Hey guys, 

I just upgraded my Quadro 2000 to a 4000 (latest qualified drivers with MC 6.5), and I'm wondering if all your clock speeds jump to maximum when running Avid? Even if no editing or playback is going on and GPU load is at 0%? Or do they they throttle down when idle? I'm using GPU-Z to check.

Mine Throttle down once I leave Avid (or After effects).... just wondering if anyone else is having the same experience. I know they run really hot when the clock pseeds are at maximum.

Also, I do have powermanagement set to "prefer maximum" and I'm using video editng mode for ny base profile. 

Salud.

I guess in a quick nutshell:

if you use GPU-Z and have a quadro 4000, are you seeing your Clock speeds  maxed when  Media composer is running? Do they lower at idle 9not editing or any plaback) or stay maxed?

The only reason I ask, is when the clock speeds are maxed and stay there, the temperatures jump from 40-50 degrees celcius  to 75-85 degrees celcius.

Salud

For fine control of the cooling see MSI Afterburner.

Hey,

yeah, I'm using MSI After burner, and I've brought my temperatures down. But my question is - should all the GPU clocks be maxed when running Media composer, even when there is no playback? If so, and it just how an editing program access the video card, then cool, I just want to make sure that it shouldn't be throttling down when the GPU load is 0%.

Salud

No, they should not be maxed. Especially in Avid MC. Just playing a a 10 bit HD file uncompressed uses very little resources. Z800 OR Z820.

But your system is a XW8400 and like my XW8200 another story altogether.

GPU Shark much better to view GPU resources etc.

Radman.

Hmmm, that's what I thought. I was wondering if it had anything to do with choosing "prefer maximum' for powermanagement in nvidia control panel.

I  noticed when I choose adaptive, everuthing seems fine, but I know avid prefers "maximum settings.' I hope it not a bad card.

Your settings were correct.

Run Shark and you will have a better idea.

Radman.

Hey Radman,

Which settings? Adaptive/nvidia controlled, or the avid recommended prefer maximum? As I said, at adaptive/nvidia comtrolled the GPU clock speeds throttle down. Prefer maximum settinsg all the clock speeds are at max (gpu load is at 0%).

 But as you saidm could be a xw8400 mobo thang...

Use the recommended settings.

Radman.

Gotcha. Just taled to Nvidia, and yeah, when you use "prefer maximum" the clock speeds are maxed when using 3D/editing programs that use the GPU.

It's all good. Afterburner keeps the GPu nice and cool. Thanks for the replies!

Salud