Some questions...about GPUs and Octane

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redmotion
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Joined: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:05 pm

Great rendering software, Refractive!

Ok, what do people use (software-wise) to keep their GPU temperature down? I've just had a black screen and a message saying something like the GPU crashed and was recovered. (Using Win7 64bit/GTX260). I've looked at rivatuner and it seems that you can set the fans at a fixed percentage or it can be set to automatic (currently 40-100%). I guess when the GPU is idle it runs about 50 degrees. But is rendering with a fixed fan speed inadvisable? (I'm a noob when it comes to GPU technical stuff).

Can materials be exported and shared between users or scenes? Do you have any plans for a material library?

You don't mention it at the moment, but do you think you will include support for IES lights in the future?

Thanks again.
win 7 64 | q6600 | 4gb ram | gtx 260 [196] | driver nvidia 197.13 | SketchUp7 | Softimage 2010
win 7 64 | i5-2500k | 16gb | gtx 570 | driver 275.33 | SketchUp8 Pro
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radiance
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Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:33 pm

i recommend getting the free 'evga precision' tool, it works great.

material presets and sharing are coming in the near future.

Radiance
Win 7 x64 & ubuntu | 2x GTX480 | Quad 2.66GHz | 8GB
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