Best Temperature during mining

[xpygmy]

I recently started mining with my msi 7950, I use cgminer to do this.

Anyway, when I start mining the GPU usage is 99% and the temperature is 75% and it was rising until I decided to stop, so it may of stopped increasing at 76%, I don't know.

Anyway what is the safest temperature to keep my card at and does anyone know how to control the GPU usage, because I don't want 99% of the usage going to mining, I would rather it be at 50% so my card doesn't get too hot.

 

[panyan]

does anyone know how to control the GPU usage, because I don't want 99% of the usage going to mining, I would rather it be at 50% so my card doesn't get too hot.

reduce the intensity in cgminer

and this post would be better in the proper thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24229599#post24229599

 

[xpygmy]

reduce the intensity in cgminer

and this post would be better in the proper thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24229599#post24229599

ok, thanks and what would you suggest that I lowered the intensity to?

 

[panyan]

ok, thanks and what would you suggest that I lowered the intensity to?

drop it down one at time until a level that your happy to leave it

 

[Akagi]

Any kind of mining with GPU's is going to be on a downward efficiency spiral from here, now there are all these far more efficient dedicated units you can buy.

 

[xpygmy]

Any kind of mining with GPU's is going to be on a downward efficiency spiral from here, now there are all these far more efficient dedicated units you can buy.

oh well, I don't plan on earning a lot.

 

[xpygmy]

Also forgot to say that I was getting artefacts on the screen, what could have caused that.
And I have not overclocked my graphics card.

 

[panyan]

Also forgot to say that I was getting artefacts on the screen, what could have caused that.
And I have not overclocked my graphics card.

not overclocked and your getting artifacting?

how hot do does the card get?

artifacting is a vram problem i understand but it shouldnt happen under stock conditions

 

[xpygmy]

not overclocked and your getting artifacting?

how hot do does the card get?

artifacting is a vram problem i understand but it shouldnt happen under stock conditions

it was reaching 78c before I decided to turn it off, and I am pretty sure it was artefacts, I was getting little black shapes then when I moved a program it disappeared then appeared again after a while. I will have a check again to make sure it was not my imagination.

 

[xpygmy]

I just tried it again and the intensity was 5 and my gpu usage was still 99%, the fan went to max as well and I got artifacts

 

[OliverDavis]

Try underclocking your card. If you can, set it so when CGMiner is opened it auto downclocks