F@H "bad code" ?

Teddy07 · July 22, 2016

Hello,

my new gtx 1070 xtreme gaming arrived yesterday and i thought i do some folding and see how it performs. (selected Eco mode instead of OC mode)

I noticed that my gpu load fluctuates between 80 and 95% depending on the project but it never reaches 100%. I am used to a 100% gpu load with my gtx 960. Does anyone have similar experiences?

It is now summer here in germany and its basically around 30°C all the time in my room. Would you feel save with the temperatures above or increase the fanspeed? I tried to touch my backplate yesterday and it got pretty hot, so that i could only touch it for a limited time. I am just folding a few days in the summer but should i stop it completly to avoid damages? I dont wanna damage the card so fast

SLIClocker · July 22, 2016

That heat won't damage the card with it's cooling. And backplates get that hot regardless of the temperature of your room. Except if you have watercooling. And for the GPU usage in folding because it is such a higher end card it will take some of the uneeded load off of the card.

Imakuni · July 22, 2016

3 hours ago, Teddy07 said:

I noticed that my gpu load fluctuates between 80 and 95% depending on the project but it never reaches 100%

Normal. The vast majority of DC projects don't quite use 100% of high end GPU. That's actually half good, helps keep the thermals in check. Speaking of which...

3 hours ago, Teddy07 said:

Would you feel save with the temperatures above or increase the fanspeed? I tried to touch my backplate yesterday and it got pretty hot, so that i could only touch it for a limited time. I am just folding a few days in the summer but should i stop it completly to avoid damages? I dont wanna damage the card so fast

Those temps are perfectly fine. Don't use the "I touched and it feel hot" metric, humans are very sensitive to heat, even if it isn't all that bad. You could run that card 24/7 and even let it heat up further, it'd be totally fine.