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Questions / Incorrect backoff times in 1.32 project properties
« on: July 24, 2012, 01:04:05 PM »
Minor glitch, probably the same as Mark J observed for v1.30 - the project properties shows garbage when backoff times are in effect:  Example:

BoincTask 1.32:

CPU backoff time                         15545d,10:51:21
Backoff Interval                                      00:20:00
NVIDIA backoff time                     15545d,10:33:21
Backoff Interval                                      00:20:00

BOINC 7.0.28 for Windows 32 bit:

CPU work fetch deferred for                      00:14:26
CPU work fetch deferral interval                00:20:00
NVIDIA GPU work fetch deferred for           00:01:20
CPU work fetch deferral interval                00:20:00

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Wish List / MoBo Temperature monitoring/Throttling?
« on: April 18, 2012, 03:31:15 PM »
Can Motherboard temperatures be monitored or throttled?  Here's what I ran into with a new ASUS M4N68T-M V2 MoBo.  The CPU (AMD 125w 1090T Phenom II) was constantly downclocking to half its normal frequency when crunching BOINC tasks.  I monitored this with TThrottle's temp graphs (sawtooth pattern as it downclocked and then resumed normal frequency).  CPU-Z displayed the frequency in the taskbar so I could see the relationship.  BIOS contained two options for hardware monitoring - one for the CPU and one for the MoBo.  ASUS documentation was totally inadequate - no clue as to what these are or the implications.  Experimentation showed that the Mobo option was causing the problem so I've disabled the option for Mobo monitoring and left the CPU option enabled.  The CPU option has not kicked in yet. When CPU temp gets too high, TThrotles actions are less severe than letting BIOS cut the frequencly in half.

Now running with TThrottle set for max 66 C and having no problems - but I'm concerned with leaving that Mobo monitoring option disabled.  My old mobo died from unknown causes after less than 3 years, of which the last year and a half were 24/7 crunching.  If it was heat related, I hate to kill another one that way.

Assume the BIOS (AMI 0901 dated July 5, 2011) is looking at a temperature sensor, so I'm asking if Tthrotle can be exanded to cover the Mobo?

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Questions / Recalibration hangs up
« on: March 20, 2012, 04:27:43 PM »
Attempted the recalibration on the expert tab, but it won't complete the first time processor check.  The progress bar goes halfway and then restarts.  I suspended other cpu intensive stuff like BOINC, but no luck.  Only thing I can do to stop it is to exit TThrottle and then it starts again if I restart TThortle.   Can't let it run this way since it hurts BOINC tasks too much. :(

Yes, I know a dummy like me has no business on the expert tab, but the devil made me look at it.

Platform is Win XP, BOINC 6.34, cpu is AMD 1090T 3.2 ghz hexcore.   TThrotle version is v5.10.

Another Fred.

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