Make your computer a Mathematician

**GuidoHunter** · 09-13-2004, 06:45 PM

Okay, here's what I understand:

A Sierpinski number is a k value which will yield a prime number if it is multiplied by a number 2^n and has one added to it (i.e. k2^n+1. Parenthesis used appropriately; remember order of operations.). There were seventeen candidates under 78557, and Seventeen or Bust has narrowed those down to eleven by finding an n value for six of the k values. If there can be found an n value for each of the remaining eleven, the Sierpinski conjecture will be proven. Until then, the search will go on, hence the name "Seventeen or Bust".

As Squeek said, they send you one k value (of the eleven remaining) and one n value. You devote many many hours of computations for that one value. If it's not prime, you get another n value. If it is prime, you will be quite recognized by the community of people who really care. I'm currently working on k=10223 and n=6531461. So, if (10223 x 2^6531461)+1 is prime, the number of candidates will be reduced to ten, getting ever closer to proving the conjecture.

Hey, Squeek, how did you set whatever it was to "high"? All I can see to change is the priority from Normal to Low to Idle.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**Squeek** · 09-13-2004, 06:52 PM

Gah...second person to ask.

When I said "high", I meant "the highest it can go", AKA Normal.

My K value is 33661 and the N value is 6,915,888.

Guido, read my last post on page two to verify that your time spent is going towards our team. Tny just did it and it updated him into the list instantly.

~Squeek

**deltro300111** · 09-13-2004, 06:54 PM

c'mon now, I think this deserves a sticky, and ,.. like maybe a news thing.. not only do we get free advertising, but we have the chance of solving an age old math problem, maybe getting FFR in math books, records,... tell me that wouldn't be cool XD XD XD

**87x** · 09-13-2004, 07:12 PM

Yea, and also confirmed.. that if you set the SB prog's priority to normal in the actuall program and then set it to high on your task manager, it will complete the blocks a lot faster...

Here are some little test's I have preformed as proof of this..
(all percentages are taken from a 10 second time period)
-Prog settings -Task Manager Settings -Results
Idle Normal 1.1% blck
Low Normal 1.4% blck
Normal Normal 1.7% blck
Idle High 1.3% blck
Low High 1.9% blck
Normal High 2.1% blck

I didn't dare try doing those on real time because im afraid my comp would freeze just for moving my mouse over top of the "realtime" button... I had to record the times for low and normal percentages on high setting with my cell phone... because it was messing up my clock on the computer..

Those little differences might not seem like much written down like that.. but when dealing with such a big equation, that little extra .3% or .6% can make a huge difference in time..

Just for reference Im using a 1.6 ghz p4... 512 ddr ram... 80 gig hd (if that had anything to do with it)...

Well.. Im going to keep mine on idle(sb prog) - Normal(task manager), settings until I get off then im going to turn it up to Normal(sb prog) - High(task manager) to run through the night....

BTW, I still have my fan setup in front of the computer to keep it cool, lol, Probably not making a difference on speed.. but is making a huge difference on comp case temperature..

**tnyhwk900** · 09-13-2004, 07:19 PM

Cmon, sticky it. This is the next Project Dolphin thing.

And I am so relieved it carried my work over to Team FFR. My comp had been running SB for 8 hours =P

EDIT:
Current k value: 21181
Current n value: 6654044

**Moogy** · 09-13-2004, 07:21 PM

I joined

**87x** · 09-13-2004, 07:24 PM

Yea, I got a total of like .8 days... as it says.. which is like 16 hours, if im reading that "24-hour user rate" chart correctly...

"EDIT"
Current K= 21181
Current N= 6915860

Also.. has anyone tried running two Sb progs at the same time?

**tnyhwk900** · 09-13-2004, 07:25 PM

Awesome. 6 members. GOGOGOGOGO

**Squeek** · 09-13-2004, 07:27 PM

REALTIME'D.

Man this is still not enough. Got several downloads going, windows media player is on nonstop, this program is running on REALTIME on Normal mode, and I've got tons of tabs open on Opera while chatting on several different programs.

What does it take to lag out this amazing peice of machinery?!

~Squeek

**GuidoHunter** · 09-13-2004, 07:28 PM

Squeek's powers of deduction have fallen far below my expectations. I guess I can just come out and SAY that I'm ElSoyokaze.

And I made the mistake of putting SoB on high priority while I had five IE windows open. That REALLY slowed things down, so I'm keeping it on Normal/Normal.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**Moogy** · 09-13-2004, 07:28 PM

Doom 3 on highest settings maybe?

**87x** · 09-13-2004, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by MrESqueek

REALTIME'D.

Man this is still not enough. Got several downloads going, windows media player is on nonstop, this program is running on REALTIME on Normal mode, and I've got tons of tabs open on Opera while chatting on several different programs.

What does it take to lag out this amazing peice of machinery?!

I hate you.. my shit won't do anyhting but that on Normal-High (Sb prog,task manager.. respectively).. I haven't tried just running it on real time with nothing else open though, just to see how fast it goes.. Im afraid after I set it to real time, I won't be able to take it off, because of the humongous(sp?) amount of lag it will create...

**Squeek** · 09-13-2004, 07:36 PM

Guido - My apologies. Why not just go under the name "GuidoHunter" and make it really easy for me? Or if you wanted to somehow make it unobvious for me, Ares113. Tny went under his AIM account for some reason, but I knew it was him when I saw it.

Moogy - I plan to try Half-Life 2 on max quality. UT2k4 was a pushover. As was Rise of Nations. Doom just isn't my type of game.

87x - With half of my computer's specs, I'd say that it working on High for you is pretty darn good. If I closed out my other programs I could get it to run at 40%.

~Squeek

PS - as of now, we're ranked 235. That's a jump of about 60 slots and we're the newest team on the site. We are so awesome.

PPS - Qreepy is apparently on the site but teamless. Moogy is on the site but hasn't downloaded the program yet. Me? I'm pointing out the obvious.

PPPS - I'm owning in the Overall Rate.

**deltro300111** · 09-13-2004, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by MrESqueek

Guido - My apologies. Why not just go under the name "GuidoHunter" and make it really easy for me? Or if you wanted to somehow make it unobvious for me, Ares113. Tny went under his AIM account for some reason, but I knew it was him when I saw it.

Moogy - I plan to try Half-Life 2 on max quality. UT2k4 was a pushover. As was Rise of Nations. Doom just isn't my type of game.

87x - With half of my computer's specs, I'd say that it working on High for you is pretty darn good. If I closed out my other programs I could get it to run at 40%.

~Squeek

PS - as of now, we're ranked 235. That's a jump of about 60 slots and we're the newest team on the site. We are so awesome.

PPS - Qreepy is apparently on the site but teamless. Moogy is on the site but hasn't downloaded the program yet. Me? I'm pointing out the obvious.

PPPS - I'm owning in the Overall Rate.

I must be second

**GuidoHunter** · 09-13-2004, 09:42 PM

Holy shit, this actually got stickied?!

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

Make your computer a Mathematician

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