Hi fellows!

The GPUGRID team wishes you are having (or had) good summer vacations!

For September we are planning to release some changes in the web layout. Among others, extended statistic data will be provided so you can follow the progress of your contribution more closely.

We are still under development and we are open to any suggestions to make improve your experience as users. Specifically, we would be happy to hear which statistical data you find the most relevant or interesting and therefore susceptible of being displayed as graphs.

We thank you for your collaboration!

Gerard M.

If you're going to be graphing run time on the server status page for the average return time could you please show a CPU time and the wall clock time. Thanks

I want to easily see what bonus level was granted for each task. Was it a 25% bonus? Was it a 50% bonus? Show the percentage as a column on the user's task pages! :) Thanks.

Maybe a graph comparing the amount of time/flops/points/returns per wu type for the user.

Statistical data, including those suggestions stated above, broken down by computer, then by video card.

If possible I would like options in the tasks department. Sorting per column for run time and task name. It would also be nice if it possible to sort per WU. Then I can see the differences in my rigs and GPU per WU.
Now I can see these differences too, but I have to do it more manually and sometimes they are on the next page.
Also nice when I sort for shorts first, that is already possible, and then sort for run time, task.

But please do not take to much time and effort in the layout and web design. For me it works fine already. The science for medicine is more important to me.
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Greetings from TJ

I've just uploaded the new version of the website. In case you are seeing orcs, I recommend you to delete the cache and everything should work fine. The main new features, apart from the layout, are:

- Performance page: where you can see the shortest WU completition times.
- In science, for each paper there's a rank of contributors and some statistics about the contribution.

Don't hesitate to make suggestions and give feedback!

Just to clarify, if you see the page destructured: don't panic. It just means that your browser is loading the old pages from cache. Therefore, delete the cache, which you can find usually in settings or history, and everything should run smoothly. Let us know if it doesn't!

Wow!

I like the new version very much.

Nice work! Is it possible to add for each scientific project the user (host)percentage of total contribution. I've completed over 450 Nathan CMYBIX short work units, but have no idea what my total contribution percentage was. Say there was 40,000 total Nathan's completed, what is a each user (host) computing percentage for each project being researched? How many work unit did a host complete, compared to overall amount being processed?
Also, could you list the amount of tasks left for each scientific project before it's finalized?
Thank you for the excellent research topics, and hard work being put forth by all.

The new look is great! The performance section is fantastic!!

Well done! :)
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Yes indeed the new look looks great.
But I have one remark. I have a 24 inch screen but on the tasks page all information seems a bit cramped to each other. It may be a foul by the eye, but it looks like that the columns are a bit closer to each other.
Would be nice if it spread more over the screen, but that could be a setting of my own I don't know of.
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Greetings from TJ

Hi ExaPower, the only thing I'll be able to implement is the percentage of total credit contributed by each of you. It will be quite a small number, thats why rank is usually used instead.

About the other requests, I'm afraid to say that the BOINC system is not storing the information related to the number of crunched units (only total credit)... if I'm not mistaken after 15-20 days this information is erased and only total credit is left. What I could do is a percentage of recent (last 15-20 days) collaboration that would be something like the number of WU belonging to someone/total number of WU in store and plot it in performance. I don't know if it would make any point, tough.

About the tasks left for a project, I will say it is very hard to tell. You have to understand that a research line is a dynamic process of constant input-output, where the researcher is trying to prove a hypothesis by doing little experiments, aka simulations, until it is proven or disproven. Put it this way, I'm sure it would be hard for you to tell how much would you need to learn how to ski.

Have you tried deleting the cache? If the problem persists I'll have a look at it on monday. Thanks and give us feedback!

Yes I have cleared the cache. It is not a problem, it is what I see.
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Greetings from TJ

About the tasks left for a project, I will say it is very hard to tell. You have to understand that a research line is a dynamic process of constant input-output, where the researcher is trying to prove a hypothesis by doing little experiments, aka simulations, until it is proven or disproven. Put it this way, I'm sure it would be hard for you to tell how much would you need to learn how to ski.

What I was trying to say is that the end of any of the batches you can see in performance page don't necessary mean, usually not at all, the end of a project or the publication of a paper. A variable number of those batches are combined into a scientific paper and we can't know a priori how much simulation we will need to get it done.

What I could do is a percentage of recent (last 15-20 days) collaboration that would be something like the number of WU belonging to someone/total number of WU in store and plot it in performance. I don't know if it would make any point, tough.

For people Crunching GPUGRID 24/7 this idea is valid.

Put it this way, I'm sure it would be hard for you to tell how much would you need to learn how to ski.

I really like the added performance info. Keep up the good work.

I would like to make a suggestion for a related enhancement.

It seems like it would be helpful to look at the WU failures too. That's compute power that we are not putting to good use. I wonder if we could break out the WU failures by operating system (Linux version, Windows version, etc.) so that we can possibly find a pattern (maybe WU X doesn't run well on Win 8.1 for example). This would allow the Win 8.1 users to change preferences so they don't receive this type of WU, and hopefully allow the development staff to take a second look to see if there is a repairable problem for that WU x OS combination.

Hi!
The new layout is not only eye-catching, but also offering new features, which is great. Thanks for that!
I'd be really greatfull, however, for removing obsolete and annoying Google Translate bar on top of the website.

Regards
Luke

It often disturbed the navivation of the links in bottom of it what i remember.

Interesting the performance tab. My hardware seems to be outdated from the view of most users but still over million rac ^^ but ok its powerhungry.

The lighter design is good too :)
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DSKAG Austria Research Team: http://www.research.dskag.at

I have another suggestion. For each WU batch, put the number of WU's in each batch, along with a list of how many each user completed successfully, the number of failures, maybe the percentage of success. Another possibility would be doing the same thing for each host, and adding the operating system, processor, video card.

I know, we can go crazy with this!!

Let's do whatever is reasonable, and practical.

If you hover over the graph, for each batch you will find an N number, which will tell you the number of WU for that batch. I included the GPU description in the rank, but I'm afraid that any information related to the number of crunched units, failure, etc. is a bit out of scope because the data will be biased by the fact that the BOINC server deletes WU information every ~3 weeks or so. For that we already grant credit (both total and recent) and badges, which is a synonym of total contribution to a batch/group of batches (which configure a scientific paper).

By the way, we updated the /science/methods page with 2 papers that got published earlier this year. Thanks again for making them possible!

...I included the GPU description in the rank...

Yes, you are right. I'll try to filter them out.

The bug should be fixed as soon as cache expires.

I really enjoyed- how you included many different generation cards to NOELIA_TRP1188 runtimes, rather then same top cards at each task. It gives the user an idea where a card will be positioned. This added nuance is a nice touch.

Would it be possible to add OS system for Top 20? The Included driver version being used for task with OS gives a more complete view. Again, Thank you for time, and effort involved.

The new site is great.
Over at EVGA we jumped on the new Performance tab.
Compared clocks and time stamps, having all sorts of fun..
Thanks
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Hmm could it be there is something strange since the update for tablets (ipad 2)? Sometimes when i click on a thread, it doesnot open the thread, it shows an googleadd advertisment or something only. Then i have to go back and click the link again. Its only here.
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DSKAG Austria Research Team: http://www.research.dskag.at

I made some little arrangements in the performance tab, solved some problems with the rankings (WU length should be correct now), and I included a new ranking that shows the best GPU performers based on the average return time for acemdlong application. Thanks for crunching and keep the good work up! :)