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Replacement HD 7950 DD running far hotter than the one I sent in for R.M.A (Which had a broken fan)

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  • XFX
  • Fan
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March 12, 2014 11:27:11 AM

So the name is pretty much exactly my problem, one of the fans on my old HD 7950 started to get loose and die. So I sent it back to XFX and got a replacement (Which took over a month).

I was so excited to start playing Skyrim in ultra with my ENB again, but as soon as I set my new gpu up, re installed my mods and run the game the fan hit 75c in under a minute before I closed the game!.
My old one only hit around 67c with a dying fan and like 58-61c when it was working in the exact same situation.

So do you think I've been given a defective part? or maybe it could be a driver issue? I honestly don't see why this is happening.

I think it may be the drivers because windows seemed to do it for me, but catalyst is running the latest version and for some reason I can't find individual display drivers on AMD's website, just versions of catalyst

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March 12, 2014 12:31:42 PM

It may just be the new thermal paste needs a little time to settle in or the new card has a different BIOS with a revised fan profile.
You can try to set a custom fan profile in Afterburner which should lower the temperatures at the expense of more fan noise.
I've recently had enough of my XFX DD cooler and swapped it for a Gelid cooler: http://www.quietpc.com/gel-icy-vision-amd under heavy load (95-100% according to GPUZ) mine would regularly hit 75-77C with very loud (55-60%) fans so your readings seem, to me, normal enough for that particular card.
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March 12, 2014 12:35:09 PM

coozie7 said:
I've recently had enough of my XFX DD cooler and swapped it for a Gelid cooler: http://www.quietpc.com/gel-icy-vision-amd
It may just be the new thermal paste needs a little time to settle in but under eavy load mine would regularly hit 75-77C with very loud (55-60%) fans so your readings seem normal enough.


how much of a temp and noise difference did you get with that particular cooler? is it worth buying?
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March 12, 2014 12:44:11 PM

With about half the noise it topped out under the default Furmark 1080 burn-in benchmark at 69C, adding a better intake fan dropped it by another 5C!
Note, that particular cooler has NO way to set the fan speed, you'll need to either connect it to a motherboard header and control it through the BIOS or use a Zalman FanMate controller. I'm using a FanMate-it's sticking through a spare 3.5" drive bay so I can instantly change speed.
Note, the XFX 7950 sets the GPU die about 1 m.m. below the level of the surround, you CANNOT use an aftermarket cooler with a flat cold plate!
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March 13, 2014 7:05:01 AM

coozie7 said:
With about half the noise it topped out under the default Furmark 1080 burn-in benchmark at 69C, adding a better intake fan dropped it by another 5C!
Note, that particular cooler has NO way to set the fan speed, you'll need to either connect it to a motherboard header and control it through the BIOS or use a Zalman FanMate controller. I'm using a FanMate-it's sticking through a spare 3.5" drive bay so I can instantly change speed.
Note, the XFX 7950 sets the GPU die about 1 m.m. below the level of the surround, you CANNOT use an aftermarket cooler with a flat cold plate!


Thanks for the advice, I'll see about getting a new cooler xD

Just one more question though, if I have the curd running at 70-75c for extended periods of time will that damage it or shorten the lifespan of it?

Thanks
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March 13, 2014 9:14:59 AM

Remember what I said about the GPU sitting below the level of the surround, NO cooler with a flat contact plate will work.
No, 75C is fine-just loud.
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