2010/7/1 Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>: > W dniu 1 lipca 2010 16:28 użytkownik Alex Deucher > <[email protected]> napisał: >> 2010/7/1 Rafał Miłecki <[email protected]>: >>> W dniu 1 lipca 2010 12:08 użytkownik Donato Capitella >>> <[email protected]> napisał: >>>> Thanks for replying Rafal. I don't happen to be very expert with xorg >>>> power management, could you point to any relevant link? What options >>>> in xorg could be related to my issue? Has someone had this problem >>>> before? I could post here the output of some command to let you know a >>>> bit more about how my card and driver are working, but I don't know >>>> how. >>> >>> It's common problem, because by default GPU works in it's maximum >>> performance mode (highest engine clock, memory, voltage). Even when >>> you do not play any game, GPU won't downclock itself - it has to be >>> done by driver. >> >> >> The default clocks should be safe; that's why they are the defaults. >> However, dusty fans and heatsinks and poorly cooled cases could cause >> problems. The default clocks are not always the maximum clocks >> supported by the cards. There are "overclock" and performance modes >> that are higher than the defaults that we don't support at the moment. >> The driver currently caps then to the default clocks. > > I don't think Donato's problem is real overheating. That's what I > thought first while reading subject, but then I realized it's just > about higher temperature.
Ah yes, I too skimmed through too quickly. Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
