The Formula BOINC sprint ends tonight at 22:00 UTC, so there's still time to crunch, but I already want to say thank you to everyone.

This sprint was a real test for me, with very little sleep for the past four days. Originally, Eternity II was only planned for CPUs. I worked like crazy to offer you GPU computing as well, and you answered with incredible power.

What you've achieved in three days (as of 20:00 UTC)
• 3.38 trillion positions per second at the peak: a new project record, almost double the previous one
• 14,827 threads working at the same time: another new record
• 777 quadrillion positions explored: nearly a third of everything the project has computed since it began
• 88,923 boards scoring 463 or more: about 1 in 5 of all the boards of that level the project has ever found
• among them, 3,553 at 464 and 90 at 465, just one point below our best

Unfortunately, we didn't break the score record: our best is still 466 with the five official clues. But finding so many high-scoring boards in three days is still extraordinary.

I'm also very happy that the server held for the whole sprint, at about twice its usual load.

Because GPU support came late, there were cases I hadn't planned for, and some of you ran into them. I'm sorry about that. Every one of them has been written down, and I'll do everything I can to fix them.

Thank you to Formula BOINC for giving me this opportunity. And thank you to all the participants for your commitment, for the enormous power you brought, and for your feedback, which keeps the project moving forward.

We're really happy with this great experience, and we hope to do it again soon!

Benjamin

Hi Benjamin

WOW !!

It looks like everything came together, both from a server perspective, from a Formula BOINC volunteer side and from your help and curation of the event over the last nearly 4 days...so sorry you missed out on your sleep !!

But the stress test has worked out well...the project stayed online and plenty of tasks were available all the time. And if a few niggles were found, then at least the project now has the data so as to work towards any adjustments that might be needed.

So, THANK YOU for your positive feedback during the Sprint and I'm sure that your project will be "in the mix" for future Sprints.

best regards
Tim
Formula BOINC Sprint admin

Now can we get more than 2 tasks and be able to select applications beyond CPU/GPU.

@UBT - Timbo: thank you, Tim! It was a pleasure to work with you, and Formula BOINC brought us exactly what we needed: a real test with real volunteers. The server held, and the small problems we found are all written down, so the project comes out of this sprint stronger. We'd be very happy to take part in a future sprint.

@mmonnin: both are on my list for after the sprint, and you're right about them:
• More than 2 GPU tasks per card: the limit was set for safety, with one task running and one ready. Our numbers show that cards running 2 tasks at once fail no more often, so raising it is on the table.
• Choosing applications: right now you can only pick CPU or GPU. Letting you select each application (for example for WUProp) is noted.
I can't give a date yet, but I'll announce it in the News forum when it's ready.

I don't like that YOU get the choose when we run on our own systems. Make it happen.

In reply to mmonnin's message of 2 Nov 2026:

I don't like that YOU get the choose when we run on our own systems. Make it happen.

@mmonnin: fair enough, I hear you. It's your hardware, and I understand that the current limits feel too tight. They were set during the GPU beta to keep things safe while we learned how these tasks behave.

Everything is running fine right now, but we're shrinking a database that has grown too large, and that takes about 48 hours. Right after that, we'll look at your request: more tasks per card and app selection. I'd rather do it carefully than rush a change that breaks task distribution for everyone, and I'll announce it in News as soon as it's ready.

@mmonnin: done, as promised. Up to 8 GPU tasks per card now, and application selection is available in the project preferences. Details in News.