R9 290 VRM-1 Temps Too High!

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thomasd221

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Hello,

Yesterday I installed a Gelid Icy Vision Rev.2 to my Reference R9 290!

The installation was tricky but my Core temperatures and VRM2 temperatures have gone down a lot, the core never goes above 60 degress and VRM2 never goes about 65 degrees.

My problem is VRM2 - It easily gets to 100 degrees under load.

I installed the short, tall heatsinks on the VRM2 strip.

Why is it so hot, and how can I prevent this?

Thanks,
Thomas.
 
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Not necessarily. 100 degrees may seem quite hot to us, but it is a warm afternoon breeze to electronics. Bringing it down certainly won't hurt and may extend the lifespan of the VRM itself by a little bit but I wouldn't worry about it too much. Make sure that you installed the heatsink on the MOSFETs rather than the inductors though.
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But surely running them at 100 degrees for continual use will affect the card?

Thanks,
Thomas :D

 
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Not necessarily. 100 degrees may seem quite hot to us, but it is a warm afternoon breeze to electronics. Bringing it down certainly won't hurt and may extend the lifespan of the VRM itself by a little bit but I wouldn't worry about it too much. Make sure that you installed the heatsink on the MOSFETs rather than the inductors though.
 
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thomasd221

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Sounds good!

I installed the heatsinks on the MOSFET's with Arctic Allumina Epoxy - It should be okay

Thanks for the reassurance!

Thomas.

 
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