Separate daily schedule for SETI@Home?

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Message 1908054 - Posted: 20 Dec 2017, 1:19:34 UTC
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How can I set a schedule for s@h, separately from my global prefs? Is there a formula to put in cc_config.xml? Having s@h run all the time overtaxes my box's cooling system; the GPU runs at ~85C and causes the case fans to ... howl - that's the only word I can come up with. This AMD WX 5100 GPU gets through an average work unit in 15 minutes; if I could reduce the load somehow I think I'd prolong the life of the cooling system, not to mention my hearing.
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Message 1908546 - Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 2:52:27 UTC - in response to Message 1908054.  

@ PRHumphrey:
... if I could reduce the load somehow ...

You can install a temperature monitoring program to have it cycle on and off to keep the temps at whatever is comfortable to your ears. The one I use (and there are others) is TThrottle from https://efmer.com.
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Message 1908590 - Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 9:34:03 UTC - in response to Message 1908546.  

That one is for Windows. All my machines run Gentoo Linux.

Nice idea, though - I'll go a-hunting. Thanks.
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