Differences in Applications

[Zig]

Hi. I just signed up for the forums, but I've been getting the newsletter for a long time now. I was wondering what the differences in the application and the screensaver versions of the software are. Does the screensaver one only start to work when the windows screensaver is activated?<BR><BR>I'm running an Athlon XP 1800+, 512 MB PC 2100, (and a GeForce4 Ti4600--won't help but I wanted to brag).

[roy]

The screensaver version can run fullscreen so it looks like a screensaver while your computer is idle and folding. I would advise you to get the fat-free version because the visual effects take up clock cycles and could possible make folding significantly longer. I go with the GUI version and always keep it minimized.

[bluegreenshxt]

i like the console version better..but yea...the gui version is good too..

[BAM!]

if you want the colsole or gui version but also want to have it as a screen saver and pop up when you're away. downlad EMIII's screen saver. it's a plug-in software/screen saver for F@H. you can find the link the one of the threads i posted called "F@H addon software" cool thing about it is that it almost take up no system resources at all. you won't have to worry about losing the clock cycles on the graphs. i talked to the author and he said it uses even less clock cycles than EMIII itself.<BR><BR>-bam!

[Colin]

Hey Zig, welcome to PCStats! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>To be honest I always thought teh graphics slowed F@H a bit... My machine folds slower with them enabled (or is it cuz I'm using a P4? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> ). But I guess if Howard BAM! talked to the F@H guys and said it doesn't make a difference I guess he's right.