[WIP] Selected RTX 4060 on Nuvo-9160GC v2

Gigabyte GeForce RTX™ 4060 D6 8G

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Overview

The overall verification steps include:

1. Max Out RTX 4060 Power Consumption and Check its Thermal Performance

2. Design the GPU Holding Mechanism

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Max Out RTX 4060 Power Consumption and Check its Thermal Performance

Installation

• Install nvidia driver, CUDA, and GPU burn

sudo apt update

ubuntu-drivers devices
# == /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 ==
# modalias : pci:v000010DEd00002882sv00001458sd00004124bc03sc00i00
# vendor   : NVIDIA Corporation
# driver   : nvidia-driver-570-server-open - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-545-open - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-535-server-open - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-535 - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-550 - distro non-free recommended
# driver   : nvidia-driver-535-server - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-550-open - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-570-server - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-535-open - distro non-free
# driver   : nvidia-driver-545 - distro non-free
# driver   : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin

# Choose the driver version with "recommended" 
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-550

# Install CUDA
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit

# Install GPU Burn
cd ~/Desktop
git clone https://github.com/wilicc/gpu-burn.git
cd gpu-burn
make

• Install package to control cassette fan speed

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

sudo sensors-detect

# In addition to the final one, press Enter all the way down 

## To load everything that is needed, add this to /etc/modules:
## #----cut here----
## # Chip drivers
## coretemp
## it87
## #----cut here----
## If you have some drivers built into your kernel, the list above will
## contain too many modules. Skip the appropriate ones!
## Do you want to add these lines automatically to /etc/modules? (yes/NO)
YES 

sudo reboot 

• Prepare for NVIDIA GPU Fan speed control

sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4

• Edit /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

sudo gedit /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

# This file is automatically updated on upgrades of the xserver-xorg-legacy
# package *only* if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of that
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command as root:
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg-legacy

needs_root_rights=yes
allowed_users=console

• Remember to reboot the system to ensure the above settings work

sudo reboot

Run

# Open Terminal #1: Set Cassette Fan Speed to 100%
sudo su
sudo echo "1" >  /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1_enable
sudo echo "255" > /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1


# Open Terminal #2: Set GPU Fan Speed to 100%
sudo nvidia-settings -a "[gpu:0]/GPUFanControlState=1" -a "[fan:0]/GPUTargetFanSpeed=100"


# Open Terminal #3: Run GPU Burn (for 36,000 sec)
cd ~/Desktop/gpu-burn
./gpu_burn 36000


# Open Terminal #4: Check nvidia temperature
watch -n 1 nvidia-smi
## Wait for 1 to 2 hours until the GPU temperature stabilizes.

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Design the GPU Holding Mechanism

(In progress)