I am looking for a way to limit gpu usage to specific time periods. The BOINC manager allows one to adjust preferences for certain time periods, but I want to adjust things so that all cpus run 24/7 and the gpus run during specific time periods. This would allow for usage based on ambient temperature on a seasonal basis, for example. Has anyone ever seen a config file instruction which will do this? Might it be possible to design a dummy app which operates like a timer and allows you to use the exclude gpu instruction to shut down gpu use while the dummy is running?
Please excuse any definite signs of ignorance. Although I have been involved in Distributed Computing projects since the latter '90s I am not very technically savvy, I'm principally a cut and paste guy.
Any input would be most welcome.


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I don't know of any easy way to do it.
What you can do, is limit the power usage of the GPU with programs like MSI Afterburner, EVGA XOC or Precision X(OC), or Zotac Firestorm; or do "sudo nvidia-smi -pl xxx' in Linux ('xxx' being the desired power value, eg: 145 for 145W); and lower the TDP by about 20 or 30%.

That way your GPUs will run a lot cooler all over.

For any script to automatically do this, is a bit difficult.
The controls on Windows are via GUI, and aren't easily adjusted with a macro, but it could be done.