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Old Feb 24, 2008, 09:26 AM   #1
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RivaTuner Questions! -New to overclocking! Ill keep it simple

i have a geforce 7950 gx2, i set 3 fan profiles, 60%, 80%, and 100%

i'm not sure what temperatures i need to set the profiles at so they work.. can anyone help me with this. i don't want to kill my graphics card

thanks for your help guys!
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Old Feb 25, 2008, 03:21 AM   #2
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basically the lower the better, try to keep the card from going past 90c if you can.
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i have a geforce 7950 gx2, i set 3 fan profiles, 60%, 80%, and 100%

i'm not sure what temperatures i need to set the profiles at so they work.. can anyone help me with this. i don't want to kill my graphics card

thanks for your help guys!
Sounds ablout right. You do want to go by temps. If your temps are low enough, I'd even go to 50% instead of 60%, for a little bit of quiet if you want it.
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