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Persistent Gerard Failures on a Modest Rig
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Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 497 Credit: 700,690,702 RAC: 0 Level ![]() Scientific publications ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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My daughter runs GPUGrid longs on her Dell 9100: Win7, 4G RAM, 2-core processor and ASUS GTX 660. Noelias run fine, but more than half the Gerards she gets fail, here. Any thoughts? |
Retvari ZoltanSend message Joined: 20 Jan 09 Posts: 2380 Credit: 16,897,957,044 RAC: 0 Level ![]() Scientific publications ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The GPU temperature looks fine. Try to reduce the GPU clock by 50-100 MHz, if it doesn't help then try to reduce the GPU's memory clock by 100-200 MHz. GERARDs push the GPU a bit harder than NOELIAs. Even the successful GERARD workunits are full of "simulation became unstable" messages on this host. It could be a power supply problem also, check all power connectors for burn marks. |
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Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 497 Credit: 700,690,702 RAC: 0 Level ![]() Scientific publications ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The GPU temperature looks fine. Thanks, Retvari. I'm on the job! |
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Send message Joined: 28 Jul 12 Posts: 819 Credit: 1,591,285,971 RAC: 0 Level ![]() Scientific publications ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I have had to reduce at least the GPU clock on every GTX 660 that I have to make it stable on the hardest work units. In one case, even going down to the chip default frequency (980 MHz as I recall) was not enough, I had to reduce it to 967 MHz, and even reduce the memory clock as well as RZ mentions. Apparently Nvidia specified the operating limits of that particular chip right at the limits of what it would reliably do, though some cards are better than others due to heat-sinking or maybe power regulator capabilities. If your Dell is the laptop, it would have even less of a margin. Good luck. |
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