Hello, all.
GTX 670 4BG SLI here
I tried pushing for a higher overclock on Crysis 3. I didn't touch the voltage, but I raised the power target to 120 from 115, and only raised 15mhz from a previously stable OC. In the middle of my first match 30 seconds in, I dropped to 10fps, alttabbed to desktop, and saw my temps at 102 degrees for the past 30 seconds! I immediately ended the overclock, and restarted the pc.
The only other change I did was force detect GPU as 2 way in Nvidia Inspector. I have since disabled this, because it causes web page flickering. Crysis 3 drivers have been better optimized to take advantage of SLI, so I don't think this Inspector tweak is needed.
Anyways, for that brief spike in temperatures, would there be any substantial long term damage?
On a side note, outside of the noise, how much are you REALLY wearing down your GPU fans' lifespan by maxing them during gaming? My parents have an HP PC from 2007, and it's still going strong
GTX 670 4BG SLI here
I tried pushing for a higher overclock on Crysis 3. I didn't touch the voltage, but I raised the power target to 120 from 115, and only raised 15mhz from a previously stable OC. In the middle of my first match 30 seconds in, I dropped to 10fps, alttabbed to desktop, and saw my temps at 102 degrees for the past 30 seconds! I immediately ended the overclock, and restarted the pc.
The only other change I did was force detect GPU as 2 way in Nvidia Inspector. I have since disabled this, because it causes web page flickering. Crysis 3 drivers have been better optimized to take advantage of SLI, so I don't think this Inspector tweak is needed.
Anyways, for that brief spike in temperatures, would there be any substantial long term damage?
On a side note, outside of the noise, how much are you REALLY wearing down your GPU fans' lifespan by maxing them during gaming? My parents have an HP PC from 2007, and it's still going strong