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jsrudd   05-12-2009 at 06:53:43 PM

So I have some Arctic MX 2 left over from my build and I was wondering if it would be worth it to use some on the GPU as well. I'm not really going to play games but I would be interested in lower temps just to lower the temps in the case (I am overclocking the processor) I have the ASUS 4850 with the stock (Glaciator) heatsink/fan.

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xsever   05-13-2009 at 03:39:10 AM
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I have a Sapphire 4850 with the Dual Slot cooler. I did not bother with the stock thermal compound. I stripped it off, and applied MX-2.

I can tell you what my current temps are:

Idle:
GPU: 29 C GPU Memory: 31 C Shader: 29 C

Load (max)
GPU: 50 C GPU Memory: 52 C Shader: 50 C

I am using Everest Ultimate 4.6 for temp reading.

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jsrudd   05-13-2009 at 05:41:36 AM
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Hmm, those temps seem like it might be worth it.

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xsever   05-13-2009 at 12:05:57 PM
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I have an additional 80 mm fan feeding cold air into the card's stock cooler which is pictured below:

http://img.hexus.net/v2/news/sapphire/sapphire-new4850.jpg http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/08/08/Sapphire-4850-non-ref-2.jpg

Also, when I am doing simple 2D tasks, the card automatically underclocks to 160 MHz GPU and 250 MHz Memory.


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zipzoomflyhigh   05-13-2009 at 04:23:25 PM
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No it would not be worth it. Not to mention it will probably void the warranty and you may damage the card trying to get the old heatsink/s off.
The manufacturer uses good thermal compound.

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