diff --git a/doc/boinc_news.php b/doc/boinc_news.php index 83d8dc89a2..54dcc428d4 100644 --- a/doc/boinc_news.php +++ b/doc/boinc_news.php @@ -1,10 +1,27 @@ computing using NVIDIA GPUs. + Two projects currently have GPU-enabled applications: + GPUgrid.net and + SETI@home. + If your computer has a recent NVIDIA GPU, + you can compute 2X to 10X faster than with your CPU alone. + " +), +array("December 17, 2008", + "A press release from NVIDIA announcing BOINC's GPU support + is available in + English, + Spanish, + and Catalan." +), array("December 16, 2008", - "BOINC 6.4 is now the recommended version for Windows and Linux. - Upgrade now. - " + "Version 6.4 of the BOINC client software has been released. + This is the recommended version for Windows and Linux. + Upgrade now. + " ), array("December 10, 2008", "AQUA@home is now open to volunteers. AQUA (Adiabatic QUantum Algorithms) is a research project, based at D-Wave Systems, Inc., whose goal is to predict the performance of superconducting adiabatic quantum computers on a variety of hard problems arising in fields ranging from materials science to machine learning." diff --git a/doc/cuda.php b/doc/cuda.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0844805c39 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/cuda.php @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ + +Most computers are equipped with a +Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) +that handles their graphical output, +including the 3-D animated graphics used in computer games. +The computing power of GPUs has increased rapidly, +and they are now often much faster than +the computer's main processor, or CPU. +

+NVIDIA (a leading GPU manufacturer) +has developed a system called CUDA that uses GPUs for scientific computing. +With NVIDIA's assistance, +some BOINC-based projects have applications that run on NVIDIA GPUs using CUDA. +These applications run from 2X to 10X faster than the CPU-only version. +We urge BOINC participants to use them if possible. +

+Just follow these instructions: +

+1) Check whether your computer has a CUDA-capable GPU +

+CUDA programs work on most newer NVIDIA GPUs. +To find out if your GPU is compatible: + +
+

+2) Get the latest NVIDIA driver +

+Download and install the latest driver (a reboot will be required). +
+

+3) Get the latest BOINC software +

+Download and install +version 6.4.5 or later of the BOINC software. +
+ +

+You're done! +Now start up BOINC, and soon you'll be racking up big credit numbers. +

+Projects with CUDA applications: +

+ +Of course, you can attach to other projects too; +BOINC will keep both your CPU and GPU busy. +"; + +page_tail(); +?>