Got some new hardware coming, and some wonderful hardware becoming available -- dipping my toe back in the water since the last time I participated, looking forward to contributing some.

I'm back folding again... again... again! ( I'm in an on and off relationship with folding for some reason)
 
Let's just hope I can take the heat, 2 GTX 980 SC and a 4770k

Hi,
I used to independently fold back in 2008 but then stopped because of other real life issues. Now I am back and I just joined up to be on the EVGA folding team. I recently bought a new video card. A EVGA 04G-P4-3778-RX GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Dual Classified with EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card Manufactured Recertified
 
I am not really a Gammer but I do 3D Graphics modeling software and when I registered my card I found the EVGA folding team and joined.
 
I have one question though. When I running on Medium when I am working I usually come to my computer to find that my Video card has overheated and blue screened my machine at least once every 24 hours. Is there a setting that I missed or do I just have a bad card.
When I run it on light when I am working, then only my CPU does any processing. My GPU just sits idle. Even if I am away from my machine for many hours.
 
My CPU is water cooled and the temp is fine. My Video Card seems to run about 67 to 70 degrees Centigrade.
 
Anyone have any suggestions?
 
James_Poma
 

 

Great  to have you here folding, I joined about 1 month ago.
 
67 to 70'c seems high for a watercooled gpu.  My aircooled 770 runs at 65'c all day long at 100%.
Anyone with a watercooled 770 able to check inwith their experience????
 
Which driver are you using??  Should be the 327.xx  as you will suffer lower points with the newer drivers.
 
Cheers
 

I meant to say that my "CPU" was water cooled and it folds just fine. My EVGA 770 "GPU" is dual fan air cooled and it is the one that is blue screening on me. I was using the video driver version 327.xxx until a few days ago. Because I was getting blue screens when folding I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Nvidia drivers and installed them.
 
Can you tell me more about the issue with using the latest video drivers for my card? I had been using driver version 327.xx because I had a password decryption program that needed the older driver. Are you saying that I also need the older driver for the best folding performance?
 
Thanks for any help. If I should be posting this somewhere else please accept my apologies and let me know where the proper thread is to post questions like mine.
 
Regards,
James_Poma

James_Poma
I meant to say that my "CPU" was water cooled and it folds just fine. My EVGA 770 "GPU" is dual fan air cooled and it is the one that is blue screening on me. I was using the video driver version 327.xxx until a few days ago. Because I was getting blue screens when folding I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Nvidia drivers and installed them.
 
Can you tell me more about the issue with using the latest video drivers for my card? I had been using driver version 327.xx because I had a password decryption program that needed the older driver. Are you saying that I also need the older driver for the best folding performance?
 
Thanks for any help. If I should be posting this somewhere else please accept my apologies and let me know where the proper thread is to post questions like mine.
 
Regards,
James_Poma

770 you have the best driver for Folding on that GPU.
Maybe your CPU Overclocking is unstable.
What are your BSOD Codes, like 116 121 or 124 or even 117

Yes. You need the 327.xx driver.
For folding, your computer must be stable. Any issue with any component will show up as failed work units or bsd.
Check everything.

In your original post, you said that the 770 had overheated. What brought you to that conclusion??

bcavnaugh

James_Poma
I meant to say that my "CPU" was water cooled and it folds just fine. My EVGA 770 "GPU" is dual fan air cooled and it is the one that is blue screening on me. I was using the video driver version 327.xxx until a few days ago. Because I was getting blue screens when folding I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Nvidia drivers and installed them.
 
Can you tell me more about the issue with using the latest video drivers for my card? I had been using driver version 327.xx because I had a password decryption program that needed the older driver. Are you saying that I also need the older driver for the best folding performance?
 
Thanks for any help. If I should be posting this somewhere else please accept my apologies and let me know where the proper thread is to post questions like mine.
 
Regards,
James_Poma

770 you have the best driver for Folding on that GPU.
Maybe your CPU Overclocking is unstable.
What are your BSOD Codes, like 116 121 or 124 or even 117

No my "CPU" is not the one failing. It is the "GPU" on my video card that fails. I do not remember the exact error code but what the error  says is: Your hardware has failed. Please contact the manufacturer of your hardware about this error. I will give the exact error code the next time that this happens. I have been running all day with the medium setting and have not blue screened yet today.
 
My "CPU" temp is running about 114 degrees Fahrenheit and does not seem to be the issue. My "GPU is running at about 68 degrees Centigrade or 145 fahrenheit.
 
James_Poma

James_Poma

bcavnaugh

James_Poma
I meant to say that my "CPU" was water cooled and it folds just fine. My EVGA 770 "GPU" is dual fan air cooled and it is the one that is blue screening on me. I was using the video driver version 327.xxx until a few days ago. Because I was getting blue screens when folding I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Nvidia drivers and installed them.
 
Can you tell me more about the issue with using the latest video drivers for my card? I had been using driver version 327.xx because I had a password decryption program that needed the older driver. Are you saying that I also need the older driver for the best folding performance?
 
Thanks for any help. If I should be posting this somewhere else please accept my apologies and let me know where the proper thread is to post questions like mine.
 
Regards,
James_Poma

770 you have the best driver for Folding on that GPU.
Maybe your CPU Overclocking is unstable.
What are your BSOD Codes, like 116 121 or 124 or even 117

No my "CPU" is not the one failing. It is the "GPU" on my video card that fails. I do not remember the exact error code but what the error  says is: Your hardware has failed. Please contact the manufacturer of your hardware about this error. I will give the exact error code the next time that this happens. I have been running all day with the medium setting and have not blue screened yet today.
 
My "CPU" temp is running about 114 degrees Fahrenheit and does not seem to be the issue. My "GPU is running at about 68 degrees Centigrade or 145 fahrenheit.
 
James_Poma

Look in this Folder for a .dmp C:\Windows\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG
you can use BlueScreenView.exe to read the files.
Are you overclocking your CPU or Memory on your Motherboard?
If so this can cause the GPU to fail.
For the most part we all user C Centigrade when talking about computer temperatures, myself in the US I have to convert Fahrenheit to see what they. Funny is not.

No on the overclocking of memory, GPU  or CPU.