I'm was having good results with my 970GTX, but this last update broke NVENC rendering compatibility with it. My timeline previews are ok, but buggy. Previously, it worked great. Hopefully the next update sorts it.

I'm was having good results with my 970GTX, but this last update broke NVENC rendering compatibility with it. My timeline previews are ok, but buggy. Previously, it worked great. Hopefully the next update sorts it.

Thank-you. I wonder if anyone knows if V15Pro broke all NVENC rendering capability (and specifically for the GT 1030)?

I'm was having good results with my 970GTX, but this last update broke NVENC rendering compatibility with it. My timeline previews are ok, but buggy. Previously, it worked great. Hopefully the next update sorts it.

@fr0sty Please report this if you haven't already.

I chose a MSI gtx 1080 z mainly because below a certain temp. the fans never come on, completely silent.

I have it about a year now and I believe they never came on, while rendering using nvenc its even less likely because the main render hardware item is the asic.

” I was surprised while bench building my last system that included a Sapphire Radeon RX480 that fans were not turning at all below a certain temperature.”

Carl, you need to do your research and find a card that does that, silent running below a certain temp., and that matches your own other needs, price etc. if silent running is important to you. It is to me, thats why I went with MSI.

A fanless card probably won’t have the grunt you need.

Also nvenc works great, nothing broken here.

I chose a MSI gtx 1080 z mainly because below a certain temp. the fans never come on, completely silent.

I have it about a year now and I believe they never came on, while rendering using nvenc its even less likely because the main render hardware item is the asic.

” I was surprised while bench building my last system that included a Sapphire Radeon RX480 that fans were not turning at all below a certain temperature.”

Carl, you need to do your research and find a card that does that, silent running below a certain temp., and that matches your own other needs, price etc. if silent running is important to you. It is to me, thats why I went with MSI.

A fanless card probably won’t have the grunt you need.

Also nvenc works great, nothing broken here.

 

Thanks for your post on your 1080. You say it works fine, but are you running it on VPro 15 update 311? Another reported NVENC is broken on update 311 (for their 970GTX).

I should have mentioned it, yes vp15 311. Nvenc works on my laptop also, same vp 15, 311, gtx 1070, see specs in my profile.

I should have mentioned it, yes vp15 311. Nvenc works on my laptop also, same vp 15, 311, gtx 1070, see specs in my profile.

Thanks, JN! I really appreciate the thorough, helpful, and quick response of the people on this forum.

The last passive radiator I had was a 7600GS so I won’t be much help on fanless video cards. I was surprised while bench building my last system that included a Sapphire Radeon RX480 that fans were not turning at all below a certain temperature.

That didn’t stop the Corsair radiator fans from droning on, though.

Personally, I wouldn’t beat my head against the physics of cooling that many watts in close proximity to a microphone.

When people are paying me to have a sound proof studio, silence is important. What is the decible of a "droning" fan? That would be an important consideration.

"What is the decible of a "droning" fan?"

Corsair specifies 43 dba.

I've since replaced the two Corsair fans with different brands. I've also locked the fan and pump curves to a constant value that is just high enough to keep the system cool when running 100% with my inlet temperature. I prefer a drone to constant switching sounds.

I also lined inside of my case with a sound deadening material that's used by car audio folks.

I still rarely allow a microphone close to my system because:

1) I sound like a hayseed.

2) No one pays me.

"What is the decible of a "droning" fan?"

Corsair specifies 43 dba.

I've since replaced the two Corsair fans with different brands. I've also locked the fan and pump curves to a constant value that is just high enough to keep the system cool when running 100% with my inlet temperature. I prefer a drone to constant switching sounds.

I also lined inside of my case with a sound deadening material that's used by car audio folks.

I still rarely allow a microphone close to my system because:

1) I sound like a hayseed.

2) No one pays me.

"What is the decible of a "droning" fan?"

Corsair specifies 43 dba.

I've since replaced the two Corsair fans with different brands. I've also locked the fan and pump curves to a constant value that is just high enough to keep the system cool when running 100% with my inlet temperature. I prefer a drone to constant switching sounds.

I also lined inside of my case with a sound deadening material that's used by car audio folks.

I still rarely allow a microphone close to my system because:

1) I sound like a hayseed.

2) No one pays me.

So you lock the fans at a standstill?

"I've also locked the fan and pump curves to a constant value that is just high enough to keep the system cool when running 100% with my inlet temperature."

1) I let the water pump run at a constant velocity near the maximum since it's down inside the case.

2) I lock the RPMs of the radiator fans to a constant, medium speed, ~1020 RPM.

3) At 100% load

4) the CPU package temperature is ~45 degrees C.

5) I save the whole mess in a profile. The name of the profile says it all.

I'm not competing in any quiet builders contests, but I find this configuration to be the least annoying for me.

Thanks for the info. What it's the Pump fan? (Going higher speed than the case fan)