nVidia Quadro 5000 Temps

FC · Sep 5, 2011, 03:41 PM

Hi Guys,
to be brief we have a number of Lenovo D20 workstations on site, all have nVidia Quadro 5000 GFX cards (bar 1, long story...).

Anyway straight to the point:

Is there any bios mods for a Quadro 5000 to modify the fan profile or any tools i can use to permanently mod the GFX fan profile on a system?

Our users have standard limited accounts (Windows 7 x64) generally so off hand Speedfan or MSI may not work (not tested yet but we would rather not have to install more apps unless last resort).

Temps on a few machines have hit the 80+ centigrade mark and the users hadn't even our CAD application open.

Any help is appreciated.

Thnx & regards
FC

repman244 · Sep 5, 2011, 03:50 PM

Which program are you using to check the GPU temperature, could it be that it's a false reading?
Are the cards hot to touch?

Steevo · Sep 5, 2011, 03:52 PM

Launch speedfan as a service, or in all users accounts.

Or use ATI next time. (joking)

I'm sure you can mod the BIOS yourself with a more aggressive fan profile, do the cases have good airflow?

FC · Sep 5, 2011, 03:58 PM

Hot to touch yes, especially as you go closer to the rear of the cards exhaust of course and CPUID HWMonitor.

We have compared a number of workstations, some run fine up to 75~ with a full model opened.

The case has very good airflow in general allthough under the GPU is a bit stale, cool but stale.

Is it difficult to mod the Quadro BIOS to do this?

I have personally built 2 CAD machines using the Quadro 4000 as wee jobs on the side and used MSI AfterBurner/Speedfan to kick the fan up a bit at temps over the 65-70 mark. Them users had admin rights, well 1 did the othe I used speedfan on and took a day to get working under a limited user account.

As for thr ATi Comment - 2 ATi cards to date - 2 dead! (Personal experience lol)

repman244 · Sep 5, 2011, 04:11 PM

How hot would the cards that ran at 80C idle get after loading a complex model?

Could it be that the fan starts kicking in at around 90C (I'm only guessing here)?

I don't know much about BIOS modding so I can't comment on that.
My opinion would be to try some software solution, I personally wouldn't try any experiments on such cards.

EDIT: Found some review of the card that includes temperature http://www.geeks3d.com/20100728/nvid...-with-furmark/

FC · Sep 5, 2011, 04:29 PM

They would reboot or freeze so enver really know, id say not far away from 100 mark as from idle to model theres a 20 degrees variation.

Aye we dont wana kill the card like but if its software it means every time the PC is rebuilt the profile needs to be redone and akward to get working as limited user. lol 50+ users!

repman244 · Sep 5, 2011, 05:01 PM

I would suggest you contact Lenovo about this.
The issue is not the high load temperature (these cards can run at 90C with no problems), but the very high idle temperature.

ShiBDiB · Sep 5, 2011, 06:34 PM

The cards should be idleing around 60, I'd RMA any system that isnt working before u go and void the warranty on a $2000 card

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FC Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nVidia Quadro 5000 Temps Hi Guys, to be brief we have a number of Lenovo D20 workstations on site, all have nVidia Quadro 5000 GFX cards (bar 1, long story...). Anyway straight to the point: Is there any bios mods for a Quadro 5000 to modify the fan profile or any tools i can use to permanently mod the GFX fan profile on a system? Our users have standard limited accounts (Windows 7 x64) generally so off hand Speedfan or MSI may not work (not tested yet but we would rather not have to install more apps unless last resort). Temps on a few machines have hit the 80+ centigrade mark and the users hadn't even our CAD application open. Any help is appreciated. Thnx & regards FC

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Sep 5, 2011, 03:58 PM	#4
FC Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hot to touch yes, especially as you go closer to the rear of the cards exhaust of course and CPUID HWMonitor. We have compared a number of workstations, some run fine up to 75~ with a full model opened. The case has very good airflow in general allthough under the GPU is a bit stale, cool but stale. Is it difficult to mod the Quadro BIOS to do this? I have personally built 2 CAD machines using the Quadro 4000 as wee jobs on the side and used MSI AfterBurner/Speedfan to kick the fan up a bit at temps over the 65-70 mark. Them users had admin rights, well 1 did the othe I used speedfan on and took a day to get working under a limited user account. As for thr ATi Comment - 2 ATi cards to date - 2 dead! (Personal experience lol)

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repman244 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 965 (1.24/day) Thanks: 227 Thanked 411 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	How hot would the cards that ran at 80C idle get after loading a complex model? Could it be that the fan starts kicking in at around 90C (I'm only guessing here)? I don't know much about BIOS modding so I can't comment on that. My opinion would be to try some software solution, I personally wouldn't try any experiments on such cards. EDIT: Found some review of the card that includes temperature http://www.geeks3d.com/20100728/nvid...-with-furmark/ __________________ Storage server: HP Proliant ML350 G4\|2 x Xeon "Nocona" 3GHz\|4GB DDR1 ECC\|Storage (SCSI): 3x10k 72GB + 10k 300GB + 15k 300GB + Ultrium460 tape drive\|Storage (SATA): Adaptec 2810SA + WD Caviar 250GB + Seagate 250GB\| Other: HP Proliant DL380 G5\|Xeon 5150\|4GB FB DDR2 ECC\|HP Smart Array P400-256MB cache\|3x10k 146GB SAS in RAID 0 + 10k 146GB SAS\|2x800W\|ATi FireGL V7700\| HP Proliant DL320 G5\|Xeon 3150\|1GB FB DDR2 ECC\|2x80GB RAID 0 Last edited by repman244; Sep 5, 2011 at 04:27 PM.

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FC Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	They would reboot or freeze so enver really know, id say not far away from 100 mark as from idle to model theres a 20 degrees variation. Aye we dont wana kill the card like but if its software it means every time the PC is rebuilt the profile needs to be redone and akward to get working as limited user. lol 50+ users!

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repman244 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 965 (1.24/day) Thanks: 227 Thanked 411 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	I would suggest you contact Lenovo about this. The issue is not the high load temperature (these cards can run at 90C with no problems), but the very high idle temperature. __________________ Storage server: HP Proliant ML350 G4\|2 x Xeon "Nocona" 3GHz\|4GB DDR1 ECC\|Storage (SCSI): 3x10k 72GB + 10k 300GB + 15k 300GB + Ultrium460 tape drive\|Storage (SATA): Adaptec 2810SA + WD Caviar 250GB + Seagate 250GB\| Other: HP Proliant DL380 G5\|Xeon 5150\|4GB FB DDR2 ECC\|HP Smart Array P400-256MB cache\|3x10k 146GB SAS in RAID 0 + 10k 146GB SAS\|2x800W\|ATi FireGL V7700\| HP Proliant DL320 G5\|Xeon 3150\|1GB FB DDR2 ECC\|2x80GB RAID 0

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