Is 85c too high under load? (Radeon 7950)

[evilcannon]

I have a reference design 7950 so the fan gets quite irritable at 50%+ fan speed. I went into msi afterburner and made a profile for the fan that was it never goes above 50% fan speed, doing so the temperature gets a bit high. I've tried many games (sleeping dogs,gta 4 etc) and it never goes above like 85-87C. Is that OK? Should I be worried about damage when playing games at that temp?

 

[Kari]

that should still be acceptable, even for prolonged usage. Just keep an eye on it, the cooler will fill up with dust eventually and the temps will start to rise...

 

[Deemo13]

That's pretty warm, I would consider changing the fan to change those temperatures or making sure your case has proper airflow.