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What are the recommended minimum system specifications?
How much data will I download and upload while participating with World Community Grid?
What are the recommended minimum system specifications?
In order to participate in World Community Grid, need to have at least the following:
- The ability to display 8-bit graphics at 800x600 resolution
- An Internet connection with minimum 40kpbs speed
In addition, each research project has its own requirement for memory and disk space. These are as follows:
| Research Project |
Memory Available |
Disk Space |
Operating Systems |
| Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2 |
64 MB |
50 MB |
Windows1, Mac2, Linux3 |
| Influenza Antiviral Drug Search |
250 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
| Help Fight Childhood Cancer |
250 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
| The Clean Energy Project |
430 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac2, Linux3 |
| Nutritious Rice for the World |
128 MB |
50 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
| Help Conquer Cancer |
250 MB |
50 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
| Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together |
250 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
| Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 |
250 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac2, Linux3 |
| FightAIDS@Home |
250 MB |
100 MB |
Windows1, Mac, Linux3 |
1. World Community Grid supports the following Windows platforms: Windows ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008
2. For these projects, only Mac computers using Intel processors are supported
3. Only Linux on x86 and x86-64 is supported
How much data will I download and upload while participating with World Community Grid?
The amount of data that you transfer depends upon how your processing preferences are set to run, how powerful your computer is and how often your computer is on. It also varies based upon which research projects you run on your computer. An average computer contributing to World Community Grid returns about 2 results per day.
Each of the research projects at World Community Grid uses a different application, input files and output files. As a result, the size used for each of these varies by project. This is outlined on the chart below. Please note that the data is compressed during transfer and is decompressed after it has been downloaded. As a result it will occupy more space on disk then the numbers shown below.
| Research Project |
One-Time Download |
Per Workunit Download |
Per Workunit Upload |
| Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2 |
0.7 MB |
0.1 MB |
0.2 MB |
| Influenza Antiviral Drug Search |
2.5 MB |
0.1 MB |
1.0 MB |
| Help Fight Childhood Cancer |
1.0 MB |
0.1 MB |
0.1 MB |
| The Clean Energy Project - Type A* |
4.5 MB |
0.5 MB |
1.0 MB |
| The Clean Energy Project - Type B* |
4.5 MB |
0.5 MB |
8.5 MB |
| Nutritious Rice for the World |
2.0 MB |
0.2 MB |
0.2 MB |
| Help Conquer Cancer |
1.0 MB |
0.1 MB |
0.1 MB |
| Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together |
2.5 MB |
0.1 MB |
1.0 MB |
| Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 |
12.0 MB |
1.5 MB |
0.1 MB |
| FightAIDS@Home |
1.5 MB |
0.1 MB |
0.1 MB |
* The size of workunits for The Clean Energy Project vary based on the 'type' of workunits. As a result these are shown in separate rows.
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