having a little trouble with Riva tuner
I am using RT for oc'ing 2 8800gs's ( not SLI Bridged ) and trying to apply the settings at start up.
I am only uping the shader and fan speed. ( Folding rig ) I set the shader, click apply, check the apply at start up box and hit save. The proper info is applied in the line above. Go to the fan settings page, set to 100%, check the apply at start up box, click save and apply.
Go back to the main page and select the other video card from the drop down box and repeat the above process for the second card.
Both cards report the proper numbers ( settings applied )
After a restart one of the cards gets the settings applied properly , increased shader clock and 100% fan speed. But the other card only has the fan speed applied. not the shader. ????
I have double checked the settings many times , but it just won't do it at start up.
Any ideas ??
Thanks
Scott
I am only uping the shader and fan speed. ( Folding rig ) I set the shader, click apply, check the apply at start up box and hit save. The proper info is applied in the line above. Go to the fan settings page, set to 100%, check the apply at start up box, click save and apply.
Go back to the main page and select the other video card from the drop down box and repeat the above process for the second card.
Both cards report the proper numbers ( settings applied )
After a restart one of the cards gets the settings applied properly , increased shader clock and 100% fan speed. But the other card only has the fan speed applied. not the shader. ????
I have double checked the settings many times , but it just won't do it at start up.
Any ideas ??
Thanks
Scott
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I was afraid of that.
Thanks _k_
Scott
I tried running Nvidia System Tools and Riva Tuner simultaneously to see if each utility could manage a separate GPU. Nope, it just made everything more complicated.
It was really bugging me. Glad it was not me.
The Dual GPU machine is running good. In a week or so I should be hovering around 30K ppd. Maybe even take the number 2 spot ( in production). Right next to my buddy Leo.
Scott
Back to topic: I use Riva Tuner for all my multi-GPU Folders. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a GPU overclocking utility available that will hold settings for more than one GPU on Windows startup.
Yes !! things are going very well here.
Au Contraire, Mon Fraire...EVGA precisions new version 1.6 will do it with up to 4 gpu's. I have all EVGA cards so I am not sure if it works with other vendors products. But it works great with theirs !!
If you don't want to register on EVGA's site I can send it to you to try.
Scott
OH! I'll give the EVGA Precision a try. I am tired of manually setting multiple GPUs each time I start computers.
My testing and use so far has only been shader clocks and fan speeds. Those are the video card settings I change for Folding@Home.
Here's what I'm experiencing objectively:
- EP will only restore custom (non-default) shader clocks on one GPU out of four on Windows startup
- EP restores custom fan speeds for all GPUs (two fans, one per card) for all GPUs (both cards)
Here's what I'm experiencing subjectively:- It's much easier to set multiple GPU settings quickly through EP's elegant user interface. Riva Tuner (RT) is clunky and poorly designed in comparison. With EP, it requires about one-third the number of mouse clicks to accomplish the same as with RT
- EP is very convenient to get a once-over, quick view of temperatures of all four GPU cores. Previously I was using GPU-Z, but with that utility, you have to switch to each GPU to see it's data display.
- I set a profile for each core, so on Windows startup, even though I have to set three of the four cores, it's pretty fast. All I have to do is select the core and click on the profile for it. This is MUCH faster than the convoluted series of clicks and screens you must navigate through for RT.
Even though the functionality of EP and RT is about the same, for me, EP is much superior.That is odd. It works fine for me with two GPU's. It will set fan speed and shader clock on start up for both. You do have them sync'd right ?
Un-sync/ set each card/click start at windows startup/apply/repeat for other cards/ hit sync....and then save as a profile. then hit default / apply and save that as a profile. Two profiles one both OC'd and one both stock.
I did have to mess with it a bit to get it too work but it was just the proper keystrokes that did it.
And yes I did confirm it with GPUz.
Try again and let us know. Glad to hear it works with non EVGA cards
Scott
Hey Leo
Sync is the key.
Be sure to UN-Sync first - set each card and apply. Double check that all cards are set properly ( including start with windows ) and then click sync.
Let us know how it goes when you get home.:thumbup
Scott
Ps what happened to our Folding sigs ?
I think that the sync button just applies the settings ( that are individualy set ) to all gpu's.
It may work on your 4 gpu set up with different clocks . Give it a try
Scott
Still though, this is a major improvement over Riva Tuner. Before, if I had to shut down and restart all four Folding boxes, it was quite time consuming, mainly due to manually setting each GPU's clock. EVGA Precision has cut that time down considerably.
Yes, I believe that's right. Sync will synchronize all the GPUs in the system to the same settings.
I am not entirely sure that is true. Think about the original trouble you had before using sync. (I think sync just applies all the individual settings to all cards) But you can't set anything correctly when it is on.
So
turn sync off
click gpu 1 and do your clocks and fan speed ,click start with windows, click apply.
Click gpu 2 ,repeat (with the settings that you want for that gpu ) don't forget to click start with windows and apply after each gpu
repeat for all remaining gpus
then click sync ( You have saved settings for up to 4 different devices ) this just applies them all.
I'll bet that all the individual settings remain.
I think it is worth a try anyway.
However......I could be totally wrong. and I'm too lazy to go upstairs and try it on my rig. :tongue2:
Let us know how it goes
Scott
1. The "Start in Windows" box in advanced settings remains set once the tick mark is set in the box; "Apply at Windows startup" amber light stays lighted after the first time it is selected.
2. The Sync button does nothing for individual GPUs, rather it syncs the GPUs in a system all to the same settings.
3. I can set a profile for each individual GPU's settings. When I start up the computer: select the GPU, select the corresponding profile, then select apply. That's actually pretty quick, much faster than than using the slider to readjust the clock and fan speed for each GPU. At least with these these 4-GPU boxes, I cannot set a single profile for all four GPUs. It's one profile per GPU.
No combination or sequence of any of the options would allow EVGA Precision to automatically start all GPUs to pre-defined custom settings at Windows startup.
EDIT: My real idea might didn't get illustrated very well. RivatTuner gives you a huge number of profiles you save for different settings. The fan and clocks are saved differently and either one is independent for application on start-up. To me that is a little better, for my circumstances, because I switch profiles a few times a day. I have one set of clocks for gaming and another for folding. Also the slider issue isn't that large of a problem on the basis that video cards all have dividers so if you know where the dividers are, which if you spent any time OCing you would know, you just jump to the next platform because precision is not a key factor in clock settings. I haven't spent much time playing with the EVGA Precision, will spend more time tonight yet but I am going to stick with Riva because of its text based design and seperation of GPU profiles by card.
Correct me but it looks like there are a max of 10 profile settings you can have on one system with Precision and as far as I know Riva is unlimited. Granted most people will never need that many its just something I noticed and would be usefull if someone mixes fan settings with GPU clocks for reasons, seems like they would come up with more than 10 combinations.
The other thing I noticed as well is the graphical nature of Precision seems to lag a little bit while I am folding on the card it is displayed on, I don't really care what the temperature on my cards are.
Leo: maybe some of these new features may help your 4 gpu systems
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