Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > Ridiculous graphics card temps

Ridiculous graphics card temps

Forum Graphic & Displays : Graphics Cards - Ridiculous graphics card temps

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
falcodakrzz   11-30-2008 at 10:35:19 PM

Hey
Having a strange issue with my Saphire 4850...And yes, ive changed the fanspeed (pretty easy with the new drivers) its at about 50%. When I play games the temps hit 95-100C and performance is terrible; this is strange as the card has always been fine. Its not overclocked, so Im not sure what could cause this sudden change.
Any ideas?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
customisbetter   11-30-2008 at 10:47:54 PM
- 0 +

You need to reseat the heatsink. No big deal. Just buy some thermal compound and wipe off hte crap they apply at the factory. put a pea sized dab on the core and re assemble the heatsink assembly. Your temps should be fine after that.

If that doesn't work, make sure your case fans (and gpu fan) are working and not clogged with dust.


------------------------------ e4400 2.75Ghz MSI G33 4x1GB DDR2-667@826 Palit 4870 3DMark 12112
 Reply to customisbetter
falcodakrzz   12-01-2008 at 10:24:15 PM
- 0 +

Thanks for the reply, I'll give it a go. However, do I need to get some thermal paste remover, or can I just scrape it off thoroughly with card?
Thanks

Reply to falcodakrzz
zeroyb   12-02-2008 at 09:25:05 AM
- 0 +

Did you update to Catalyst 8.11? Samething happened to my ASUS 4850 (suddenly temp hit 90's and game crashed) and updating driver seems to have fixed it though it's still running hotter than when I got it for some reason...

Reply to zeroyb
customisbetter   12-02-2008 at 02:09:44 PM
- 0 +

You can just scrape it off and wipe it with a cloth.

------------------------------ e4400 2.75Ghz MSI G33 4x1GB DDR2-667@826 Palit 4870 3DMark 12112
 Reply to customisbetter
rangers   12-02-2008 at 02:18:42 PM
- -1 +

you could use WD40 and a wire brush

Reply to rangers
customisbetter   12-02-2008 at 06:41:52 PM
- 0 +

^^^^DO NOT DO THIS!!!^^^^^^

Do not listen to rangers. WD40 is oil based and fry your card!
The wire brush will scraper the smooth surface of the core and maybe break off the surface mounted resistors.

------------------------------ e4400 2.75Ghz MSI G33 4x1GB DDR2-667@826 Palit 4870 3DMark 12112
 Reply to customisbetter
falcodakrzz   12-02-2008 at 07:24:13 PM
- 0 +

I wasnt going to anyway XD, if cpu's are anything to go by scratching the surface will do the opposite of lowering temps...
But I installed the new drivers, just to see, and as I expected no change. However I did remove the card from my case and try to unscrew the heatsink, but it was ridiculously tight! The screws wouldnt even budge...No idea what to do now, maybe I should contact saphire?

Reply to falcodakrzz
customisbetter   12-02-2008 at 09:48:00 PM
- 0 +

^good plan.

------------------------------ e4400 2.75Ghz MSI G33 4x1GB DDR2-667@826 Palit 4870 3DMark 12112
 Reply to customisbetter
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > Ridiculous graphics card temps
Go to:

There are 1224 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.371 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them