optimised clients

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old_user121864 Send message Joined: 29 Nov 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 675 RAC: 0	Message 17777 - Posted: 6 Dec 2005, 1:35:28 UTC Wouldn\'t it be worth building optimised clients for specific platforms (Athlon etc.)? ID: 17777 · Reply Quote

Les Bayliss Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0	Message 17780 - Posted: 6 Dec 2005, 3:48:55 UTC This comes up every few weeks. If you use the search facility for \"optimised\", you can read the many posts on the subject. ID: 17780 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2183 Credit: 64,822,615 RAC: 5,275	Message 17781 - Posted: 6 Dec 2005, 5:34:44 UTC Last modified: 6 Dec 2005, 5:37:00 UTC The latest Windows sulphur client is highly optimized for both Intel and AMD. The only way to go faster at present is to go 64bit for those Intel and AMD PCs capable of that. That may be a ways off. Edit...Unless you mean optimizing BOINC software itself, rather than the science app. If so, optimizing BOINC for specific platforms only affects the periodic benchmark results, not the speed with which the science app works. ID: 17781 · Reply Quote