Martin 53N 1W <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote:

I use GIMPS as a continuous system check. It performs checksums as part 
of its calculations that confirm the CPU/FPU operations are still correct.

GIMPS gets low priority (5% - 10% CPU) whilst boinc gets a low priority 
but higher than GIMPS.

I'm running GIMPS and SETI Classic together right now; when Classic is gone, it will be just GIMPS.

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