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So, you think you have what it takes to be an Extreme Team Folder? This is the Extreme Team Folding Manual containing all the information about the competition. If you are interested in joining the event, please complete the Extreme Team Folding Sign Up Sheet. What is Extreme Team Folding? Extreme Team Folding is an all month (changed to allow a 2 day break; event launches on the 3rd of every month), every month event where individual folders fold 1 piece of hardware with a unique passkey in a category for their Extreme Team. You may still fold other hardware, just not under the passkey you provide us with for the hardware you enter into the event. There are multiple teams of 3 folders each and 3 folding categories. Each team will have 1 folder folding in 1 of the 3 categories. The total adjusted points of the teams 3 folders is added up, and whichever team has the most points wins the event for the month. The individual folding categories are also tracked, so there are individual category leaderboards. It's a way to make something fun out your appreciated contributions to the folding@home project. The 3 categories are nVidia, AMD, and Wildcard. The permitted hardware will be based on the GPU being listed on https://folding.lar.systems/ and a minimum of 500 submissions on the LARS database. If it's there, and has 500 submissions, it's permitted. If it's not, we will have to discuss it with the Team Captains before allowing it in the event. The expectation is that you will fold the individual piece of hardware as close to 24/7 as possible. You will do your best to report any interruptions in your work to your Team Captain so accommodations can be made to fill your spot in your absence. Also, open lines of communication with your Team Captain will be needed, so exchange your preferred method of contact with your Team Captain. The stats for the event are tracked at http://teamcomp.axihub.ca/. How does the event work? We'll ask you which GPU you're folding on, and then we pull the PPD estimate from LARS. The top piece of hardware, currently the RTX 3090, will have no adjustment to points. Each piece of hardware below it will have a points adjustment applied as a % of actual points. For example, if I fold a a 3090, on LARS the is estimated at 6,728,828 PPD. If you fold a 3080 it's 5,588,233 PPD. When we compete against each other in the nVidia category, the 3080's points will be adjusted up by 120% (3090 PPD / 3080 PPD). So, that leaves 2 variables for success which are efficient overclocking and keeping your rig housing your TC hardware up and folding as much of the month as possible. Each teams total points are based upon the adjusted numbers, and the top team wins the event for the month. Note: If you report your folding output to LARS, do not report your overclocked GPU as it will cause the averages to increase, and your multiplier will decrease. More importantly, it is forbidden to underclock your GPU, and then report a lower figure to LARS in order to increase your multiplier. That will be considered cheating. What to not do when folding in this event, or for EHW: If you are caught doing any of the below actions, you will be warned, your points will be adjusted, and you could be banned from the event. So, read carefully. Do not delete work units just because they are low PPD. This is a forever shamed decision in the folding@home project. When you accept work, you are supposed to complete it barring a hardware failure or other natural causes. Do not fold another piece of hardware on your Unique Passkey. This passkey is not to be used on any other hardware you fold, only what you have in ETF. Also, a reminder, click finish before shutting down your clients if you think you will not resume folding in enough time to complete your assigned projects. What is a unique passkey? It simply means you need to request a 2nd passkey using an email that's different than the one you're using now because passkeys are tied to your email. If you request another using the same email, you will receive the same passkey. You then use a folding slot flag to apply the passkey to your 1 item you fold in the event. How to Setup a Passkey Slot Flag: The Team Captain is responsible for managing and maintaining his or her respective team. That includes filling team vacancies, monitoring their team’s performance, addressing performance issues with their team, and communicating with staff and their team on a regular basis. They should be extremely involved in their team discussion thread, and monitor the Team Captains Group Discussions. All issues with their team members must be communicated to staff. Team Members are expected to monitor their folding closely. When issues arise, they must communicate with the team in their team thread so all team members are aware. Also, when an issue arises that affects the team, send a PM to your Team Captain. They will notify me if a temp or replacement is needed. You must use only the hardware we have listed for you in the event. Do not change your hardware to anything new until you've PM'd BWG the details per add/subtract protocols set forth below. Keep on reading. Teams are responsible for recruiting team members. Occasionally, staff may help you in your recruiting efforts, but the responsibility to fill team vacancies lies solely on the team. Team threads will not be closely monitored by staff. Your team thread is a place for your team to communicate. Try to stay active in your team threads to build rapport within your team, and do your best to contribute any help you can to struggling team members. Avoid asking team members about their performance in your team thread. PM your Team Captain about performance issues. Temp folding is when a user folds in 2 or more categories on a team. This will be allowed without any limitation, but the purpose of being a temp folder is for it to be temporary. Long periods of temp folding will be questioned. Hardware Swapping will be permitted 1x per month in all cases unless it's a result of hardware failure which allows swapping even if you already used your 1x provision. Do not swap your hardware until you PM BWG with the details, and BWG confirms the swap is complete in the stats system. Multi-Die GPUs are GPUs with more than 1 die recognized by the client as such. I 2 die GPU, such as the GTX 690 has 2 dies and 2 folding slots. The GRID M40 has 4 dies and 4 folding slots. LARS takes the average of 1 die into account. On these GPUs, you would isolate your passkey to your best die, and then we'd use the LARS all OS Average. The remaining dies, if folded, would need to be setup with a separate passkey. To add/subtract a team member, PM @BWG with the following information: Adding a Folder EHW Name: Folding Name: Folding Team: Team Name: Unique Passkey: Hardware: Category: Removing a Folder Team Name: User Name: Category: Reason For Leaving: Blame@axipher, always! The History of the Team Competition. Teams Participating and Folders: The Fluffy Pink Ninja's The Foldaholics Out of Beta Team OCN Team Vacancy: Event Winner's: Event Change Log: September - Monthly LARS re-balancing added and will eventually be automated, 2 day break will make the event start on the 3rd of every month, rules surrounding LARS and folding to influence LARS for a competitive advantage.

@axipherchomp your avatar at this double post. @tictocwhat is your team name going to be? BOINC is off the table

Pedal to the metal!!! 1050w is in! 1st and 2nd ti temps loaded with F@H look great!

1050w is in and 1080ti's are now full power. Should see PPD jump a bit.

Welcome to The Fluffy Pink Ninja's Team Thread for the Extreme Team Folding Event! Team Captain: BWG: Wildcard - GTX960 Minions: Bastiaan_NL: nVidia - 2080ti Rev. A tenchimyo93: AMD - RX580 Retired Folders: Team Championship Wins:

Nope, just fold it. Thanks ?

12x16 office with no ventilation to achieve such a thing, but I'm going to hook up the ac for when it rains. You know, I could just install a screen door outside of my office door. I did a full pocket door with frame!

I think he would say...

We were just discussing the event details here, and trying to setup the teams. I see you might not have participated in TC on OCN either, so take a look at how it used to run to get a feel for what it's like. I mean, you did select you were interested in being a captain on the sign up, but that's ok. I guess we will concentrate on establishing the Team Captains and Team Names first.

Because it's the only way we can track points on a single piece of hardware. It's not a fold all event, it's a single item in a category. Did you never TC on OCN? We could just leave you out as a Captain for now. I'm sure it will expand a little later where you could form a team to captain then. I have interested captains as you, cptasian, tictoc, and kobalt. I may run FPN for Bastiaan and use the hertz 960, so with 12 interested, we would only need 3 more captains and we have 4 interested. What do you think? EDIT: Yeah, you didn't huh? Read this sometime, if it's even still legible, to get a feel for the event: https://www.overclock.net/threads/team-competition-manual.1270919/

TC is delayed for Avacado's Tesla's. NOT!

I can put hertz on fpn if you want. So, little update for all those that are wondering. @zodac is building tables, @axipher is building php, @1337lutz is imagining the new graphics and layout. We could be in demo stage by next week. @ENTERPRISEis adding the sub-forum. So, let's talk about the teams. Summoning all those who signed up for the event: @tenchimuyo93 @Supercrumpet @Avacado @Zonalo @tictoc @damric @Bastiaan_NL

Free sauna courtesy of folding! I couldn't leave the window open last night because of rain.

I haven't, but is it kid friendly?

OP Updated, keep them rolling in and I will put you up there.

I'm just here for the bass notes.... This sounds interesting! Very excellent live audio mixing.

I switched it over to OCN. Will let it ride there for a while, and then over to TPU. I think I'll switch it back for events here only. Got a used radiator lined up from donkey1514. Checking to see if he has a pump too. When I pulled the GPU apart, I noticed the MCW82 will fit through the same holes as the GTX460. So, I have ramsinks and fans to get this all under h20 soon.

Let me know how good that is for long periods of sitting. I almost ordered one.

70% power no oc on all.

Before 1080ti's and stuff pic. Pretty interesting wide-angle pic! Leak test on 1. Low flow, axing gpu inlet 90.

No sense in making another post, so I'll keep these consolidated and maybe link the updates in the OP that way we can quickly see the Team Progression. 1 billion mark smashed in monthly production! Great work! A lot of old/new names. Lots of green up arrows.

I just blow 200 psi at it with my air compressor for next to nothing ?

Yep, I tore the GPU down and put fresh TIM on it because stock folding was 80C at 100% power. Not terrible, but a lot lower now. +100 core and +100 voltage at 108% and 75% fan is 77C after TIM. Much better! I didn't do anything but change the power level to 108% before and was hitting 90C. Should have took pictures of the non-existent TIM which was stock. Showed it's age. The 990FXA UD3 v1.0 has terrible fan controls, and Easy Tune 6 is all but dead for Win 10, so I had to run an extension to my fan controller in my main PC for the time being until I replace my broken Commander Pro which was my fault. The board is setup in the bios right, but the fan ramping up and down all day is annoying, so I run them at 1,000 rpm on the controller. I have to drain both of my other loops today to swap GPU's around. Should be neat, and you should see a big jump from me by Wednesday when the 1050w PSU shows up.

Wow, this one's going to be neat! Also, thanks Corsair!