Sinse P3dv5 has arrived i would like to know the above for your setup

I am wondering if increasing fanspeed in Nvidia Inspector tool and adjust the default prioritize  82c is something you fellow simmers adjusts ?

Thanks

Michael Moe

Edited June 13, 20205 yr by Michael Moe

47 minutes ago, Michael Moe said:

Sinse P3dv5 has arrived i would like to know the above for your setup

I am wondering if increasing fanspeed in Nvidia Inspector tool and adjust the default prioritize  82c is something you fellow simmers adjusts ?

Thanks

Michael Moe

I don’t depend on the auto fan speed (based on core temperature) in my GTX-1080TI when running either P3D or X-Plane 

I leave it in auto for most computing tasks I do where the the card will be running in the slowest P8 clock setting. Idle temps in that state range from 28 to 35C unless it is a very hot day. 

But before I fire up P3D or XP (which raises the card’s overclock to the maximum P0 state), I use NVI to manually set the fan to 75%, which is about 3400 RPM. It’s a bit noisy, and may be overkill, but the GPU temp rarely goes over 60C. If I leave the card to it’s own devices in auto, it will run quite a bit warmer when gaming.

Based on temperatures under load, XP used to put more of a workload on the GPU than P3D, but when running P3DV5, GPU temps are about the same as XP. On the other hand CPU temps in V5 tend to be lower than they were in V4.

When I am done simming, I will put the fan back in auto mode.

Edited June 13, 20205 yr by JRBarrett

On 6/13/2020 at 11:30 AM, Michael Moe said:

I am wondering if increasing fanspeed in Nvidia Inspector tool and adjust the default prioritize  82c is something you fellow simmers adjusts ?

You get more options using MSI Afterburner for GPU fan control. You can easily set a custom fan curve to manage temps. I have the fan off completely below 40C and then ramping up exponentially from there. Much easier than having to swap between settings based on what you’re doing at the time.

i just use complete stock settings for my GPU fan.  The default curve works fine for me.  

Assuming you video card driver has a variable GPU fan speed profile, that profile is likely optimum for performance and safety.  If you driver does not have such a feature, I would recommend the MSI Afterburner program.