Question about overclocking my Asus 5870...

[Bighairyman]

So I purchased the Asus EAH5870 v2 and am currently running it at 951/5004. I notice during furmark the temp gets up to 81c. During gaming it gets to around 72c. About 40c idle. These temps seems a little high, especially since I have high a high air flow case. Also, I'm having difficulty getting the card to be stable after 951mhz, even if I increase the voltage. I'm using the Asus smartdoctor for overclocking and overvoltage. Any suggestions?

 

[shadow187]

First off, those temps are very good.

You should also be able to get to 1300mhz mem (5200 effective).