This is mentally insane, if someone solves this theyre a genius.

[tony543]

Kk cut a long story short,

750w psu, 4gb ram, dcore processor, 4gb ram, ati 2900xt

My card is idleing at 60c, when i play a game in windows mode it goes up to 63c which is also amazing, but to be honest with you i don't really want to keep playing in windows mode.

When i play in full screen whatever the resolution this card goes completley insane and hits a temp of 105c, i do not play it at this temp as that is just insane, if anyone could help me out with this i will bow down to they're feet.

P.s - i have an amazing cooling system, iv'e tryed turning the gpu fs up, im applied new thermal paste, the card is not overclocked and this also happens with VERY low demanding games aswell as high as i have tryed.

i will be greatful for everyones help thankyou tony.

 

[Annisman]

First of all, I believe that in windowed mode the actual clock speeds of the card stay reduced, this is true for the 48** series, I assume it is true with the 29** series as well. It is mostly to reduce idle wattage draw from the power supply.

Secondly, obviously those temperatures are far too high, what are you using to measure the temps ? Have you owned this card for a long time ? Have you thought about ditching the card and upgrading ? You can get a 9600GSO for like 75$ and I beleive it would at least be on par with the 2900XT.

 

[tony543]

Ahh, i was thinking of it but i have not had this card for a long time i would say a good few weeks to be honest haha, is there no way i can make it take more power from the power supply?

 

[tony543]

And i am using GPU-Z to measure the temps

 

[Annisman]

No, you can't make it take more power from your power supply, even if you could, that wouldn't solve anything, it might make your card run hotter, and fry it eventually. I suggest taking it back to wherever you bought it from, demanding a refund. Take the money and buy a 9600GSO, 9800GT or a 4850.

 

[mcnuggetofdeath]

No, you can't make it take more power from your power supply, even if you could, that wouldn't solve anything, it might make your card run hotter, and fry it eventually. I suggest taking it back to wherever you bought it from, demanding a refund. Take the money and buy a 9600GSO, 9800GT or a 4850.

What he said. ^^^

 

[tony543]

Ohh . ok i will do that thanks for everything , for future references; i heard the 2900xt get very hot but no where near 105c hha i heard round the 60 70 mark, and what temp should i be looking out for if i was to get a 8800 ultra?

 

[ravenware]

First of all, I believe that in windowed mode the actual clock speeds of the card stay reduced, this is true for the 48** series, I assume it is true with the 29** series as well. It is mostly to reduce idle wattage draw from the power supply.

Secondly, obviously those temperatures are far too high, what are you using to measure the temps ? Have you owned this card for a long time ? Have you thought about ditching the card and upgrading ? You can get a 9600GSO for like 75$ and I beleive it would at least be on par with the 2900XT.

9600GSO? I highly doubt that.

The 2900XT was created as a counter to the 8800GTS/Ultra/GT cards, I doubt a crippled version of the crippled version of those cards could out perform it.

Ohh . ok i will do that thanks for everything , for future references; i heard the 2900xt get very hot but no where near 105c hha i heard round the 60 70 mark, and what temp should i be looking out for if i was to get a 8800 ultra?

The 8800 ultra is no longer on the market.
A similar card known as the GTS 250 exists.
It should run cooler than the 2900xt

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130468

 

[jennyh]

2900xt is about as powerful as a 3870. A little less in most benchmarks.

 

[tony543]

Okok there are all different suggestions haha, i don't mind how much the card cost to be honest, and if i need any upgrades recommended for the card can you tell me pls do say because i will purchase them, Thanks Im willing to spend anything under 1200 Pounds for improvements ect,

Right now im using, 4gb ddr2 ram, duel core 2.4ghz amd processor, 2900xt ( needs replacing but not sure what with ), water cooled system, Is there any upgrades reccomended? thankyou.

 

[jennyh]

If you're gonna keep that athlon then the max graphics card you would make use of would be something around the 9800gt/ HD 4830 mark I think. Your current system looks pretty decently balanced tbh.

I dunno what is going on with the temps on the 2900xt though.

If you choose to upgrade the cpu and gpu then maybe go for a Phenom II X3 720 assuming your motherboard is an AM2+ socket. It should be. With that chip you can safely buy anything up to about a HD4870 or 260gtx and it shouldn't bottleneck either.

 

[tony543]

Oh ok great, thankyou very much i will look into that

 

[neon neophyte]

105 degrees? and the card doesnt crash the game?

my money is on a faulty sensor.

 

[tony543]

Naw, the comp shuts dwn if it gets to hot.. but it stays at 60c when playing games in windows mode. :/

 

[spuddyt]

Have you tried downloading a program like rivatuner and forcing the clockspeeds to stay low (or at least at a reasonable average, and have you tried forcing the fan to 100% (only as a test, those things are INSANELY loud (has 2900 pro))

 

[tony543]

oo.. I have rivatuner, iv'e tryed putting my fan up dont work, how do i make the clockspeeds stay slow, that would help thanks

 

[rags_20]

Trade it in for a 9800GTX+/GTS 250

 

[tony543]

what my 2900xt? where would i change it in?

 

[rags_20]

Call up ATI or where you bought it.

 

[uncfan_2563]

my guess on this is simple but actually might be hard to test.

-ok using eVGA Precision to overclock a card, you notice that you can switch your fan from AUTOMATIC to whatever fan speed percentage. my guess is that it might not be triggering or is not running at 100% when at full load.

 

[Annisman]

9600GSO? I highly doubt that.

The 2900XT was created as a counter to the 8800GTS/Ultra/GT cards, I doubt a crippled version of the crippled version of those cards could out perform it.

Ohh . ok i will do that thanks for everything , for future references; i heard the 2900xt get very hot but no where near 105c hha i heard round the 60 70 mark, and what temp should i be looking out for if i was to get a 8800 ultra?

The 8800 ultra is no longer on the market.
A similar card known as the GTS 250 exists.
It should run cooler than the 2900xt

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130468

First of all, the 2900XT was a counter strictly to the 8800GTX and the 8800 Ultra, which it failed admirably to beat. Secondly I don't believe you give the 9600GSO enough credit. If you want to see what I meant compare these scores: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/compare,795.html?prod%5B2067%5D=on&prod%5B2129%5D=on From good old Tom's vga benchmarks, now Toms did not test the GSO, but it did test the 9600GT which is about 15% faster than the GSO, therefore the 9600GSO would only be a 'drop' of roughly 5-10% from the 2900XT, because the 9600GT bests the 2900XT by about 5%.

Of course it is also a cooler, less energy dependent, single slot, physix enabled card, therefore IMO it is an upgrade. When I built my brothers gaming rig I purchased the GSO, and it can handle anything out there right now, @ less than 1920 res.

 

[megamanx00]

Did you try to blow the dust out of the cooler? Gets clogged up pretty fast, yup yup.

 

[Annisman]

Did you try to blow the dust out of the cooler? Gets clogged up pretty fast, yup yup.

LOL wouldn't it be great if that was the real problem here.

 

[Milos-stancene]

new thermal paste !!!!!

 

[Vokofpolisiekar]

LOL wouldn't it be great if that was the real problem here.

How much does Nvidia pay you per month?