reasonable GPU alert temperature

"Hmmm Spam" wrote in message
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"Rick Flair" wrote in message

Or better still get yourself the lil app called RivaTuner and have it
running in the background recording the card temps. I have seen as much
as
an instant 20 deg C core temp drop from the moment of exiting 3D back into
2D so checking temps when dropping back in desktop via the nVidia control
panel is not the best way to read the temps.




exactly the truth there. If people are seeing 70 in the nvidia control
panel, it was probably close to 90 at the peak.

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Margolis
http://web.archive.org/web/200302152...qs/AGQ2FAQ.htm
http://www.unrealtower.org/faq

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:34:52 GMT, "Hmmm Spam"
wrote:


Or better still get yourself the lil app called RivaTuner and have it
running in the background recording the card temps. I have seen as much as
an instant 20 deg C core temp drop from the moment of exiting 3D back into
2D so checking temps when dropping back in desktop via the nVidia control
panel is not the best way to read the temps.


Thanks for the info.

FYI:-
Alt-Tab to an open nVidia Temp Settings also works just fine in most
games. Far Cry is fine, for example. However, not Doom 3. Temp will
drop 5 degrees C per second after exit, so an immediate read is
required. Those that are reporting sub-60degree C temps on
"performance-game-software" have either water-cooling or don't
know how to measure the in-game temp properly.

John Lewis

Buy the way during this very hot time we have been having here recently I
average 79 Core / 45 Ambient in games, Gainward FX5900 Ultra flashed to
FX5950 running 516MHz Core / 1.02 GHz RAM.

You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and looking
at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it windowed like
the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are now visible in the
nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several minutes. My BFG 6800 GT
OC idles at about 63C in my computer room which has an ambient temp of about
81F right now (I live in Phoenix). The second I stopped the rthdribl test I
saw the nVidia control panel temp drop fro 90C to 77C almost instantly so I
now know that when I exited my game as quick as I could and saw the temp on
the nVidia control panel showing in the 75C+ range that it was way off from
the actual running temp.
"Margolis" wrote in message
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"Hmmm Spam" wrote in message
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"Rick Flair" wrote in message

Or better still get yourself the lil app called RivaTuner and have it
running in the background recording the card temps. I have seen as much
as
an instant 20 deg C core temp drop from the moment of exiting 3D back
into
2D so checking temps when dropping back in desktop via the nVidia control
panel is not the best way to read the temps.




exactly the truth there. If people are seeing 70 in the nvidia control
panel, it was probably close to 90 at the peak.

--

Margolis
http://web.archive.org/web/200302152...qs/AGQ2FAQ.htm
http://www.unrealtower.org/faq

"John Lewis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:34:52 GMT, "Hmmm Spam"
wrote:


Or better still get yourself the lil app called RivaTuner and have it
running in the background recording the card temps. I have seen as much
as
an instant 20 deg C core temp drop from the moment of exiting 3D back into
2D so checking temps when dropping back in desktop via the nVidia control
panel is not the best way to read the temps.


Thanks for the info.

FYI:-
Alt-Tab to an open nVidia Temp Settings also works just fine in most
games. Far Cry is fine, for example. However, not Doom 3. Temp will
drop 5 degrees C per second after exit, so an immediate read is
required. Those that are reporting sub-60degree C temps on
"performance-game-software" have either water-cooling or don't
know how to measure the in-game temp properly.

John Lewis

This little program jacks the temp up nicely. And runs in a window.
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434

"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
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You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and
looking at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it
windowed like the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are now
visible in the nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several minutes.
My BFG 6800 GT OC idles at about 63C in my computer room which has an
ambient temp of about 81F right now (I live in Phoenix). The second I
stopped the rthdribl test I saw the nVidia control panel temp drop fro 90C
to 77C almost instantly so I now know that when I exited my game as quick
as I could and saw the temp on the nVidia control panel showing in the
75C+ range that it was way off from the actual running temp.

Interesting, I idle at63C also, but only saw about 81-82C max with
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434 on my PNY 6800 GT (at
400/1.0).

How long did you let it run before stopping it?
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:JX9Zc.64648$yh.10219@fed1read05...
You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and
looking at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it
windowed like the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are now
visible in the nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several
minutes. My BFG 6800 GT OC idles at about 63C in my computer room which
has an ambient temp of about 81F right now (I live in Phoenix). The
second I stopped the rthdribl test I saw the nVidia control panel temp
drop fro 90C to 77C almost instantly so I now know that when I exited my
game as quick as I could and saw the temp on the nVidia control panel
showing in the 75C+ range that it was way off from the actual running
temp.

Interesting, I idle at63C also, but only saw about 81-82C max with
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434 on my PNY 6800 GT
(at 400/1.0).

Until it quite going up, about 5 minutes I guess.

"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
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How long did you let it run before stopping it?
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:JX9Zc.64648$yh.10219@fed1read05...
You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and
looking at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it
windowed like the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are now
visible in the nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several
minutes. My BFG 6800 GT OC idles at about 63C in my computer room which
has an ambient temp of about 81F right now (I live in Phoenix). The
second I stopped the rthdribl test I saw the nVidia control panel temp
drop fro 90C to 77C almost instantly so I now know that when I exited my
game as quick as I could and saw the temp on the nVidia control panel
showing in the 75C+ range that it was way off from the actual running
temp.

Interesting, I idle at63C also, but only saw about 81-82C max with
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434 on my PNY 6800 GT
(at 400/1.0).

It seems to go up more the longer you run it. My test stayed in the low 80's
for a bit then climbed up a couple degrees as the test changed to different
modes and continued going up till it hit 90C. I probably ran mine about 20
min.
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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Until it quite going up, about 5 minutes I guess.

"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:3%cZc.65685$yh.42694@fed1read05...
How long did you let it run before stopping it?
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:JX9Zc.64648$yh.10219@fed1read05...
You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and
looking at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it
windowed like the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are
now visible in the nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several
minutes. My BFG 6800 GT OC idles at about 63C in my computer room which
has an ambient temp of about 81F right now (I live in Phoenix). The
second I stopped the rthdribl test I saw the nVidia control panel temp
drop fro 90C to 77C almost instantly so I now know that when I exited
my game as quick as I could and saw the temp on the nVidia control
panel showing in the 75C+ range that it was way off from the actual
running temp.

Interesting, I idle at63C also, but only saw about 81-82C max with
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434 on my PNY 6800 GT
(at 400/1.0).

Good to know..

"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:9AeZc.65705$yh.54838@fed1read05...
It seems to go up more the longer you run it. My test stayed in the low
80's for a bit then climbed up a couple degrees as the test changed to
different modes and continued going up till it hit 90C. I probably ran
mine about 20 min.
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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Until it quite going up, about 5 minutes I guess.

"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:3%cZc.65685$yh.42694@fed1read05...
How long did you let it run before stopping it?
"Kill Bill" wrote in message
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"OldFartJAC" wrote in message
news:JX9Zc.64648$yh.10219@fed1read05...
You are right about the temperature drop when exiting a 3D game and
looking at the nVidia control panel. I downloaded rthdribl and run it
windowed like the instructions tell you to do and my temps which are
now visible in the nVidia control panel reach about 90C after several
minutes. My BFG 6800 GT OC idles at about 63C in my computer room
which has an ambient temp of about 81F right now (I live in Phoenix).
The second I stopped the rthdribl test I saw the nVidia control panel
temp drop fro 90C to 77C almost instantly so I now know that when I
exited my game as quick as I could and saw the temp on the nVidia
control panel showing in the 75C+ range that it was way off from the
actual running temp.

Interesting, I idle at63C also, but only saw about 81-82C max with
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6434 on my PNY 6800 GT
(at 400/1.0).