File Details |
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| File Size | 2.7 MB |
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| License | Freeware |
| Operating System | Windows Server 2003/Vista/XP |
| Date Added | November 26, 2008 |
| Total Downloads | 4,815 |
| Publisher | Vijay Pande and Stanford University |
| Homepage | Folding@home |
Publisher's Description
Folding@home works on theory and simulations of how proteins, RNA, and nanoscale synthetic polymers fold. The Pande Group has developed the ensemble dynamics method and its application to protein folding and wrote the client and server code for the Folding@home project. The Pande Group analyzes the resulting data. Similar to the Seti@home project.
Latest Reviews
ezh reviewed v6.10 Beta 3 on Mar 25, 2008
SMP support?
war593122 reviewed v6.10 Beta 3 on Mar 24, 2008
Beta 3
• Fixed Windows install paths no longer have spaces. (Win32)
• Fixed –gpu flag so that the GPU detection is looking at that GPU as well. (Win32)
• GPU clients default to machineid=2, and cpu to machineid=1. (Win32)
burfadel reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Mar 24, 2008
I think all these programmes are worthwhile, people that complain about the contribution to global warming should consider their own energy footprint! It also depends on whether the power comes from gas or coal, which are the only two greenhouse emitters, or whether it comes from nuclear, wind, solar, hydro, geothermal...
As long as the people behind these programmes are doing it for the benefit of the community and not just to increase company profit distributed computing is a great idea and should be more widely encouraged. I strictly deplore it however in the case where the results aren't in the public domain or for the benefit or knowledge of the community.
DJHasis reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 4, 2007
Point Zero has a point, if you use Folding@Home for 24/7 it uses our precious resources but if you keep your pc on for few hours a day and on that time use Folding@Home then it's not a big deal.
kronix2 reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
Everybody, please ignore idiots like Point Zero.
Point Zero reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
This tool is adding a big part on global warming due to higher average electricity-demand, and yet its added value to science over all these years is nihil. Completely worthless.
fatray reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
It seems BetaNews is behind the times. On Folding@homes web site you can download version 6 BETA that works fine.
tannman1 reviewed v6.00 Beta 1 on Sep 28, 2007
I have used this program as well as SETI and both are excellent examples of people working together for a cause that affects millions. There is no ill effects to your PC and why not do something positive for your world or perhaps be a part of mans quest for Extra Terrestial communication. Hey anythings possible (except of course any versions of Windows being released on schedule)
gadean reviewed v6.00 Beta 1 on Sep 27, 2007
Here's the changelog taken from http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-v6.html
- support in client and backend infrastructure for passkey
- accept message from server (for example PRFC) and print to unitinfo and
queueinfo (only on units assigned from servers supporting this)
- integration of SMP support into the standard client. Run with the -smp
flag on eligible hardware to receive SMP units.
- detailed detection of CPU type and features
- no benchmark on startup
- We regret that a v6 Windows/SMP client is not yet available.
PRoBiSoNe reviewed v5.91 Beta 5 on Jul 5, 2007
Your all psycho!
It runs just fine on my 7900 GTX, my 7600 GS, my 9800 Pro, and some other ATI card I have.
That's 4 for 4 cards, 1/2 nVidia, 1/2 ATI.
I'm glad I can do my part in this important distributed computing effort.
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Edit:
NM, I'm psycho, I'm running v.5.03 ...LoL
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Side note: I want a GUI like the PS3! Seen it? Awesome! It's what invited me to Folding... The PC GUI is so bland, might as well just run the DOS client :|
ezh reviewed v6.10 Beta 3 on Mar 25, 2008
SMP support?
war593122 reviewed v6.10 Beta 3 on Mar 24, 2008
Beta 3
• Fixed Windows install paths no longer have spaces. (Win32)
• Fixed –gpu flag so that the GPU detection is looking at that GPU as well. (Win32)
• GPU clients default to machineid=2, and cpu to machineid=1. (Win32)
burfadel reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Mar 24, 2008
I think all these programmes are worthwhile, people that complain about the contribution to global warming should consider their own energy footprint! It also depends on whether the power comes from gas or coal, which are the only two greenhouse emitters, or whether it comes from nuclear, wind, solar, hydro, geothermal...
As long as the people behind these programmes are doing it for the benefit of the community and not just to increase company profit distributed computing is a great idea and should be more widely encouraged. I strictly deplore it however in the case where the results aren't in the public domain or for the benefit or knowledge of the community.
DJHasis reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 4, 2007
Point Zero has a point, if you use Folding@Home for 24/7 it uses our precious resources but if you keep your pc on for few hours a day and on that time use Folding@Home then it's not a big deal.
kronix2 reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
Everybody, please ignore idiots like Point Zero.
Point Zero reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
This tool is adding a big part on global warming due to higher average electricity-demand, and yet its added value to science over all these years is nihil. Completely worthless.
fatray reviewed v5.91 Beta 6 on Oct 2, 2007
It seems BetaNews is behind the times. On Folding@homes web site you can download version 6 BETA that works fine.
tannman1 reviewed v6.00 Beta 1 on Sep 28, 2007
I have used this program as well as SETI and both are excellent examples of people working together for a cause that affects millions. There is no ill effects to your PC and why not do something positive for your world or perhaps be a part of mans quest for Extra Terrestial communication. Hey anythings possible (except of course any versions of Windows being released on schedule)
gadean reviewed v6.00 Beta 1 on Sep 27, 2007
Here's the changelog taken from http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-v6.html
- support in client and backend infrastructure for passkey
- accept message from server (for example PRFC) and print to unitinfo and
queueinfo (only on units assigned from servers supporting this)
- integration of SMP support into the standard client. Run with the -smp
flag on eligible hardware to receive SMP units.
- detailed detection of CPU type and features
- no benchmark on startup
- We regret that a v6 Windows/SMP client is not yet available.
PRoBiSoNe reviewed v5.91 Beta 5 on Jul 5, 2007
Your all psycho!
It runs just fine on my 7900 GTX, my 7600 GS, my 9800 Pro, and some other ATI card I have.
That's 4 for 4 cards, 1/2 nVidia, 1/2 ATI.
I'm glad I can do my part in this important distributed computing effort.
============
Edit:
NM, I'm psycho, I'm running v.5.03 ...LoL
============
Side note: I want a GUI like the PS3! Seen it? Awesome! It's what invited me to Folding... The PC GUI is so bland, might as well just run the DOS client :|
TheQuestor reviewed v5.91 Beta 5 on Jul 3, 2007
Doesn't work on the HD 2900 XT either. Warns about it only being able to run on the X1800 X1900 or the FireGL card then exits.
Shatylle reviewed v5.91 Beta 4 on Jun 10, 2007
Does not support any of the more modern Nvidia GPU's , so they won't be using my 7900 GTX, they need to find a solution to this. Good project though will continue using the CPU version.
vercinstex reviewed v5.91 Beta 4 on Jun 8, 2007
what?
i run it on my geforce 2