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jive01   04-30-2009 at 02:30:11 AM

Hello,

I've had a SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express, for about 5 months now, and have been very pleased with it. However, It seems to be running hot. Not sure if it is because it is the summer time and it is warmer....

What is a suitable temperature for a graphics card like this?

How can I know what the temperature of my graphics card is? Is there a software program that will help me with this?

Thanks for any help.

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PsychoSaysDie   04-30-2009 at 02:31:48 AM
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GPUZ. Go into rivatuner and turn on the fan to 100% if you haven't already.

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jive01   04-30-2009 at 04:10:26 AM
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Thanks Psycho. I have downloaded riva tuner, but do not know how to turn the fan to 100% with it. Can you instruct?

It apparently needs it, because according to GPUZ my current temp is: 80.0C and the fan speed is 24%....


Thanks for your help so far.

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jive01   04-30-2009 at 05:01:56 AM
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actually, went into ati's catalyst control center, and was able to control the fan speed that way. Bumped it to 60%. (100% was super loud) GPU temps seem alot better. Playing wow, I'm about at 51 degrees c. Is that reasonable?

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PsychoSaysDie   04-30-2009 at 01:47:28 PM
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jive01 wrote :

actually, went into ati's catalyst control center, and was able to control the fan speed that way. Bumped it to 60%. (100% was super loud) GPU temps seem alot better. Playing wow, I'm about at 51 degrees c. Is that reasonable?




51C is fine.

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MSI X58 Pro-E
32GB SSD, WD Blacks In R0
Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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