Re: [AMBER] experiences with EVGA GTX TITAN Superclocked - memtestG80 - UNDERclocking in Linux ?

From: Jonathan Gough <jonathan.d.gough.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 06:01:35 -0400

Bad News.

I ran each set of tests 4 times, nstlim=100000. FactorIX was the only one
that gave consistent results. Again I had a few that just died without any
error messages.

CentOs 6
gnu compilers
Cuda 5.0 and Driver Version: 319.23
AmberTools version 13.09
     Amber version 12.18

Cellulose_production_NVE/1/mdout: Etot = -443246.3206 EKtot =
 258074.3438 EPtot = -701320.6644
Cellulose_production_NVE/2/mdout Died at 4000 steps - no error message.
Cellulose_production_NVE/3/mdout: Etot = -443238.0345 EKtot =
 257651.0625 EPtot = -700889.0970
Cellulose_production_NVE/4/mdout: Etot = -443246.3206 EKtot =
 258074.3438 EPtot = -701320.6644

Cellulose_production_NPT/1/mdout: Etot = -441009.1612 EKtot =
 257571.2031 EPtot = -698580.3643
Cellulose_production_NPT/2/mdout: Etot = -440947.3717 EKtot =
 257723.3750 EPtot = -698670.7467
Cellulose_production_NPT/3/mdout: Etot = -441024.3259 EKtot =
 257406.5781 EPtot = -698430.9041
Cellulose_production_NPT/4/mdout: Etot = -440970.6005 EKtot =
 257756.1250 EPtot = -698726.7255

FactorIX_production_NVE/1/mdout: Etot = -234189.5802 EKtot =
54845.8359 EPtot = -289035.4162
FactorIX_production_NVE/2/mdout: Etot = -234189.5802 EKtot =
54845.8359 EPtot = -289035.4162
FactorIX_production_NVE/3/mdout: Etot = -234189.5802 EKtot =
54845.8359 EPtot = -289035.4162
FactorIX_production_NVE/4/mdout: Etot = -234189.5802 EKtot =
54845.8359 EPtot = -289035.4162

FactorIX_production_NPT/1/mdout: Etot = -234493.4304 EKtot =
55062.0156 EPtot = -289555.4460
FactorIX_production_NPT/2/mdout: Etot = -234493.4304 EKtot =
55062.0156 EPtot = -289555.4460
FactorIX_production_NPT/3/mdout: Etot = -234493.4304 EKtot =
55062.0156 EPtot = -289555.4460
FactorIX_production_NPT/4/mdout: Etot = -234493.4304 EKtot =
55062.0156 EPtot = -289555.4460

JAC_production_NVE/1/mdout: Etot = -58141.0647 EKtot =
14347.6699 EPtot = -72488.7346
JAC_production_NVE/2/mdout: Etot = -58141.4961 EKtot =
14320.1465 EPtot = -72461.6425
JAC_production_NVE/3/mdout: Died at 48000 steps
JAC_production_NVE/4/mdout: Etot = -58141.6938 EKtot =
14257.2305 EPtot = -72398.9243

JAC_production_NPT/1/mdout: Died at 78000 steps
JAC_production_NPT/2/mdout: Etot = -58206.6103 EKtot =
14384.7959 EPtot = -72591.4062
JAC_production_NPT/3/mdout: Etot = -58211.2469 EKtot =
14454.1592 EPtot = -72665.4061
JAC_production_NPT/1/mdout: Died at 89000 steps


Any recommendations on what to do? Send the card back? Update drivers?
 Update Cuda?




On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Marek Maly <marek.maly.ujep.cz> wrote:

> Yes you got it,
>
> one more thing. Check carefully the benchmark mdin files and
> if you see there "ig=-1" just delete this, to ensure, that
> both runs of the given test will run using the same random seed.
>
> (As I remember I found it just in one or two tests, don't remember which
> one).
>
> Let us know your results i.e. if all the tests (JAC NVE/NPT, FACTOR_IX
> NVE/NPT etc.)
> successfully finished all 100K steps (in both runs) and if moreover the
> results from both runs
> are identical (just check the final energy).
>
> In case of any error (writen in mdout file or in standard output (screen
> or nohup.out ...) ), please report it here as well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> M.
>
>
>
>
>
> Dne Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:34:39 +0200 Jonathan Gough
> <jonathan.d.gough.gmail.com> napsal/-a:
>
> > I know I'm late in the game, but I have been reading some of these two
> > Titan threads. I'm now attempting to test my 1 Titan card and I want to
> > make sure I understand what I aught to be doing.
> >
> > Download the Amber_GPU_Benchmark_Suite
> > in mdin, change nstlim=100000
> > and then run the 6 benchmarks at least 2 times each
> >
> > yes?
> >
> > The issue that we have had is that simulations would just prematurely
> > stop.
> > We didn't see any error messages in the mdout file though, they just
> > stopped.
> >
> > Were using Cuda 5.0 and Driver Version: 319.23
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Marek Maly <marek.maly.ujep.cz> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Scott,
> >>
> >> thanks for update ! Let's see what will be reaction from NVIDIA.
> >> In the worst case let's hope that also some other (NON-NVIDIA) "GPU FFT
> >> library"
> >> alternatives exists (to be compiled/used alternatively with pmemd.cuda)
> >>
> >> BTW I just found this perhaps interesting article (I only list the
> >> supplementary part. ):
> >>
> >> http://www.computer.org/csdl/trans/td/preprint/06470608-abs.html
> >>
> >> OK, meanwhile I finished my experiment/tests with swapping my two titans
> >> in slots. As you can see below it did not solve the problems on my
> >> "less stable" titan, but on the other hand there is significant
> >> improvement.
> >> I will now try with just "my less stable" GPU plugged on motherboard to
> >> eventually confirm that it's less stability has origin in it's higher
> >> sensitivity
> >> to dual GPU configuration (OR just to dual GPU config with another Titan
> >> maybe that
> >> with GTX 580/680 it will be OK or at least better than with 2 Titans).
> >>
> >> M.
> >>
> >>
> >> SIMULTANEOUS TEST (BOTH GPUS) running at the same time
> >>
> >> density (100K steps, NPT, restrained solute)
> >> prod1 and prod2 (250K steps, NPT)
> >>
> >> TITAN_0, TITAN_1 now rather identify PCI slots than given cards.
> >>
> >> all the errs I have obtained here is here just:
> >>
> >> -----
> >> cudaMemcpy GpuBuffer::Download failed unspecified launch failure
> >> -----
> >>
> >> #1 ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION
> >>
> >> density prod1 prod2
> >>
> >> TITAN_0
> >> -297755.2479 -299267.1086 65K
> >> 20K -299411.2631 100K
> >>
> >> TITAN_1
> >> -297906.5447 -298657.3725 -298683.8965
> >> -297906.5447 -298657.3725 -298683.8965
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> #2 AFTER GPU SWAPPING (respect to PCI slots)
> >>
> >> density prod1 prod2
> >>
> >> TITAN_0 (so these are results of the GPU named before as TITAN_1)
> >> -297906.5447 -298657.3725 -298683.8965
> >> -297906.5447 -298657.3725 -298683.8965
> >>
> >> TITAN_1 (so these are results of the GPU named before as TITAN_0)
> >> -297906.5447 240K -298764.5294
> >> -297752.2836 -298997.8891 -299610.3812
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dne Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:15:48 +0200 Scott Le Grand
> >> <varelse2005.gmail.com>
> >> napsal/-a:
> >>
> >> > Filip,
> >> > What's happening on Titan can take a while to trigger. I have
> >> delivered
> >> > a
> >> > repro to NVIDIA that shows exactly what's happening but it's up to
> >> them
> >> > to
> >> > explain why because its occurring inside cuFFT. That's why you need
> >> to
> >> > run
> >> > at least 100K iterations to see a single occurrence.
> >> >
> >> > There's a second issue that's happening with large GB simulations, but
> >> > that
> >> > one is even harder to trap. That doesn't mean it isn't happening,
> >> just
> >> > that it's on the very edge of doing so on Titan.
> >> >
> >> > Thankfully, I have not been able to trigger either bug on GK104 or
> >> K20...
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > AMBER mailing list
> >> > AMBER.ambermd.org
> >> > http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber
> >> >
> >> > __________ Informace od ESET NOD32 Antivirus, verze databaze 8415
> >> > (20130605) __________
> >> >
> >> > Tuto zpravu proveril ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.eset.cz
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratným poštovním klientem Opery:
> >> http://www.opera.com/mail/
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> AMBER mailing list
> >> AMBER.ambermd.org
> >> http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > AMBER mailing list
> > AMBER.ambermd.org
> > http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber
> >
> > __________ Informace od ESET NOD32 Antivirus, verze databaze 8416
> > (20130605) __________
> >
> > Tuto zpravu proveril ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
> >
> > http://www.eset.cz
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Tato zpráva byla vytvořena převratným poštovním klientem Opery:
> http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> _______________________________________________
> AMBER mailing list
> AMBER.ambermd.org
> http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber
>
_______________________________________________
AMBER mailing list
AMBER.ambermd.org
http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber
Received on Thu Jun 06 2013 - 03:30:03 PDT
Custom Search