Hello All,
Pre-Post Edit: I realized asking 6950 specific speeds/temps is probably excessively specific, so I'm looking for this advice in general too.
I have a dual 6950 setup that I use for gaming, bitcoin mining, and GPU cracking. The first one isn't too much of a worry for me, as what I play really doesn't stress my cards too badly at the resolution my monitor can do, but the other two have the ability to run my cards at essentially 100% utilization constantly. Right now there are no overclocks applied (not even Overdrive) and they haven't been flashed to 6970's, though I'm sure that will come later.
I can keep my system temperature around 30*C, and would like to know for the 6950's, what is the recommended trade-off between fan speed and operating temperature for maximum component life at stock speeds? Currently I find my cards run 66 and 67 celsius at 42% and 49% fan speed.
I've read online that if you're seeing temps at/below 62 you should drop fan speed but don't want your cards above 80 or ideally 70, but wanted to get a broader base of opinion/expertise.
Thanks in advance,
-Slothy
Pre-Post Edit: I realized asking 6950 specific speeds/temps is probably excessively specific, so I'm looking for this advice in general too.
I have a dual 6950 setup that I use for gaming, bitcoin mining, and GPU cracking. The first one isn't too much of a worry for me, as what I play really doesn't stress my cards too badly at the resolution my monitor can do, but the other two have the ability to run my cards at essentially 100% utilization constantly. Right now there are no overclocks applied (not even Overdrive) and they haven't been flashed to 6970's, though I'm sure that will come later.
I can keep my system temperature around 30*C, and would like to know for the 6950's, what is the recommended trade-off between fan speed and operating temperature for maximum component life at stock speeds? Currently I find my cards run 66 and 67 celsius at 42% and 49% fan speed.
I've read online that if you're seeing temps at/below 62 you should drop fan speed but don't want your cards above 80 or ideally 70, but wanted to get a broader base of opinion/expertise.
Thanks in advance,
-Slothy