GPU Won't Downclock

[Bangflop]

Ever since I bought and installed the Dell Gaming S2716DG monitor to my system, my GPU is staying at 912Mhz and 3506 Mem MHz.

 

I have a 980 Ti, three monitors that are (from left to right) the ASUS VG248QE, Dell Gaming S2716DG, and a Asus VE228H.  I had three monitors before as well and the ASUS VG248QE was my main monitor but my GPU still downclocked then.

 

I have already tried putting the power option to adaptive and I have already lowered the refreshrate to 120 and even 60Hz but that made no difference at all.  I have turned off GSync with no effect.  The only time that the GPU will actually downclock is when I have the monitor turned off, but when I do that, all my icons on the desktop move around and what's the point of having the monitor if I can only use it for games .

 

So I guess what I'm asking is, is there any way to have my GPU to downclock when I'm just sitting at the desktop without having to manually do it?

 

 

As always, thank you for the help.

[ShadyHost]

1 minute ago, Bangflop said:

Ever since I bought and installed the Dell Gaming S2716DG monitor to my system, my GPU is staying at 912Mhz and 3506 Mem MHz.

 

I have a 980 Ti, three monitors that are (from left to right) the ASUS VG248QE, Dell Gaming S2716DG, and a Asus VE228H.  I had three monitors before as well and the ASUS VG248QE was my main monitor but my GPU still downclocked then.

 

I have already tried putting the power option to adaptive and I have already lowered the refreshrate to 120 and even 60Hz but that made no difference at all.  I have turned off GSync with no effect.  The only time that the GPU will actually downclock is when I have the monitor turned off, but when I do that, all my icons on the desktop move around and what's the point of having the monitor if I can only use it for games .

 

So I guess what I'm asking is, is there any way to have my GPU to downclock when I'm just sitting at the desktop without having to manually do it?

 

 

As always, thank you for the help.

Disable all the fancy graphics settings like Windows Aero, Aero Peek, and translucent Windows and all that jazz. 

 

I'm not saying keep it like that forever but my worry is that 3 monitors at 1080p with stuff open is just demanding enough for the GPU to want to stay at regular clocks. 

[Bangflop]

Just now, ShadyHost said:

Disable all the fancy graphics settings like Windows Aero, Aero Peek, and translucent Windows and all that jazz. 

 

I'm not saying keep it like that forever but my worry is that 3 monitors at 1080p with stuff open is just demanding enough for the GPU to want to stay at regular clocks. 

That's just it though... I had three monitors before that were at 1080 and my main one was even at 144Hz but it never happened before I added this new one.

[ShadyHost]

Just now, Bangflop said:

That's just it though... I had three monitors before that were at 1080 and my main one was even at 144Hz but it never happened before I added this new one.

Ooh that's a good point. Maybe there's an Nvidia setting for Idle in the power options for Windows?

 

[DarkSmith2]

3 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

Ever since I bought and installed the Dell Gaming S2716DG monitor to my system, my GPU is staying at 912Mhz and 3506 Mem MHz.

 

I have a 980 Ti, three monitors that are (from left to right) the ASUS VG248QE, Dell Gaming S2716DG, and a Asus VE228H.  I had three monitors before as well and the ASUS VG248QE was my main monitor but my GPU still downclocked then.

 

I have already tried putting the power option to adaptive and I have already lowered the refreshrate to 120 and even 60Hz but that made no difference at all.  I have turned off GSync with no effect.  The only time that the GPU will actually downclock is when I have the monitor turned off, but when I do that, all my icons on the desktop move around and what's the point of having the monitor if I can only use it for games .

 

So I guess what I'm asking is, is there any way to have my GPU to downclock when I'm just sitting at the desktop without having to manually do it?

 

 

As always, thank you for the help.

Hi, this is intended by Nvidia since quite a while. Because multimonitoring with different refreshrate monitors can mess things up.
You can use Nvidia Inspector's "Multi Display Power Saving" to fix this.

[Bangflop]

9 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

I have already tried putting the power option to adaptive and I have already lowered the refreshrate to 120 and even 60Hz but that made no difference at all.  I have turned off GSync with no effect.  The only time that the GPU will actually downclock is when I have the monitor turned off, but when I do that, all my icons on the desktop move around and what's the point of having the monitor if I can only use it for games .

 

[DarkSmith2]

3 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

13 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

I have already tried putting the power option to adaptive and I have already lowered the refreshrate to 120 and even 60Hz but that made no difference at all.  I have turned off GSync with no effect.  The only time that the GPU will actually downclock is when I have the monitor turned off, but when I do that, all my icons on the desktop move around and what's the point of having the monitor if I can only use it for games .

 

Yea try the nvidia inspector

[Bangflop]

6 minutes ago, DarkSmith2 said:

Yea try the nvidia inspector

Which one is it?

[DarkSmith2]

11 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

Which one is it?

http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/nvidia-inspector-download,1.html

[Bangflop]

1 minute ago, DarkSmith2 said:

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Oh  well when I did that, all three of my monitors freaked out and didn't display a thing other than just static.  

[DarkSmith2]

1 minute ago, Bangflop said:

Oh  well when I did that, all three of my monitors freaked out and didn't display a thing other than just static.  

well uhm okay x.X

[Bangflop]

1 minute ago, DarkSmith2 said:

well uhm okay x.X

Yeah... I just don't think there is any hope for my dream to have a downclocked GPU with this monitor  oh well.

[DarkSmith2]

4 minutes ago, Bangflop said:

Yeah... I just don't think there is any hope for my dream to have a downclocked GPU with this monitor  oh well.

And only the one Monitor is causing this issue hmm..

Do you use a custom bios for your video card?

[Bangflop]

58 minutes ago, DarkSmith2 said:

And only the one Monitor is causing this issue hmm..

Do you use a custom bios for your video card?

Nope... at least not that I know of.

[DarkSmith2]

2 hours ago, Bangflop said:

Nope... at least not that I know of.

Sorry for the late response, the site havnt worked for me quite a while.

Well i would write an email to the EVGA and Dell support if i would be you.

[Bangflop]

Just now, DarkSmith2 said:

Sorry for the late response, the site havnt worked for me quite a while.

Well i would write an email to the EVGA and Dell support if i would be you.

Yeah I think the site was down. But I just posted a new topic because I think I may have figured out why it's all messed up. You should be able to see it in the recent topics.