Nvidia is asking players around the world to join on Fight against the corona virus »COVID-19« to take part. If you have a PC with a usable graphics card at home, you can make a real contribution to research. For this, you have to install a program on your PC, similar to cryptomining, which then calculates protein simulations using a graphics card and CPU.
PC gamers, let’s put those GPUs to work.
Join us and our friends at @OfficialPCMR in supporting folding @ home and donating unused GPU computing power to fight against COVID-19!
Learn more? https://t.co/EQE4u7xTZT pic.twitter.com/uO0ZCq8PEv
– NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) March 13, 2020
The application is from Folding @ home, an initiative that is committed to scientific research on numerous projects with the help of voluntary PC users over the Internet.
By the way: The program can be paused or switched off at any time, for example if you need your performance to play. However, if your PC is sometimes standing around unused, you can also make a contribution to the fight against the corona virus.
What happens to the computing data?
The first wave of research projects on COVID-19 is devoted to the question of how coronaviruses interact with human cells. This is how researchers want to find a quick way, one effective vaccine
How do I install Folding @ home?
First you download Folding @ home. The client comprises around 30 MB. Now you install the software on your system. Then start it and your computer starts working in the background.
Important: By clicking on the taskbar icon, you can open a web client, among other things, which lets you choose which disease you want to specifically combat. If you choose "Any disease" here, your system is dedicated to the coronavirus.
In the options of the client you can also provide both CPU and GPU computing power. You can also choose from three levels, how much of your system performance the program may use.
You can find more information in this post on Reddit.
