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["Casey J. Peter" <caseyjp1@xxxxxxxxx>]

This issue has been affecting cards when using high end 3d games...and
from what I've been able to determine in various forum reports, only
intermittently.  I've been using the 3-d 195.xx series since they were
in beta and have tested with several 3d games but have had NO issues, so
at least on the linux side the problems are very sporadic at best.
(using a 8800GT and then a 260gtx).

Since I started the testing cycles with lucid, I've seen NO fan speed
increases/decreases beyond normal "adaptive" throttling per
nvidia-settings with card temps staying withing 5 degrees of ambient
normally and nor higher than 20-30 degrees when stressed.

That said, it would be prudent to either back down to an earlier driver
or watching things very closely if gaming a "lot".  

In normal desktop mode my test machine has been running 24x7 for weeks
and none of these symptoms are showing up.

As the tests we're doing don't involve "gaming", I'll keep using
195.36.08 until we get a new driver to replace it.

On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 15:41 -0300, Fido wrote:
> Hi there!
> 
> > So does this affect graphics cards without a fan?
> 
> I don't think so, seeing as the problem is with fan speed policies.
> 
> I'm currently running openarena with this driver (and a fanned nvidia
> 6200 card) and I didn't notice any "irregular" fan speed nor card
> overheating (of course this doesn't mean that this issue could by
> triggered by the use of other cards, or with a very specific set of
> conditions).
> 
> At any rate if you are unsure (and don't wish to be checking your
> card's temperature every other minute), follow Alberto's and Bryce's
> suggestion and postpone the testing for a while.
>