- Oct 25, 2001
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So with the new 59xx series of Work Units being sent to me pretty much exclusively, I decided to experiment with the fans on my GPUs. I have been folding with them at 100% and thought, how nice it might be to hear myself think... If I were ever to decide I had no choice but to do so.... :laugh: )
It was hillarious.... The fans reacted to each and every one of the temperature pulses (about one every 3 seconds) and it sounded like my room had become an airport with tiny little airplanes taking off and landing.
Now I have no idea if this would have settled out over time or not, but between my new airforce patrols and noticing my temperatures were heading for the 70s.... It's back to 100% fans for me. (besides, who knows when the dreaded 511 pointers might come back.)
-Sid
PS: I do notice the temperature spikes are much larger on the 9800GTX+ than on the 8800GTS so you may find very different results depending upon which card you fold on... or maybe even with brand (non-reference design cards)
ENJOY! :beer:
a lilttle later: Curiosity made me go back to Auto for a while (plus it was making the cat nutz which was plenty of reason to do it again :evil: )
The fans did settle out (back to boring ol' crunching )
It was hillarious.... The fans reacted to each and every one of the temperature pulses (about one every 3 seconds) and it sounded like my room had become an airport with tiny little airplanes taking off and landing.
Now I have no idea if this would have settled out over time or not, but between my new airforce patrols and noticing my temperatures were heading for the 70s.... It's back to 100% fans for me. (besides, who knows when the dreaded 511 pointers might come back.)
-Sid
PS: I do notice the temperature spikes are much larger on the 9800GTX+ than on the 8800GTS so you may find very different results depending upon which card you fold on... or maybe even with brand (non-reference design cards)
ENJOY! :beer:
a lilttle later: Curiosity made me go back to Auto for a while (plus it was making the cat nutz which was plenty of reason to do it again :evil: )
The fans did settle out (back to boring ol' crunching )