GayTeenForum's Folding@Home Team

**Bulvox** · 12-23-2007, 12:21 PM

Believe it or not, if you par take in this you are helping fighting diseases all over the world!

I just had a real cool idea.

Why don't we setup a GTF Folding@Home team. For those of you who don't know what F@H is, go to Folding@home - Main. All it requires is that you download the client, and let it run when your not using your computer. You can even throttle the cpu usage so that it doesn't use all of your CPU.

Lets have a show of hands to see who is interested? I would be quite happy to set the team up and everything.

Team Details -

Team # 98791
Link: GTF Folders Stats
Team Name - GTF Folders

How to prepare your system for Folding

1) Download and install the appropriate client (no, really?

)
2) I suggest you download Speedfan and install that as well.
3) Now, configure the client to run at 100% CPU and let it go. Now, open up Speedfan. We will now monitor the temperature of the CPU(s). Let it run for about half and hour or so, monitoring the CPU temp. Should the CPU temp go over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), I suggest that you either:

i) Improve the cooling of your system
ii) Run the client at a lower CPU usage (I would recommend trying 50% and seeing how that goes)
iii) Not run Folding

The choice is up to you. Should the temperature be anything less than the above mentioned temperatures, you are pretty well set and can continue folding.

Other suggestions:

1) If you are using a laptop, I suggest you do not Fold. Laptop cooling systems tend to be inadequate for this kind of treatment (i.e. running the CPU flat-out the whole time). If you are going to fold on your laptop, do so at your own risk.

2) It is probably better to leave the computer on 24/7, so be prepared for that and all that entails (i.e. power cost, excess noise etc). However, if you can't/won't be leaving it on 24/7, it isn't a major problem.

3) If you find that when you are doing heavy tasks, such as gaming, video encoding and other heavy lifting, I suggest that you right click the task-tray icon and hit 'Pause Work'. Some applications, games especially seem to 'cough' and 'act up' when Folding is running. This may not be the case for all systems, however, many systems do have this problem. See how it goes on your system, tinker around, if you find that this is going to be a problem, try pausing work before doing heavy lifting.

4) A common assumption is that because this app is taking up CPU space, it will slow your computer down. This is incorrect. This program (and other distributed computing clients) only run in the background using your excess CPU cycles. The average PC has a few million of these every second, and if another program requires these cycles, Folding@Home will gladly surrender them to the application that needs it. On most systems, there won't be much of an appreciable difference.

Well there you have it. Happy Folding!

Zounds · 01-16-2008, 06:33 PM

Depends on there Privacy Policy....

**Bulvox** · 01-16-2008, 08:28 PM

They don't take info from your PC or anything like that.

Dan · 02-23-2008, 09:11 AM

Looks interesting, but when i'm on my PC I wouldn't want it taking up my CPU, and my dad makes me turn it off when i'm not using it

Plastic · 02-25-2008, 11:11 AM

What is folding?

George · 03-11-2008, 06:30 AM

So do we have a team yet? I have downloaded the client

OKCTeen2010 · 06-07-2008, 02:30 AM

Also...if you have a PS3. It comes on the PS3 already there. If you have online access with your Playstation 3, then just go to the Folding at Home Icon and install it. I dunno if the PC version does this, but a really cool interactive 3D simulation of the Earth pops up (sort of a screensaver while its folding) and theres one light representing every PS3 that is folding at that moment and its really beautiful for being fake. Its cool to look and see where PS3's are all over the world.

Seth · 06-07-2008, 05:34 AM

What the fuck does it do.

**Bulvox** · 07-15-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth

What the fuck does it do.

Quote:

What is protein folding and how is folding linked to disease?
Proteins are biology's workhorses -- its "nanomachines." Before proteins can carry out these important functions, they assemble themselves, or "fold." The process of protein folding, while critical and fundamental to virtually all of biology, in many ways remains a mystery.
Moreover, when proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.

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12-23-2007, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bulvox GTF Administrator Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Virginia Age: 17 Gender: Posts: 925	GayTeenForum's Folding@Home Team Believe it or not, if you par take in this you are helping fighting diseases all over the world! I just had a real cool idea. Why don't we setup a GTF Folding@Home team. For those of you who don't know what F@H is, go to Folding@home - Main. All it requires is that you download the client, and let it run when your not using your computer. You can even throttle the cpu usage so that it doesn't use all of your CPU. Lets have a show of hands to see who is interested? I would be quite happy to set the team up and everything. Team Details - Team # 98791 Link: GTF Folders Stats Team Name - GTF Folders How to prepare your system for Folding 1) Download and install the appropriate client (no, really? ) 2) I suggest you download Speedfan and install that as well. 3) Now, configure the client to run at 100% CPU and let it go. Now, open up Speedfan. We will now monitor the temperature of the CPU(s). Let it run for about half and hour or so, monitoring the CPU temp. Should the CPU temp go over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), I suggest that you either: i) Improve the cooling of your system ii) Run the client at a lower CPU usage (I would recommend trying 50% and seeing how that goes) iii) Not run Folding The choice is up to you. Should the temperature be anything less than the above mentioned temperatures, you are pretty well set and can continue folding. Other suggestions: 1) If you are using a laptop, I suggest you do not Fold. Laptop cooling systems tend to be inadequate for this kind of treatment (i.e. running the CPU flat-out the whole time). If you are going to fold on your laptop, do so at your own risk. 2) It is probably better to leave the computer on 24/7, so be prepared for that and all that entails (i.e. power cost, excess noise etc). However, if you can't/won't be leaving it on 24/7, it isn't a major problem. 3) If you find that when you are doing heavy tasks, such as gaming, video encoding and other heavy lifting, I suggest that you right click the task-tray icon and hit 'Pause Work'. Some applications, games especially seem to 'cough' and 'act up' when Folding is running. This may not be the case for all systems, however, many systems do have this problem. See how it goes on your system, tinker around, if you find that this is going to be a problem, try pausing work before doing heavy lifting. 4) A common assumption is that because this app is taking up CPU space, it will slow your computer down. This is incorrect. This program (and other distributed computing clients) only run in the background using your excess CPU cycles. The average PC has a few million of these every second, and if another program requires these cycles, Folding@Home will gladly surrender them to the application that needs it. On most systems, there won't be much of an appreciable difference. Well there you have it. Happy Folding! __________________ Want to help GTF out? Simply click an ad or two! This helps tremendously! GTF PARADISE GTF Administrator

01-16-2008, 08:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bulvox GTF Administrator Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Virginia Age: 17 Gender: Posts: 925	They don't take info from your PC or anything like that. __________________ Want to help GTF out? Simply click an ad or two! This helps tremendously! GTF PARADISE GTF Administrator

02-25-2008, 11:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
Plastic Official GTF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE England Age: 16 Gender: Posts: 751	What is folding? __________________

06-07-2008, 02:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
OKCTeen2010 Official GTF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Gender: Posts: 142	Also...if you have a PS3. It comes on the PS3 already there. If you have online access with your Playstation 3, then just go to the Folding at Home Icon and install it. I dunno if the PC version does this, but a really cool interactive 3D simulation of the Earth pops up (sort of a screensaver while its folding) and theres one light representing every PS3 that is folding at that moment and its really beautiful for being fake. Its cool to look and see where PS3's are all over the world. __________________ dance.music.light.drop.hot.split.jump.flashing. makes me lose control.

01-16-2008, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zounds Official GTF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Posts: 16	Depends on there Privacy Policy....

02-23-2008, 09:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dan Official GTF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 16 Gender: Posts: 158	Looks interesting, but when i'm on my PC I wouldn't want it taking up my CPU, and my dad makes me turn it off when i'm not using it

03-11-2008, 06:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
George Official GTF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chorley Northwest UK Age: 17 Gender: Posts: 127	So do we have a team yet? I have downloaded the client

06-07-2008, 05:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Seth Official GTF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: manchestaaaaaoor Gender: Posts: 822	What the fuck does it do. __________________ myspace.com/kthxdan

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