GPU fan at full speed?
15 Mar 2005 16:28:00 UTC
Topic 188542
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Just wondering why my Geforce 6800 shoots the fan to full speed when I open BOINC. It's annoying when I just try to surf the web. I mean the whole app minimized to the tray there's no 3D going on what so ever.
GPU fan at full speed?
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> Just wondering why my Geforce 6800 shoots the fan to full speed when I open
> BOINC. It's annoying when I just try to surf the web. I mean the whole app
> minimized to the tray there's no 3D going on what so ever.
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Even without running graphics the mathematical calculations performed by the client are _VERY_ CPU intensive creating a lot of heat.
> Even without running
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> Even without running graphics the mathematical calculations performed by the
> client are _VERY_ CPU intensive creating a lot of heat.
It still shouldn't affect the video card (assuming as stated, the screensaver isn't running) unless the case cooling solutions are extremely inadequate.
maha_x, are your case fans running? Is your system in a location where it can breathe? (not tucked in a tight space)
Sounds like a Video Driver
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Sounds like a Video Driver Bug.
NVidia's integrated Fan Control Software is known for having a few issues in the past when running specific Programs (last time I heard of it over a year ago, it was a specific Screensaver actually shutting off the Fan of the Video Card)
Either update the Driver to see if it helps, or file a bug report with NVidia, so they can fix it in the next release (they're actually quite fast when it comes to such significant malfunctions)