I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on
my old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php
--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

Keith (Southend) wrote:
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on
my old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php

One of the things that slightly concerns me is that by running this
climate prediction software (if I can, I don't know if there's a Linux
version) I am also contributing by increasing my energy demands. My
processor draws about 6 times more power when it is busy than when it is
idle.

Keith: it depends what processor you have as to what range of
temperatures is good.

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
Reverse my e-mail address to reply by e-mail

Download and install this

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/climatech.../bbcclimate.sh

You can uninstall it if it causes problems

Good luck

Paul

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
Keith (Southend) wrote:
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on my
old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php

One of the things that slightly concerns me is that by running this
climate prediction software (if I can, I don't know if there's a Linux
version) I am also contributing by increasing my energy demands. My
processor draws about 6 times more power when it is busy than when it is
idle.

Keith: it depends what processor you have as to what range of temperatures
is good.

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
Reverse my e-mail address to reply by e-mail

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate Change
Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net



No Chance!

Jonathan Stott wrote:

One of the things that slightly concerns me is that by running this
climate prediction software (if I can, I don't know if there's a Linux
version) I am also contributing by increasing my energy demands. My
processor draws about 6 times more power when it is busy than when it is
idle.

Keith: it depends what processor you have as to what range of
temperatures is good.


There is a LINUX version, the download is just under the main DOWNLOAD
button.

My PC is on 24/7, but yes you are correct by running the programme you
are drawing more power for the processor and hence the increase in heat.
I have an AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, I beleive these run warmer
than the Pentiums. However because of the heat problem I had
before I have an 120mm Heat Sink fitted, plus the box has fans back
and front. My previous one was an AMD Athlon 2700, but this and
it's small fan was tucked away behind the power supply so could not get
cooled very well.

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

nguk wrote:


No Chance!



Why are you so against it Neil?

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:38:13 +0000, Jonathan Stott
wrote:
Keith (Southend) wrote:
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on
my old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php

One of the things that slightly concerns me is that by running this
climate prediction software (if I can, I don't know if there's a Linux
version) I am also contributing by increasing my energy demands. My
processor draws about 6 times more power when it is busy than when it is
idle.

Even if you were to model weather by banging 3 times on a rock, you'd
still be

1. expending energy as heat
2. exhaling greenhouse gases

and btw there is a linux version

I've created a 'group' for interested parties to join.
URL is he http://bbc.cpdn.org/create_account_form.php?teamid=698

Let me know what you think. Direct email to me is lists at reiteration
dot net
--
John38

- And on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:31:15 +0000, it was spake thus said in message "Keith (Southend)" :

I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on
my old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php

I've been running this since http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ came out.
I'd been running http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ for many years until they stopped it
and superseded it with BOINC which runs many things at the same time...
I then found that I could run http://climateprediction.net/ and there's more out
there if you want to really use your computers CPU to the full when it's on - as far
as I can work out, not many machines are using the full of their system abilities
when they're on so most of the power usage's going to waste...

There, my hapenerth...
--
Nick in Northallerton
Also @ www.whelan.me.uk
And nickw7coc on
Yahoo & MSN
but I use http://www.trillian.cc as I like it better
also on Skype and Google talk

Hi Jonathon,

I haven't done the sums but I suspect that the extra electricity consumed
from extra CPU activity will be fairly small. Other activities, especially
travel, will have a far more significant 'carbon impact'. If you are
concerned then why not forego a couple of journeys by car or switch to a
supplier of 'green' electricity (e.g. Ecotricity
http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/)... problem solved!

(BTW, the extra heat generated by the CPU will be useful 'space heating'
during the cooler months and will mean that you have to use less fuel to
keep your dwelling warm.)

Yes I am running the experiment, and on 'green' electricity!

All the best,
Richard.



"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
Keith (Southend) wrote:
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on my
old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php

One of the things that slightly concerns me is that by running this
climate prediction software (if I can, I don't know if there's a Linux
version) I am also contributing by increasing my energy demands. My
processor draws about 6 times more power when it is busy than when it is
idle.

Keith: it depends what processor you have as to what range of temperatures
is good.

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
Reverse my e-mail address to reply by e-mail

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
I was just wondering how many of us on usw are running the 'Climate
Change Experiment' in conjunction with the BBC and Climateprediction.net
? I used to run the original one until my last PC keeled over, but
hopefully the latest one I built should be able to cope easily. The
temperature of my processor on this machine went from 33°c to 45°c, on
my old one it ran at 60°c + at times.

http://bbc.cpdn.org/index.php
--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

I've been running it since it was in beta, on an Athlon 600. I am
quickly slipping down the ranks :-(

I am now taking the Open University course which is linked to
the model, only £99. See;
http://www.open.ac.uk/science/short/ and;
http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C02S199
Note the price goes up if you do not sign up for the May
presentation.

Cheers, Alastair.