Hi there!
Problem: I have a HIS Radeon 4870x2 and I'm seeing all tempratures (idle/load) slowly increase over the last few months.
When I bought it (fan 40%):
Idle Load
GPU 1 50C 80+
Now:
GPU 1 63C 90+
Case temp used to be about 27C (I have two case fans intake+exhaust), now once I start gaming the case temp maxes at about 38C. Room temp is about 18-20C.
Load temp breaks 90C now, with the fan running at 40%. I used to just leave it at 40% but lately I need to go 50-55% before launching a game to keep things in the 80's or under.
I have cleaned the dust off the fan blades as best I can, I'm getting a small paint brush today and will try again tonight, but I cant tell if there is a build up of fluff within the ducting on the graphics card itself, the card looks clean, cant see any fluff caught in the exhaust grill.
So my questions are, is it worth completley dismantling the heatsink/fan assembly to clean it out? Are these temps nothing to worry about, should I leave well enough alone? Is it worth looking at fitting a 3rd party cooler? I repair computer hardware so I'm reasonably technical if thats required.
Any help appreciated!
I7 920 @ 3.4Ghz
Zalman CNPS9900NT CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Crucial 8GB DDR3 @ 1333Mhz
HIS Radeon 4870x2 1GB
Creative X-fi Xtreme music
Problem: I have a HIS Radeon 4870x2 and I'm seeing all tempratures (idle/load) slowly increase over the last few months.
When I bought it (fan 40%):
Idle Load
GPU 1 50C 80+
Now:
GPU 1 63C 90+
Case temp used to be about 27C (I have two case fans intake+exhaust), now once I start gaming the case temp maxes at about 38C. Room temp is about 18-20C.
Load temp breaks 90C now, with the fan running at 40%. I used to just leave it at 40% but lately I need to go 50-55% before launching a game to keep things in the 80's or under.
I have cleaned the dust off the fan blades as best I can, I'm getting a small paint brush today and will try again tonight, but I cant tell if there is a build up of fluff within the ducting on the graphics card itself, the card looks clean, cant see any fluff caught in the exhaust grill.
So my questions are, is it worth completley dismantling the heatsink/fan assembly to clean it out? Are these temps nothing to worry about, should I leave well enough alone? Is it worth looking at fitting a 3rd party cooler? I repair computer hardware so I'm reasonably technical if thats required.
Any help appreciated!
I7 920 @ 3.4Ghz
Zalman CNPS9900NT CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
Crucial 8GB DDR3 @ 1333Mhz
HIS Radeon 4870x2 1GB
Creative X-fi Xtreme music