Primegrid cheater?

[MindCrime]

I looked at the top computers on primegrid and the first one on the list that wasn't anonymous is this guy

https://www.primegrid.com/hosts_user.php?userid=914937

they run PSP (MT) and looks like 10 threads per. No GPU apps, or GPU listed. It says it is a Core2 Q9400. it makes like 5 million a day.





seems like the old gaming benchmark trick?

https://stats.free-dc.org/user/pgrid/914937

[zombie67]

Not a cheater. It is a front end to a farm that he owns.

[MindCrime]

Other computers are doing all the work but that one runs the boinc client?

[zombie67]

Yep. The one does all the talking/fetching with the project, then distributes the tasks to a farm not directly connected to the internet.

Yours is a frequently asked question on the PG forum. Try reading the next ~7 posts, starting here:

https://www.primegrid.com/forum_thre...ap=true#145557