We've made several changes to the download page. First and foremost, we've tried to simplify it a bit for donors new to FAH by moving the high performance Windows downloads to their own page. The goal is to try to simplify the long list of possible clients new donors see. For those who are already experts at FAH, they will notice the high performance client link on the download page (although it may be nice to highlight that a bit more).
We have also updated the GPU client on the download page, with GPU client downloads pointing to GPU2 rather than GPU1. This is a major step forward for FAH, as we move to our second generation GPU client ("GPU2"). It's also an important time to note the contributions of the GPU1 client: we've been able to learn a great deal of running GPU's "in the wild," which is very different than in the lab, and what we've learned has gone into GPU2. GPU2 is much easier to run, more reliable scientifically, and has more advanced algorithms. Due to these differences, GPU1 has become obsolete. However, we are working to write a paper with what we've learned from GPU1 and acquiring data for that paper will need some more GPU1 cycles.
Thus, we will continue the GPU1 projects for a little while longer (likely a month or so), while we encourage people to transition to GPU2. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has run the GPU1 client and given us such useful data to advance to the second generation client. So far, the GPU2 client has become a success, with many more people running it than GPU1, in just two days. We are also working to improve the performance of GPU2 and one should expect to see core updates on a regular basis as we improve the software. Finally, we are also considering points modifications to make sure that the compensation is reasonable.
Why only move the Windows clients?
The OSX list is big too, and many new users don't know which client to pick from those too.
IMHO it would make more sense to move all HP clients to a different download page, and not just the Windows stuff.
Or does this imply that Linux & OSX users are smarter in picking the client they need? I highly doubt it, especially for the OSX users.
Posted by: Bas | April 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM
It was my understanding that the GPU2 supported ATI 2xxx and 3xxx series while the GPU1 supported 1xxx series. Does GPU2 also support the 1xxx series too or are you dropping the ATI 1xxx series?
Posted by: P5-133XL | April 16, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Are you going to drop support for 1xxx cards? :(
Posted by: Jeff Smith | April 16, 2008 at 05:28 PM
As other people noticed, it's little bit hard to upgrade from GPU1 to GPU2 without buying new hardware... I guess I'll need to consider the SMP client instead.
Posted by: DeeGee | April 16, 2008 at 06:32 PM
It looks like you have already removed the GPU1 client from your download page. I tried using the GPU2 client with an x1950 only to learn that "the older cards are not supported at this time". Will they ever be supported?
Posted by: Neil Rieck | April 16, 2008 at 07:58 PM
Please read the GPU2 FAQ. These questions have been answered.
Posted by: 7im | April 16, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Will there be a visual viewer implemented? It gives more satisfaction :)
Posted by: Julius | April 17, 2008 at 07:36 AM
Please keep the GPU1 client around, or maybe give the client to another worthy @home project. There are a lot of people with 1XXX Series cards. I just bought two specifically for folding@home on the dedicated servers (three dual quad core Xeons) I am building and am wait for them to arrive by mail (there is no way I can return them).
If folding@home does not want my GPU cycles than I woudl love to give them to another project.
Posted by: Dedicated Servers for Folding@home | April 20, 2008 at 07:24 AM
"We have also updated the GPU client on the download page, with GPU client downloads pointing to GPU2 rather than GPU1." It seems nobody told the folks at ATI, as the release notes for the Catalyst 8.4 drivers (released April 16th 2008) contain the following in the section titled "ATI's Folding@Home": "Note: If you have an ATI Radeon™ X1600, X1800, or X1900 series of product, download the GPU client (either console or GUI version) not to be confused with the CPU "Graphical client". If you do not have an ATI Radeon™ product listed above, then download the CPU client."
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Posted by: Assoc. Professor Charles L. Brown | April 21, 2008 at 12:31 PM