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Windows 98 SE and XP show big difference in GPU temperature. Why's that?

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First post, by MrSegfault

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Hello. I recently have gotten an Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT with an aftermarket cooler installed to it (Zalman VF900-CU) and I love how low the temperatures are. However, when I looked at temps that Nvidia displays under Windows 98 and XP, I noticed that the latter has higher temperatures compared to the former. There's like a 10~ degree difference or so. Is XP doing something that involves my GPU? Why is it so high, despite being on the desktop with no applications running?

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Reply 1 of 3, by chrismeyer6

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XP I believe uses the GPU more for rendering the desktop and stuff.

Reply 2 of 3, by Archer57

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There are not any official GF7 W98 drivers, right? IIRC on GF6-7 the temperature is monitored through driver. Perhaps the driver is not using correct offset (or curve) and is reporting incorrect temperature?

Reply 3 of 3, by MrSegfault

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Archer57 wrote on Yesterday, 08:44:

There are not any official GF7 W98 drivers, right? IIRC on GF6-7 the temperature is monitored through driver. Perhaps the driver is not using correct offset (or curve) and is reporting incorrect temperature?

Correct. I'm using the modified Nvidia Forceware driver version 82.69. Maybe you're right about the temperature offset being incorrect as the nvidia control panel doesn't even detect what graphics card I'm using as It's just called "Unknown".

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