New Nvidia open standard for PC hardware monitoring

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Ryan Norton
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New Nvidia open standard for PC hardware monitoring

Post by Ryan Norton » Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:45 am

From Anand's:

http://anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/sh ... spx?i=3145

It's a nice idea but we'll have to see how it catches on. I'm guessing motherboard maker support will be key. For this to do much for me, though, it'd have to out-perform Speedfan, which having finally added support for monitoring VGA card sensors is now my one-stop shop.

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Post by EndoSteel » Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:32 am

I see a potential issue here. In order to make this system really worthy for silent enthusiasts, hardware manufacturers will have to allow fan speeds that, in some cases, may kill the hardware. Will they do it? Doubtly, HP and ASUS are not the guys that would use a "use at your own risk" disclaimer. Therefore a dremel and a soldering iron are still our best friends.

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Post by Jeff Cutsinger » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:58 am

I'm still waiting for them to open their hardware specs like DAAMIT.

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Re: New Nvidia open standard for PC hardware monitoring

Post by Filias Cupio » Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:30 pm

[quote="Ryan Norton"]For this to do much for me, though, it'd have to out-perform Speedfan, which having finally added support for monitoring VGA card sensors is now my one-stop shop.[/quote]

SpeedFan still can't monitor your PSU or control its fan.

If it catches on, SpeedFan will be modified to hook into this system.

SpeedFan monitors VGA cards now? I've got to go upgrade.

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