I'm afraid it will take the removal of a k from the .dat to have any impact on speed at this point, and even then it would probably only be a few %.
i'll preface by saying i've been away from SOB for quite a while..
however i've just noticed (via primegrid/boinc) that the current dat is over 6 months old..
remind me if i'm wrong.. but doesnt it get smaller as we find factors? and does that not increase the sieve speed.?
i realise that creating a new .dat/.sieveinput file, and that a new file then needs to be downloaded by everyone..
i guess my question is.. is there somethign else i am forgetting?
and is there any plan to update it soon?
ShoeLace
I'm afraid it will take the removal of a k from the .dat to have any impact on speed at this point, and even then it would probably only be a few %.
yeah i know its not much..
i also thought that with the upcoming primegrid challenge.. any small increase times lots of people starts to add up.
AFAIK a new dat without k removal would not increase the sieve speed with the new client.
I guess one thing to think about would be removing all n less than the double check level of psp which is 1.5M there abouts.
That would only lead to a (48.5/50)^.5 speed increase if I recall (less than 1%).
Th eonly advantage at this time would be in regards to P-1 testing. However P-1 is not used at PSP and is going to be incorporated into the new SoB at 16M...
I guess there is a bandwidth issue savings for a new dat... BUt then again everyone would have to down load it not just new people...
Don't get me wrong I'd like a new dat too, but just can't find a justification. A prime is about the only thing that will make a dat change at this point.
Here is hoping for a prime.
afair this topic is raised up few times an year for past few years.
i can give you simple justification. people loves progress. love to moving forward. they like when something happens with their favorite project. havin a prime once in a year for person that check his stats DAILY is a PAIN.
SoB definitely need two news per month on a main page.
so new dat is just a something that keeps users interested. it creates a buzz around the projects. it create a news event.
- whats' new about XXXXXXX project?
- they make this and that...
- what about SoB?
- nothing.
*year passed*
- whats' new about XXXXXXX project?
- they make this and that...
- what about SoB?
- hmm... nothing.
- does they in a coma?
You do have a good point there Death, It would probably generate some publicity among DC fans. Best to delay a bit then, the new p95-sb client is still news.
bandwidth will be exactly the same as dat size ))))
you upload it in 4shared.com or rapidshare and bandwidth is not your problem ))
I can host it if you wish on my godaddy account. It have 100Gb monthly traffic and I barely use 1Gb.
news is a gas for internet. there should be a 2-3 news post monthly.
Updates are welcome but too many updates (often trivial news) may bring some in the short run but in the long run, may be ignored. Personally, I didn't care too much for the Colbert number update (was there a change in new users or an increase in work done?) but events such as a new dat would do the trick (at least semi-annually or quarterly).