X1950pro 512 Mb hangs at 66 degrees c

[f1n1shh1m]

Does anybody know the normal op. temp of card. In the catalyst control system the gpu climbs from 55 deg when under load and cuts out giving a blank screen at 66 deg (the fan increases in speed at this moment). Is this normal and if not can this temp limit be increased via registry edits or otherwise.
Thanks for any advice

 

[blade85]

so your saying that at 66 degs your system restarts?

my 1950 pro idles around 42 and maxes out at 69 wile gaming. I have however taken it up to 117 and it still ran without dying.

 

[skyline0511]

Must be a power supply issue

 

[Superheat]

Download ati tray tools. Then using tray tools setup your video fan to ramp up to higher speed quicker. I had to do this to mine temps run 43-45C now. Highest seen while gaming may have hit 51c tops. This is even slightly overclocked. I have HIS 1950 Pro 512M AGP model.

 

[ethel]

I'm with skyline0511 on this one - 66C is not hot for a graphics card. My old X1800XT ran at 90C plus for 18 months without any problems.

 

[Makaveli]

Those are normal Temps for the Stock POS HSF they put on these cards.

I replaced mine with a X2 and now it idles at 41c and full load is 51c.

 

[easymoney9]

66c is nothing for a graphics card. If your power supply is big enough you probably have a defective card. If it is still under warranty I would send it in for repair!

 

[troy4u]

I have the exact same problem. My card shuts off at 67c!
I am not sure what to do either

 

[troy4u]

I found some pictures for the fix.
http://209.147.121.98/board/showthread.php?p=1335083230

It's a VRM heat issue and it is a design problem. I'm not sure how it will be fixed by ATI.

 

[ethel]

If it is a design fault, you are in your right to return it and get a refund - it's not fit for purpose.

 

[markisgrove]

I'm getting a similar problem but..
I've just got it new with a new computer, installed windows and everything, tried testing it out on Rome Total War, the moment it loaded the map it crashed with some ati2dvag infitinte loop error blue screen. I tried tons of stuff to fix it but to no avail. Then got speedfan and saw it runs at 43-51C when just in windows, then around 50-60 when loading rome then the moment it loads the map to play it jumps over 80C and my computer crashes or resets. Any ideas?

Its a X1950 Pro 512MB
MY PSU is 600W with the outputs as:
+12V1 - 18A MAX,
+12V2 - 18A MAX,
+5V - 30A MAX,
+3.3V - 35A MAX,
-12V - 0.5A MAX,
+5V/SA - 3.0A MAX.