Posts by Vig

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : Losing use of GPU (Message 81019)
Posted 10 Sep 2017 by Vig
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What do you mean with this?
How are you measuring that the GPUs are used?


Task runtime and power draw.

I am confident that the computer in question is not overheating. How are you sure of that? What are you using to check that?


This was the first item I checked. You'll have to trust me that what I'm saying is accurate or we won't get much of anywhere.

Drivers are updated to latest versions. Sorry, but this isn't a useful statement, because you don't say which drivers you use, or even what brand and model GPU(s) you use. Did you at least get the drivers from the GPU manufacturer's website?


AMD RX 480 GPUs with 17.9.1 ReLive drivers directly from AMD. If the drivers were an issue both systems should be having problems as they are setup identically. It has to be something specific to the one instance and not the other.
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : Losing use of GPU (Message 81016)
Posted 10 Sep 2017 by Vig
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I was hoping someone would be able to help me track down why one instance of BOINC eventually loses the use of my GPUs.

I have two instances of BOINC currently running on almost identical computers (Windows 7). The one in question is connected to a display via HDMI. When it starts up the GPUs are being used as expected. After hours of running I find that the GPUs are not being used, however, GPU tasks are still being crunched. This is not project specific as it has happened with multiple projects. It also is not BOINC version dependant as it has happened with both 7.6.33 and 7.8.2. Rebooting the computer resets the use of the GPUs until time passes again.

I am confident that the computer in question is not overheating. Drivers are updated to latest versions. Does anyone have any advice on other items I could check?

I am currently running BOINC 7.8.2 64-bit.



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