fold...@home isnt something new...but im still new to it currently... u can try check PS3 fold...@home project, it is amazing...
correct me if im wrong here.. Folding in theory is to emulate organic, Molecular Dynamics and Protein Folding..which apparently the same as living DNA, in contrast in rather than emulating DNA on a hospital lab, fold...@home emulates it on digital world...it does not enables us to understand about actual living DNA like our DNA, BUT it's like emulating living things in our very own computer... Also for starters, Folding isnt what u can do alone, it is based on network processing, for example, i recently joined a team in my own country, folding a basic molecular artificial DNA, my CPU will calculate the calculation needed along with other 60 computer (member computers) making a massive processing network...combining that netwoek, for example there are 60 computers with quad core CPU, means the team will have 60x4 cores of processor power to emulate those digital molecular for research purposes... even PS3 members who fold have vast amount of members, 9 core of PS3 processor contribute to a team which have almost 1 million, so simple enough, 1 million x 9cores to process the DNA molecule, that molecule evolves at a fast rate till now, it's still the best folding project ever made since the launch of PS3... most of ppl who folding will said that it's a waste to turn on ur computer without doing anything, which is true, turn on ur computer, even if u left it on without anything to process, the power required to keep the CPU "ON" state is wasted as long as CPU cycle..fold...@home is a great way to benefit from that little CPU cycle when ure not using it to process DNA or Protein.. recent technology such as DirectCompute and CUDA allows folders to fold with GPU processing thread making the process even faster.. some rumors that said, an artificial life will be born in digital space if all the computer in the world contribute to a single molecular dynamic cell... it's not new actually, even in the TRON Legacy movie they are theories about it, (When Sam's father found the ISOs)... if u actually want to contribute, u could try this page http://folding.stanford.edu/ for advance folding, u could try google it.. :) On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:23 PM, CpuKnight <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW angelic i always wondered what is Folding at home.I have read > online and had people tell me but i still dont understand.pls explain > > On Dec 31, 12:49 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > like neo dragon said, it can be done on any CPU out there..GPU > processing, > > well, it can be done if u had a DirectCompute / CUDA enabled GPU, never > > heard if GMA950 can do it or not, but that's a great idea... :) > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, P1n3apqlExpr3ss <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yea realised that lol, but is it possible to use GPU acceleration with > > > it? Got CPU running fine > > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
