

[tourbound6]

The PS3 was only sucking down 200watts during game play. It's unlikely that folding will be noticeably higher than this.
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-1.htm


Have there been any benchmarks released on how the PS3 compares with a PC or a GPU in terms of folding speed?

Here is what Engadget had to say:

"While Sony's claims that a PS3 can complete work units 10 - 30 times faster than a desktop PC may be fairly dubious, we're more than happy to have y'all put it to the test with Team Engadget."

[YfzinJay]

What kinds of speed is everyone getting out of this program? I am getting about a frame every 29 seconds, seems kind of slow for what my computer should be doing.

[clawfeonix]

interesting what happens when these ppl have acess to your sony or whatever can they accidentally mess it up or d/l spyware to your sony for their own purposes?? etc etc etc

[SuperH]

I'm definitely going to do this.

I have a core 2 duo system to work on this, PS3, and I'll have a quad core Mac in a few months. Thanks!

...Repped! Bless you.

Nevermind... Not repped. It won't let me. Well... I would!

[BoUgS]

interesting what happens when these ppl have acess to your sony or whatever can they accidentally mess it up or d/l spyware to your sony for their own purposes?? etc etc etc

no and they dont have access to your sony

I'm definitely going to do this.

I have a core 2 duo system to work on this, PS3, and I'll have a quad core Mac in a few months. Thanks!

...Repped! Bless you.

Nevermind... Not repped. It won't let me. Well... I would!

go towards the end of the thread in my sig for instructinos on how to properly set it up for a two core machine. for the quad core, there is a special beta client out now that you should use that gets you uber points

[Blackbush]

I def will join the slick team once the download is available. Is it set for March 22 (thurs)? or that Friday?


Just saw this at IGN
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/773/773672p1.html
It will be this Thursday.

[ParoxysM]

The PS3 power supply is much larger than any other console...there goes your electricity bill :(

[george2gfm]

I can just hope my ps3 doesn't die on me from doing this.. lol

[ssjmichael]

With the upcoming firmware, background downloading will be available. This means you can do the folding@home thing while playing your PS3 games. It might not process as much info while gaming but every little bit helps.

[BoUgS]

With the upcoming firmware, background downloading will be available. This means you can do the folding@home thing while playing your PS3 games. It might not process as much info while gaming but every little bit helps.

backround downloading means that you will be able to do other stuff while downloading, this has nothing to do with folding@home

[ssjmichael]

backround downloading means that you will be able to do other stuff while downloading, this has nothing to do with folding@home

Oh I see. Thanks

[oklanole]

The PS3 power supply is much larger than any other console...there goes your electricity bill :(

Where is your proof of this? If you have nothing productive to say zip it please.
I do not have a PS3 but have been folding for about a year on my desktop. Good thread and everyone needs to jump on board.

[gilligansdingy]

Guess I am the first guy to say but This is a slickdeal? Thought this sub-forum was created to help ppl find wii's and ps3's?

[ssjmichael]

Guess I am the first guy to say but This is a slickdeal? Thought this sub-forum was created to help ppl find wii's and ps3's?

Of all the threads in this subforum to say that in, you choose this one?

[RockOut25]

When is the 1.6 update, hopefully by 3am EST. I can't contain myself! :D

[true]

Guess I am the first guy to say but This is a slickdeal? Thought this sub-forum was created to help ppl find wii's and ps3's?
Sometimes slickdeals is not about yourself

[RockOut25]

S.N.F. = Sunday Night Foldathon

Read more: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=1336294

[QWin15]

Folding at home is up and running for ps3's. I'm folding like crazy now. However, I didn't join the slickdeals team. Too many angry people here lately... sorry folks.

[RockOut25]

folding@home is awesome!

[Shakespeare]

folding@home is awesome!

I'm in!

[jdmaxima89]

I am in.

[tourbound6]

folding@home is awesome!

So how long does it take for the PS3 to finish a work unit? Can you do anything else while running folding@home?

[cantbeyou]

So how long does it take for the PS3 to finish a work unit? Can you do anything else while running folding@home?

I've had mine running on it for about 4 hours total today and its abotu 70% done. it says about 2 hours and 45 minutes left until its done...i didnt know it could take so long to fold one protein....
it also says that you should devote your ps3 entirely to folding. i dont even know if you can run another application with it running also. i haven't fooled around with the new update so far, so i havent figured out how to multitask with the ps3 yet.

[RockOut25]

I've had mine running on it for about 4 hours total today and its abotu 70% done. it says about 2 hours and 45 minutes left until its done...i didnt know it could take so long to fold one protein....
it also says that you should devote your ps3 entirely to folding. i dont even know if you can run another application with it running also. i haven't fooled around with the new update so far, so i havent figured out how to multitask with the ps3 yet.

as of right now - you can't multitask while folding

[tourbound6]

as of right now - you can't multitask while folding

Hopefully that will change with later updates. I'm thinking about picking up a PS3 sometime in the next couple of weeks for Blu-Ray. Be nice to multitask while folding. I don't know that I really want to just leave the PS3 on for hours at a time just to fold. Although, if I do get a PS3 I'm going to get it at Target so I can get a 3 year warranty for $59 (unless someone knows of a better warranty value) then I guess I could fold until my heart was content and not worry about it for 3 years.

[george2gfm]

You can browse the internet while folding

[jdmaxima89]

They said in one of the links that they wanted all of the ps3's power to be devoted to folding. ie- you can't run a game or movie while it's folding.

[Dr.Who]

i am in as well

[RockOut25]

http://www.kotaku.com/

Go down to "Dr. Marks explains Folding@Home"

Kotaku claims its "very scientific and techie interview with big words" - that person must an idiot. It's not hard at all to follow along or understand what he's talking about.

[Dr.Who]

stats at:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=49191
i dont see my name on there yet.
i have 2 or 3 work units so far

[jeremy566]

can we put this as a tax deduction this year

[Stix]

Atleast my PS3 will be used for something as I do not game on it cause theres nothing good out for it :(

Thumbs up here tho good cause

[hellmutt]

stats at:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=49191
i dont see my name on there yet.
i have 2 or 3 work units so far

I signed up yesterday and completed 1 WU at around 9AM PDT this morning. Already my name is listed.

Just to double-check, you went into the identity page and joined the proper team, and changed your default name?

[Dr.Who]

well crud.
every time you switch your doner name it resets your stats on the site.
not on your ps3.

i was PS3, then DrWho, now [TL]DrWho
wish they just switched the points over to the 1 account.

working on 5 WU now

[Dr.Who]

better rankings stats page here
http://fahstats.com/t.php?t=49191

[BoUgS]

man i got F@H running on 7 computers for over a month and you people with one ps3 are almost passing me, so freaking lame. i guess its all in good play though

[Dr.Who]

wtf..
my ps3 just rest me to username PS3 with no WU's & no team...
fnck... have to start over again for the 4th time!
wtf..

[YfzinJay]

Boinc seems to report processing statistics in a much more meaningful way. I know they are trying to make it easily accessible for the ps3 to run the program, but its possible to do it now.

Measured floating point speed 1584.33 million ops/sec
Measured integer speed 3316.15 million ops/sec

My t2400 processor measured by boinc's folding program doing rosetta work units.

[italiiano]

guys i'm confused how do i set the program to work automatically whenever i power down the ps3?

[Dr.Who]

the ps3 needs to be on, so you cant.
you can have it start when idle.

[italiiano]

i meant idle... do i just go back to the home screen and let it sit or do "turn the system off" without flipping the power switch?

[Blackbush]

go to the folding icon and push triangle.
It gives you options for running automatically after 10+ mins idle.

[italiiano]

go to the folding icon and push triangle.
It gives you options for running automatically after 10+ mins idle.

thanks
rep'd

go to the folding icon and push triangle.
It gives you options for running automatically after 10+ mins idle.
shoot never mind can't rep, thanks anyway

[ReidWings]

Anyone ever thought of writing your PS3 off as a research donation? If you are letting it run research projects when you're not playing games (probably 20+ hours a day, I hope), could you technically say it is a research device? I'm no tax expert, so I don't really know if this is possible. Any thoughts?

[Dr.Who]

man.. i am getting ticked off..
my stats in my PS3 keep resetting.

it was fine till i shut down the PS3
now after every WU it resets to ZERO

have to always re-enter donor name & team ID

i wish sony would fix this.

[BubbaGump]

I don't get the Score to WU ratio. Like I've got a higher Score than somebody with more WU completed, what's the deal??

[BoUgS]

Some Work Units are larger then others and therefore take longer then others to complete and therefore are worth more points when completed

[jeremy566]

what do u guy think of the 60 GIG SONY PLAYSTATION 3 VIDEO CONSOLE PS3 - JAPANESE would i still be able to play USA dvd

[phazein]

Ok I updated my PS3 and am now running. I can't wait for the ps home to come out as well.

[timmaahh236]

Got mine up and running this morning. How often does that website update? I don't see my username up there yet (then again, I don't even know if I've completed a WU yet, I set it up before I went to work).

[St3ck]

Anyone ever thought of writing your PS3 off as a research donation? If you are letting it run research projects when you're not playing games (probably 20+ hours a day, I hope), could you technically say it is a research device? I'm no tax expert, so I don't really know if this is possible. Any thoughts?

check this thread out...pretty good discussion.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psnetwork&thread.id=39403&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

[BoUgS]

check this thread out...pretty good discussion.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psnetwork&thread.id=39403&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

and within that thread there is this link

http://forum.folding-community.org/ftopic6368-0-asc-0.html

[stunnerific]

is there anyway to save your stats, because i am about to exchange my ps3

[PhucilliJerry]

is there anyway to save your stats, because i am about to exchange my ps3

Not sure how it works for the PS3 but on a PC if you have to re-install it will only show stats on that device since the latest install, but for overall stats on Stanford's website, as long as you use the same username and team #, then your stats should be all together. I have re-installed a few times on a couple of my PCs and all of the points and WUs are all under one name for me. Hope this helps.

[cantbeyou]

i just got my electric bill in for this month... twice what it normally is (160 vs 80). im not saying its from the ps3, but i did run it a lot this month since f@h came out. :confused: im thinking im going to just run it maybe an hour a day or less from now on until i get out of college atleast. i will have to see what happens this month if i don't run it that often

[stunnerific]

i just got my electric bill in for this month... twice what it normally is (160 vs 80). im not saying its from the ps3, but i did run it a lot this month since f@h came out. :confused: im thinking im going to just run it maybe an hour a day or less from now on until i get out of college atleast. i will have to see what happens this month if i don't run it that often

maybe you turned on the a/c since it is getting hotter

[phazein]

i just got my electric bill in for this month... twice what it normally is (160 vs 80). im not saying its from the ps3, but i did run it a lot this month since f@h came out. :confused: im thinking im going to just run it maybe an hour a day or less from now on until i get out of college atleast. i will have to see what happens this month if i don't run it that often

I hope its not from the PS3 I ran mine 24 hours a day for 6 days.

[tourbound6]

I hope its not from the PS3 I ran mine 24 hours a day for 6 days.

I don't see how it could go up that much just from a PS3. I don't have one but everything I have seen says it uses about 200 watts so:

200w/hr x 24hrs/day = 4800w/day or 4.8kwh

4.8kwh/day x 30 days/billing cycle = 144kwh/month x 10 cents/kwh = $14.40/month

[cantbeyou]

I don't see how it could go up that much just from a PS3. I don't have one but everything I have seen says it uses about 200 watts so:

200w/hr x 24hrs/day = 4800w/day or 4.8kwh

4.8kwh/day x 30 days/billing cycle = 144kwh/month x 10 cents/kwh = $14.40/month

well, like i said, i dont know what it was from. i didn't run the ac anymore than i normally do, and everything else was about normal besides the ps3. im not trying to bash it or anything, i just found it weird that my bill went up so much this past month.

[tourbound6]

well, like i said, i dont know what it was from. i didn't run the ac anymore than i normally do, and everything else was about normal besides the ps3. im not trying to bash it or anything, i just found it weird that my bill went up so much this past month.

You may want to check your AC and fridge to make sure they are operating properly if you haven't been running the AC more than normal.

PS3 folding didn't start until March 22 so thats only 2 weeks ago. Does your bill even include anything in the last 2 weeks?

[Dr.Who]

i dont get it

Rank 44 [TL]Dr.Who Points 2816 WU 36

[jeremy566]

I now this goes off topic but i was thinking of something I thought of this good idea but i don't have a wii anyone that has a ps3 and a wii control try connecting the wii controller to the ps3 the wii controller uses blue tooth so it might work.

[jcfromgc]

Im going to join the team tonight, how many people are on the team?

[timmaahh236]

I now this goes off topic but i was thinking of something I thought of this good idea but i don't have a wii anyone that has a ps3 and a wii control try connecting the wii controller to the ps3 the wii controller uses blue tooth so it might work.

No, it won't work. There's no PS button on a Wiimote, the same reason why the Guitar Hero guitar for the PS2 won't work for a PS3, it was designed for specific hardware. Think of it this way, you take a remote control from your Sony TV and point it at a Samsung TV. Does it work? Nope. It uses the same communication protocol, but it's designed for specific hardware.

[PhucilliJerry]

Im going to join the team tonight, how many people are on the team?

You will make 107 people on the team, join up and fold away.........welcome to the team.

[Dr.Who]

my goal is to beat bogus
http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=49191

[jeremy566]

does anyone now were i can get a ps3 60 gig version for cheaper then $600 i see in some forums people said that they got if for free or they got it for $384 around there does anyone have any know anything about this

[BoUgS]

my goal is to beat bogus
http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=49191

:harhar:

its bougs btw

[Dr.Who]

BoUgS
if i can wait one more day to play FEAR on my ps3, i think i may pass you up.

pc is so slow at folding, but get bigger points on wu.

[Dr.Who]

crappers..
i had to unstal & reinstal on pc, due to lost systray icon..
being able to pause it and such.
so just lost 2 days of werk...

[PhucilliJerry]

crappers..
i had to unstal & reinstal on pc, due to lost systray icon..
being able to pause it and such.
so just lost 2 days of werk...

That happens to me sometimes but if you set the core priority to "lowest possible" it shouldn't affect anything you do on the PC, it should only use your idle processor. I used to play BF 2142 on an old Athlon Xp 2600+ system and left folding on, granted it didn't fold much at all while I was playing but then you don't need to pause it or shut it down while gaming.

Also, when that happens, sometimes it comes back up for me after the next restart and even if it's not in the sys tray it's still working......

[Dr.Who]

wooHoo..

f@h stats (http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=49191)

Kakao Stats - Team Members - Slickdeals (http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=49191)

[BoUgS]

wooHoo..

f@h stats (http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=49191)

Kakao Stats - Team Members - Slickdeals (http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=49191)

I WILL BE AVENGED!!

[Dr.Who]

PS3 Folding Update Coming Mañana, Adds More Speed (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/ps3-folding-update-coming-maana-adds-more-speed-255396.php)

49191 = b!t<h3z!

[silverslocus]

I gotta question about the folding thing. My job requires me to be gone 3 weeks at a time during which point my PS3 goes w/ me and I won't be able to hook to the internet w/ it. Can it still do the folding while not actively connected and then upload all the data when I get back home?

[tourbound6]

I gotta question about the folding thing. My job requires me to be gone 3 weeks at a time during which point my PS3 goes w/ me and I won't be able to hook to the internet w/ it. Can it still do the folding while not actively connected and then upload all the data when I get back home?

You can't download new work units without the internet. Are you staying in hotels? Most hotels provide internet these days.

[silverslocus]

no unfortunately no hotel stays. I work on a boat and am gone 3 weeks/home 3 weeks. Just joined team SlickDeals FYI...

[tourbound6]

no unfortunately no hotel stays. I work on a boat and am gone 3 weeks/home 3 weeks. Just joined team SlickDeals FYI...

If you can't get internet access then you won't be able to do any folding unfortunately.

[BoUgS]

If you can't get internet access then you won't be able to do any folding unfortunately.

i dont have a ps3 but with the pc the only time it connects to the internet is to get a new work unit when im finished with the current one, i dont see why the ps3 would be any different

[tourbound6]

i dont have a ps3 but with the pc the only time it connects to the internet is to get a new work unit when im finished with the current one, i dont see why the ps3 would be any different

Its not any different. But he is going to be on a boat for 3 weeks. So fine, he can download a work unit right before he leaves but the expiration of the WU is within days. So he can probably finish that work unit but can't do anything more until he gets back to having internet access. He can't do any folding (besides maybe the 1 WU). So basically nothing for 3 weeks.

[RustyPHayes]

Its not any different. But he is going to be on a boat for 3 weeks. So fine, he can download a work unit right before he leaves but the expiration of the WU is within days. So he can probably finish that work unit but can't do anything more until he gets back to having internet access. He can't do any folding (besides maybe the 1 WU). So basically nothing for 3 weeks.
i havent read anything of this thread, but whoever gave a thumbs down to disease research is farked up...

[PAComputerGuy]

good article about it on front page of yahoo today...

http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingfeature?eid=514753&page=0

[slickdeals]

I just added a Folding@Home bbcode. If you're on the team, you can show off your score in your sig or post with the bbcode. Example:

[FAH]redsolar yields

redsolar

The username between the [FAH] bbocode is your F@H username.

[Dr.Who]

test sig.. user not found?

i cant get [TL]Dr.Who (http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=%5BTL%5DDr.Who&teamnum=49191) to work.
i am listed there, but cant seem to escape the [TL] part..
any advice?

[BoUgS]

pimpin thx sd

[Dr.Who]

sa weet!
now to get the rest of the clan to put there boxes to work..

[Loriski]

UPDATE: The 1.60 patch was released on 3/22. Happy Folding Everyone!!


By the end of the month, Folding@Home will release there program via an official update through sony. while you are not playing games on your ps3, this program will use your cpu to fold proteins. if you do decide to join, make sure to join team slickdeals, team number 49191.

sources:

Source 1 (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/03/stanford_helps_fight_alzheimer_1.html?nav=rss_blog )

Source 2 (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167492.html)

Folding@Home PS3 Page (http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-PS3.html)

EDIT: If you dont have a ps3, but still want to join our folding team, click the link in my sig for instructions on how to setup folding on your pc

To those who joined or plan on joining:

Welcome aboard!

Thanks I joined the Team, but not sure it doesn't show that I'm a Member yet? How long does that take?

[Dr.Who]

Thanks I joined the Team, but not sure it doesn't show that I'm a Member yet? How long does that take?

usually a few hours after you upload your first WU...

[Loriski]

usually a few hours after you upload your first WU...

Thanks....I got a few Hours more to finish up I guess from what I can see...I guess my Computer is Slow at this????? Takes 60 seconds a Frame? Is that Really Really slow?
What does it use most of CPU or Video Memory Or System memory? If I knew maybe I could upgrade to Faster or More of?????????? :)

[Dr.Who]

well my pc does about 1 wu every 2 days.
my ps3 does around 3-4 wu a day

i guess they have agpu version of folding if you have certain ati cards, mines a 256meg nividiea 5200 so i guess they dont support that..

[Dr.Who]

july first bitches..
some one make a sticky

http://forum.folding-community.org/fpost188450.html#188450

[Loriski]

usually a few hours after you upload your first WU...

Yepper it Shows I'm a Member now...:nod:

I hope that Box Signature thing works now too?????????


I guess not..........:confused:

[BoUgS]

Yepper it Shows I'm a Member now...:nod:

I hope that Box Signature thing works now too?????????


I guess not..........:confused:

its working for me

[Mobius One]

Yepper it Shows I'm a Member now...:nod:

I hope that Box Signature thing works now too?????????


I guess not..........:confused:

It took me some time to get it to work and I had to do the 2nd way to get it to work :)

[Shakespeare]

Linky (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/07/03/foldinghome-update/)

Come on guys, let's get FOLDING!!! (Me included)

The blog updated the progress.

The PS3 dominated team 2CH@PS3 is currently rankd 47th since the PS3 F@h client release, which is simply amazing. But they need to fold a little more, otherwise they will be taken over later this week by the rocket-like DL.TV team (these guys are serious).
Another PS3 power team is PS3Forums.com, already ranked 67th.
Also check out the rise of the Official-ish PS3Fanboy Folding Team (soon to break into the top 200) and IGN-PS3 - also, quickly approaching the top 200 milestone.
And of course, there is PlayStation 3 (SCEA), in two weeks they’ll be closing in on the 200 position rank and they just passed the SCEA PDIT team. I can imagine these guys scrambling in the aisles now to recruit more team members…

[thrnil6]

I got this up and running today. I plan on getting my dad to put this on his computer as well.

[jofeda]

Joined today after owning a PS3 for a while. Hope I can fold a few

[Dr.Who]

http://www.ps3scene.com/news/static/FoldinghomeforPS3toupdatetoVersion1.2-1187712652.php

From www.scei.co.jp:

Folding@home for PLAYSTATION3 Version 1.2

This document highlights some of the changes between versions 1.1 and 1.2 of Folding@home for PLAYSTATION3(PS3).


* Improvement: Support for Remote Play for PSP (PlayStation Portable)
Folding@home can now be remotely operated through the Remote Play feature of your PS3 system. When you use this feature, the Folding@home help screen will be specific to your PSP system's controls. Use this screen if you need help in navigating Folding@home from your PSP system.
Note: PSP system software should be version 3.50 or higher.
Note: To use Remote Play for the first time, you must first register (pair) a PSP system with a PS3™ system. For setup details, see the "Remote Play" section of the PLAYSTATION3 System Software User's Guide: http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/network/index.html

* Improvement: Visibility of Donor Locations on the Globe
The markers indicating PS3 system donor locations on the globe have been improved to differentiate between daytime and nighttime areas.

* Improvement: Support for Additional Protein Simulations
Additional computation cores are now supported. This allows Folding@home for PS3 to support a wider range of protein-folding simulations.

* Improvement: Advanced Participation Mode
An advanced participation mode has been added to Folding@home for PS3. This mode allows Stanford to send simulations of varying computational lengths to users of Folding@home for PS3.
Because the simulations in this mode can take significantly longer, Advanced Mode is only recommended for contributors who run Folding@home for PS3 for at least eight (8) hours per day.
Note: In Advanced Mode, an energy graph during the simulation will also be displayed. In this graph, the blue line represents the total energy level of the protein over time. The red line represents the average temperature level at which the current simulation is run.

* Improvement: Screensaver Mode
A screensaver mode can now be activated via the Settings menu. After no controller input has been detected for three (3) minutes, the screen will go blank except for a logo that periodically moves to avoid screen burn-in. Any controller input will exit the screensaver mode.
This feature allows your PS3 system to consume slightly less power and to increase performance of protein-folding simulations.

* Improvement: Link to Project Description
A link has been added to the Information menu that allows you to quickly obtain additional information about the specific research project that you're currently contributing to.

* Improvement: Protein Visualization Enhancements
All visualization modes have been enhanced with improved shading, highlighting, and focus effects.
In addition, four new visualization modes have been added:
Tapioca - Displays the protein as a smooth surface with improved shading and depth. (Tapioca replaces the "ISO Surface" visualization that was available in earlier versions.)
Caviar - Displays the protein as a smooth surface with defined edges.
Licorice - Displays only the protein's bonds.
Backbone - Emphasizes specific sections of the protein that are of the most scientific interest to researchers.
Note: The Backbone visualization is not available for all proteins.


Full Story: www.scei.co.jp
Discuss on our forums: forums.ps3scene.com

[BoUgS]

http://folding.stanford.edu/news.html

8/22/2007 New Version for the PS3 now available
With Sony's extensive help, we have released version 1.2 of the Folding@home client for the PS3. Updated features and functionalities that are part of this latest application update (v 1.2) include:

* Support for Remote Play for PSP: Now Folding@home can be remotely operated through PSP utilizing the Remote Play feature of the PS3 system. With this feature, PS3 users are able to view on their PSP the exact same Folding@home information that is viewable on their PS3, complete with the map of the world and the protein that their particular system is simulating.
* More Support for Additional Protein Simulations: Additional computation cores are now supported allowing Folding@home for PS3 to support a wider range of protein-folding simulations which further enhances the science needed to be performed to research diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
* Screensaver Mode: A screensaver mode can now be activated via the Settings menu in the Folding@home application, allowing PS3 users to consume slightly less power and to increase performance of protein-folding simulations.
* Link to Project Description: A link has been added to the Information menu in the Folding@home application allowing users to quickly obtain additional information about the specific research project they are currently contributing to.
* Protein Visualization Enhancements: All visualization modes have been enhanced with improved shading, highlighting and focus effects, including: Tapioca displays the protein as a smooth surface with improved shading and depth; Caviar displays the protein as a smooth surface with defined edges; Licorice displays only the protein's bonds and Backbone which emphasizes specific sections of the protein that are of the most scientific interest to researchers.
* Advanced Participation Mode: Advanced participation mode allows Stanford University to send simulations of varying computational lengths to PS3 users. Because the simulations in this mode can take significantly longer, Advanced Mode is only recommended for contributors who run Folding@home for at least eight hours per day.

Of particular excitement for us is the abilty to have accelerated GB/SA simulations. We can now run calcaultions which were first run on FAH in October of 2000 at about 200x to 500x speed increase -- a pretty amazing feat and something we're very excited about. We are reading new GB work units to go out and will report on their progress as time goes on.

[JRoDDz]

Not to bust anyone's bubble, but when you run software like this on your pc or PS3, you are basically wasting a ton of electricity (and probably paying for it$$). Not a very slickdeal if you ask me. But what do I know. I'm just an engineer..

[Sethbacca]

I'm in :)

[Phreaker47]

More new features coming. From http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/12/18/new-foldinghome-features-coming/:

If you happen to be one of the people that wants to leave their machine running after they finished their late-night gaming session, but wish to shut it down after a limited period of time, we have a great tip for you:

* Go to Settings menu, select Automatic Shutdown and then After Current. You will see a little clock appearing on the top right hand corner of the screen. When this clock reaches zero, the machine will power off completely so you can sleep quietly through the night. In this option the machine will power off after sending the data back to Stanford University so your contribution to the project is maximized.
* You may also choose to shut down after a limited period of time (for example, 3 or 4 hours). To do that choose the Automatic Shutdown option and click on the “In 01h:00m” timer. You will now be able to change the timer settings. After rotating the timer to a new time, you should now see your selected timer appear at the top right corner of the screen. This timer will count all the way down to 0 and then power off the system.

* To disable active timer at any time, go to Settings, choose Automatic Shutdown and then Disable.

What’s a better Holiday addition to Folding than playing music? We’ve added a great feature in this version in the form of a background music player:

Folding@Home2

* To activate the music player select Music and then a channel. The channels are automatically populated with songs you have stored on your Hard Disk Drive! For holiday music I prefer to choose Dramatic (yeah!) and voila - music is playing.
* If you wish to skip to another track, just use a combination of X + left or right arrow. You can also change the channel by choosing X + up or down arrow. Happy listening!
* To stop music from playing, select Music again from the main menu and choose “disable.”
* Your music playback selection will be saved between consecutive runs of Folding@home.

We hope that these enhancements help improve your FAH experience. The response from PS3 owners really has been spectacular, and thanks to you, the most powerful distributed computer network in the world continues to grow.

Of particular usefulness is the "Shut down after" options. Now you can tell it to finish a work unit and then shut down automatically. This will probably encourage me to run it a little more often.

[glmrgirl]

we just signed up!!!! good cause!

[gabrielh]

Not to bust anyone's bubble, but when you run software like this on your pc or PS3, you are basically wasting a ton of electricity (and probably paying for it$$). Not a very slickdeal if you ask me. But what do I know. I'm just an engineer..



WOW ! Good thing you are an engineer ! Thanks for the tip ! I would have never guessed that running the PS3 would consume electricity ! :lmao: :lmao:



PS3 max. power consumption (for 60GB models...it's less for the new 40GB models ) : 190 Watts
Average kw/h price in the US: 9 Cents

Monthly price to run the PS3 24/7: $12.50

[YfzinJay]

Just signed up my 40GB PS3. Rated at 135 watts it's for a good cause. Making the total cost around $9 a month if run 24/7, but I only plan to run it 4 hours a day. For less than $1.50 a month I can do my share.



jjsst43 is my donor name and I joined slickdeals(49191)

[ChefLIsa]

Thought I would mention that this folding is how my husband convinced me that he NEEDED a PS3. Who can say no to helping science? :)

[gabrielh]

Thought I would mention that this folding is how my husband convinced me that he NEEDED a PS3. Who can say no to helping science? :)

:lmao: :lmao: smart husband you have there.

[matbhuvi]

Joined through my PC

[snowbob230]

Not to bust anyone's bubble, but when you run software like this on your pc or PS3, you are basically wasting a ton of electricity (and probably paying for it$$). Not a very slickdeal if you ask me. But what do I know. I'm just an engineer..

Wow. I'm pretty sure almost everybody on here knows that running an electric device costs money.

Are you an environmental engineer??

[DNC]

I wish you could have it default to shutdown after current every time instead of having to manually choose it.

I have it setup so FAH starts after 15 minutes of inactivity, and since I tend to forget (or get too lazy to) shut down the system, that'd be a great feature.

[TRUEfoe]

TRUEfoe joins the cause. :cool:

[SMP]

TRUEfoe joins the cause. :cool:

Awesome! FOLD ON!

My buddy has a PS3 in his room and agreed to fold. I have set it to start after 10 mins of idle, but I am not sure if it is kicking on. He plays Team Fortress and instead of quitting, he just gos afk. Will FAH kick in after 10 mins when goes afk and te game is still on the screen?

[johnnycrossbone]

what does this do exactly?
i mean how does it use the ps3?
is someone getting access to the machien if it is on?

[SMP]

what does this do exactly?
i mean how does it use the ps3?
is someone getting access to the machien if it is on?

Our goal: to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases (http://folding.stanford.edu/)

Here is a good place to start to see what it do ;)
(http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-main)
This link tells you how it uses teh PS3 (http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-PS3)

is someone getting access to the machien if it is on? No. Your machine asks for Work Units (WU's), receives WU's and send WU's

[Parafly9]

What is the "Team" for Slickdeals?

[DNC]

What is the "Team" for Slickdeals?
49191.

[Parafly9]

I plugged it in but there was no confirmation or anything. I tried to look online but the servers were down. How can I confirm in?

Is the team also people running F@H off their PC's with the same ID?

[DNC]

I plugged it in but there was no confirmation or anything. I tried to look online but the servers were down. How can I confirm in?

Is the team also people running F@H off their PC's with the same ID?
PC's/PS3's yup.
You can setup any username you want, if you want the stats to go to Team SD used 14191 as the team ID.

[Moeyyy]

PC's/PS3's yup.
You can setup any username you want, if you want the stats to go to Team SD used 14191 as the team ID.

It is 49191 :shake:

[DNC]

It is 49191 :shake:
:doh:

[Gaabrielz]

sweet i might join this on my ps3, thanks for info i never heard about this before :D

[gamercrazer]

PS3 owns