Fixing the PowerMizer performance level

me_gooz · 05-18-09, 11:28 AM

Hi,

I'm using a Quadro NVS 140M under Ubuntu 9.04.
I noticed that 3D games get particularly slow after playing for about 4 minutes. I investigated it, and it seems to be because the powermizer is lowering its performance level.
I have already tried the solutions described here and here, but none of it seems to work. The powermizer is still lowering my performance level after some time.

Any ideas? Thanks a lot in advance

NvFuchs · 05-18-09, 12:15 PM

Hello,

it might be that the GPU gets too hot or that there is a different issue causing this.

Please read the sticky on how to report bugs, create a bug report accordingly and upload it.

Fuchs

me_gooz · 05-18-09, 12:30 PM

It indeed seems to be the temperature. Now checking if I can let those fans blow a little harder

Thanks a lot for the suggestion

queen6 · 05-20-09, 03:46 AM

This problem has been around for years and nvidia doesn't really want to solve it. That's a bit sad.

What's your slowdown threshold? (run nvidia-settings and go to Thermal Monitor).

me_gooz · 05-21-09, 06:34 AM

It says 0°C, so I guess it hasn't got a software-configured slowdown treshold. It probably just slows itself down on the hardware side when overheating...

05-18-09, 11:28 AM	#1
me_gooz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Fixing the PowerMizer performance level Hi, I'm using a Quadro NVS 140M under Ubuntu 9.04. I noticed that 3D games get particularly slow after playing for about 4 minutes. I investigated it, and it seems to be because the powermizer is lowering its performance level. I have already tried the solutions described here and here, but none of it seems to work. The powermizer is still lowering my performance level after some time. Any ideas? Thanks a lot in advance

05-18-09, 12:15 PM	#2
NvFuchs Registered Fox Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Confoederatio Helvetica Posts: 530	Re: Fixing the PowerMizer performance level Hello, it might be that the GPU gets too hot or that there is a different issue causing this. Please read the sticky on how to report bugs, create a bug report accordingly and upload it. Fuchs

05-18-09, 12:30 PM	#3
me_gooz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Fixing the PowerMizer performance level It indeed seems to be the temperature. Now checking if I can let those fans blow a little harder Thanks a lot for the suggestion

05-20-09, 03:46 AM	#4
queen6 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 64	Re: Fixing the PowerMizer performance level This problem has been around for years and nvidia doesn't really want to solve it. That's a bit sad. What's your slowdown threshold? (run nvidia-settings and go to Thermal Monitor).

05-21-09, 06:34 AM	#5
me_gooz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Fixing the PowerMizer performance level It says 0°C, so I guess it hasn't got a software-configured slowdown treshold. It probably just slows itself down on the hardware side when overheating...

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