Hi there!
As I've mentioned before in previous posts, I own an Acer Predator desktop
The card's default temp target seems to be set to 79 degrees C. (Power target is 100%)
The highest I've seen my 770's clock speed go is 1241MHz - (I've overlocked it by 100MHz using Afterburner and it's been running stably for over a month now)
In my custom fan curve, through much testing, I can see that for the card not to go above 70 degrees, I need to set the fan curve so it reaches 80% @ 69 degrees - nothing less will do apparently and it does stay under 70 degrees to be fair.
Finally, if I leave the custom fan curve off - when playing intense games, the 770 does rapidly go to 79/80 degrees, then I notice the clock speed decreases to about 1149Mhz at its lowest point whilst under full load. The temp also remains at 79/80 degrees.
Guys I'd appreciate your wisdom in what scenrio is better for my card? Higher temps but reduced fan speed and DRASTICLY reduced noise (the fan is at 45 % @ 80 degress) or lower temps and about an extra 50MHz clock speed but 80 % fan to keep it like this - Would the fan die sooner? Or would the card die sooner at 80 degrees?
Sorry for the essay :/ - Many thanks.
As I've mentioned before in previous posts, I own an Acer Predator desktop
The card's default temp target seems to be set to 79 degrees C. (Power target is 100%)
The highest I've seen my 770's clock speed go is 1241MHz - (I've overlocked it by 100MHz using Afterburner and it's been running stably for over a month now)
In my custom fan curve, through much testing, I can see that for the card not to go above 70 degrees, I need to set the fan curve so it reaches 80% @ 69 degrees - nothing less will do apparently and it does stay under 70 degrees to be fair.
Finally, if I leave the custom fan curve off - when playing intense games, the 770 does rapidly go to 79/80 degrees, then I notice the clock speed decreases to about 1149Mhz at its lowest point whilst under full load. The temp also remains at 79/80 degrees.
Guys I'd appreciate your wisdom in what scenrio is better for my card? Higher temps but reduced fan speed and DRASTICLY reduced noise (the fan is at 45 % @ 80 degress) or lower temps and about an extra 50MHz clock speed but 80 % fan to keep it like this - Would the fan die sooner? Or would the card die sooner at 80 degrees?
Sorry for the essay :/ - Many thanks.