Thread 'Every 6th timestep'

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old_user4552 Send message Joined: 31 Aug 04 Posts: 2 Credit: 19,782 RAC: 0	Message 9811 - Posted: 23 Feb 2005, 0:34:35 UTC Last modified: 23 Feb 2005, 0:35:17 UTC It seems that every 6th timestep takes extraordinarily longer than the 5 in between. Most timesteps on my computer take about 3 seconds, while every 6th can take upwards of 20 seconds to complete. Is this something that only happens on my computer, or is it like this for everyone? What is going on in this timestep that makes it take so long? Computer Specs: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1Gb Dual Channel DDR 2100 Windows XP SP2 ID: 9811 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2187 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 9812 - Posted: 23 Feb 2005, 1:19:33 UTC - in response to Message 9811. > It seems that every 6th timestep takes extraordinarily longer than the 5 in > between. Most timesteps on my computer take about 3 seconds, while every 6th > can take upwards of 20 seconds to complete. Is this something that only > happens on my computer, or is it like this for everyone? What is going on in > this timestep that makes it take so long? > Don't worry, everyone sees a slower 6th timestep. It's when complex radiation calculations are done. ID: 9812 · Reply Quote