Crunching on a laptop, even if the gpu is somehow magically cool, kills the fans in a matter of weeks, at most a matter of months.

Hello folks , I think I got coolbits working , (gtx-780) , temperatures dropped down 5-6 degrees and fans got little more silent with underclocking that -105Mhz that the x-server setting page said to be minimum amount ,... but have anyone underclocked even more? Could it be harmfull to card to reduce the clock-frequency for example 300Mhz?

This is a new world record: 99°C, and it's *not* a laptop.
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# GPU [GeForce GT 530] Platform [Windows] Rev [3212] VERSION [65]
# SWAN Device 0	:
#	Name		: GeForce GT 530
#	ECC		: Disabled
#	Global mem	: 2048MB
#	Capability	: 2.1
#	PCI ID		: 0000:02:00.0
#	Device clock	: 1399MHz
#	Memory clock	: 793MHz
#	Memory width	: 128bit
#	Driver version	: r343_00 : 34520
# BOINC suspending at user request (exit)
# GPU [GeForce GT 530] Platform [Windows] Rev [3212] VERSION [65]
# SWAN Device 0	:
#	Name		: GeForce GT 530
#	ECC		: Disabled
#	Global mem	: 2048MB
#	Capability	: 2.1
#	PCI ID		: 0000:02:00.0
#	Device clock	: 1399MHz
#	Memory clock	: 793MHz
#	Memory width	: 128bit
#	Driver version	: r343_00 : 34520
# GPU 0 : 98C
# GPU 0 : 99C
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Probably passive cooled, and did I real that right? 1399mhz? That can't be stock.

This is a new world record: 99°C, and it's *not* a laptop.

There was once a bug in EVGA Precision X, where, if you shutdown (with fast startup enabled, meaning it hibernates instead of shutting down), then started back up, it would forget your "Auto fan" setting. If your fan was at 0% at shutdown, it'd stay at 0% regardless of load or temp, since Auto was off.

I woke up one morning to find my GPUs (GTX 660 Ti, GTX 460, I believe), all thermal-throttled at 100*C. They were happily crunching away, at some ridiculous clock like 320 MHz, but the thermal throttle saved the day.

I'm glad I switched away from EVGA Precision X, and to MSI Afterburner. Said GPUs are still happily crunching at custom fan curves, at full clocks, no problems, to this day... with MSI Afterburner.

I'm glad I switched away from EVGA Precision X, and to MSI Afterburner. Said GPUs are still happily crunching at custom fan curves, at full clocks, no problems, to this day... with MSI Afterburner.

I'll drink to that. Never liked the EVGA app. Afterburner + TThrottle + BoincTasks all the way.