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PS3 Folding@Home Begins with Impressive Numbers

Posted by Zonk on from the make-science-history-in-your-living-room dept.

hansamurai writes "As we've previously discussed, the Folding@Home client is now available on the PS3, and already some early results are in. The total number of teraflops generated by PS3s has already exceeded all other OS contributions combined and the entire project is heading towards one petaflop of distributed computing power. Stanford notes that their teraflops calculation is conservatively calculated so the total power could be under-appreciated. With the PS3 European release complete and the Folding client already available to them, the number of users will continue to grow for the time being, let's hope that the project does not run out of work units to pass out. Kotaku has some numbers that are a few hours old since the Stanford server is getting hit pretty hard with the renewed interest in the project."

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  1. Re:What about global warming? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    As opposed to SETI@Home?

  2. Re:What about global warming? by Sciros · · Score: 3, Funny

    I predict that the average global temperature will go up by 3000+ degrees by the year 5,000,000,000 if we maintain the current rate of PS3 usage for Folding@Home.

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  3. That's all nice and good but by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    As we've previously discussed, the Folding@Home client is now available on the PS3, and already some early results are in [CC].

    When will the SNES version finally be available?

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    1. Re:That's all nice and good but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Where you been, man? I've been running it for three years now!
      (I should complete my first work unit sometime in August.)

  4. Re:From much less CPU's too by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that a slim ps2 or a old ps2, and what's the longest you've had it up before? Ooh. Slashdot come-on lines.
  5. Re:What about global warming? by drix · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, doof. Whatever benevolent alien race we finally make contact with should be more than happy to bootstrap us with their limitless free energy generation technology. All part of the master plan.

    Curing cancer... pfft. Like that's gonna help anyone.

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  6. Re:F@H ps3 vs 360 by rustalot42684 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well with the Wii, you can actually fold the proteins yourself using the innovative new motion-sensing controller!