Graphics Slowdown

[MIGHTYMAN]

Have the latest Nvida drivers and latest version of boinc, i find that when its running on the gpu my graphics slows down, when i stop the cuda its back to normal.
Im running a 8800Gt.

Is this normal?

[yoda]

As far as I know, it should follow the rules you set up in your global BOINC preferences.  If that's set to run BOINC all the time (i.e. not stop when you;re using the PC), it would probably keep running, although at a lower priority than other programs.

But I haven't had any experience with it as I only have CUDA capable cards in my crunchers which I don't use for anything else.

[MIGHTYMAN]

I have my Q6600 to run Boinc at all times and dont notice it affecting the computer at all, i might have to set
this to a yes at Gpugrid.

Suspend GPU work while computer is in use?
Enforced by version 6.7+

[ONYX]

GPUGrid totally kills my PC - Q9550 with a 9600 Nvidia

Everything is jerky, slow etc. I have to suspend it when I want to do any decent work ... otherwise, if just browsing the net, I will leave it on and endure the blockiness

[veebee]

my 9600 and 9500 dont seem affected when running GPUgrid - everything is smooth..

I even have a 7300 in one Q6600, running F@H and just tried Googlearth..... works better than I ever remember seeing it run before (must be all that mucking around with drivers etc I did trying to get GPUgird running on it...)

[Wang Solutions]

I see the same effect on my 8500GT 256MB, but my other cards are all 1GB and it is not noticeable. Is your card 256MB, 512MB?

[Scott]

I've got an 8800GT 512MB on Vista (with Aero enabled), and I can use the computer fine unless I want to do something particularly graphics intensive (3D games, TV on my tuner card).  In these instances there is a minor framerate hit although in most cases still usable.

[MIGHTYMAN]

I see the same effect on my 8500GT 256MB, but my other cards are all 1GB and it is not noticeable. Is your card 256MB, 512MB?

Its a 512Mb one.

[clownius]

If you want problems lol a slowdown is fine for me but i BSOD if i pause crunching and restart so i learn to live with it.