Program to monitor temps + fanspeed on a 6800GT (asus) ?

[HB]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?)

I have an Asus 6800GT, and may have a dodgy fan - or maybe the
'smartdoctor' program that controls the fan speed is acting up.

1) I have been told I do not need to use smartdoctor - that the card itself
will throttle down to protect itself from overheating if the fan fails - is
this true ?

2) If I don't use smartdoctor - is there any program to monitor the
temps/fan speeds of the card - like motherboard monitor does (for
motherboards) ? I have never seen any options for this in rivatuner (or
similar) over the years

3) Are their 3rd party programs to control fan-speed ? Or is that purely
the realm of the card seller (Asus) rather than the chipset maker (nvidia).
Cause if I don't use smartdoctor - then the fan will just run at full speed
all the time.


Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?)

Are you using the reference nVidia drivers, or Asus' own? Try enabling the
nVidia Coolbits control panel through the registry. It has sliders for
overclocking and [possibly] temperature display and throttle thresholds.

BTW, if the fan fails, you'll notice visual artifacts and lockups long
before any damage is done.

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"hb" <benben@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> I have an Asus 6800GT, and may have a dodgy fan - or maybe the
> 'smartdoctor' program that controls the fan speed is acting up.
>
> 1) I have been told I do not need to use smartdoctor - that the card
> itself will throttle down to protect itself from overheating if the fan
> fails - is this true ?
>
> 2) If I don't use smartdoctor - is there any program to monitor the
> temps/fan speeds of the card - like motherboard monitor does (for
> motherboards) ? I have never seen any options for this in rivatuner (or
> similar) over the years
>
> 3) Are their 3rd party programs to control fan-speed ? Or is that purely
> the realm of the card seller (Asus) rather than the chipset maker
> (nvidia). Cause if I don't use smartdoctor - then the fan will just run at
> full speed all the time.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
>