Hello,
I have a XFX 7850 2GB, I have overclocked it slightly from the stock 860MHz to 1050MHz and Memory clock from 1200MHz to 1300MHz, now that its summer my GPU Temps are at their high points of 73-79C under max load, now the first thing is, that are those temps too high, I know the cut off point is around 100C but Im still weary of getting high temps, also the thing is; in more graphically demanding games like The Witcher 2 and Crysis 3 it will get to the max of 79C so I reduce the clocks from 1050MHz to 900MHz and the temps drop to around 71C, but for games like Hawken where the max temp is close 69C at I push it back up to 1050MHz for the extra FPS, I notice on 900MHz Avg FPS are 50 on High at 1080 and on 1050MHz Avg FPS are 65 on High at 1080 with a very slight change in Temp, maybe a degree so it is worth the extra 150MHz for Hawken but Im not comfortable with 1050MHz when on The Witcher 2 as the Temps can get high, will this regular changing of Clock speeds damage my GPU more than If I just leave it at 1050MHz at Max temps of 79C or should I just not bother and leave it at the more safe option of 900MHz or even no overclock, if anyone is going to be buying a 7850 anytime soon, DO NOT get the XFX version, its more expensive and the cooler is god awful, I dont know why I got sucked in by their ghost thermal technology, go for the Sapphire, way better option.
Thanks
I have a XFX 7850 2GB, I have overclocked it slightly from the stock 860MHz to 1050MHz and Memory clock from 1200MHz to 1300MHz, now that its summer my GPU Temps are at their high points of 73-79C under max load, now the first thing is, that are those temps too high, I know the cut off point is around 100C but Im still weary of getting high temps, also the thing is; in more graphically demanding games like The Witcher 2 and Crysis 3 it will get to the max of 79C so I reduce the clocks from 1050MHz to 900MHz and the temps drop to around 71C, but for games like Hawken where the max temp is close 69C at I push it back up to 1050MHz for the extra FPS, I notice on 900MHz Avg FPS are 50 on High at 1080 and on 1050MHz Avg FPS are 65 on High at 1080 with a very slight change in Temp, maybe a degree so it is worth the extra 150MHz for Hawken but Im not comfortable with 1050MHz when on The Witcher 2 as the Temps can get high, will this regular changing of Clock speeds damage my GPU more than If I just leave it at 1050MHz at Max temps of 79C or should I just not bother and leave it at the more safe option of 900MHz or even no overclock, if anyone is going to be buying a 7850 anytime soon, DO NOT get the XFX version, its more expensive and the cooler is god awful, I dont know why I got sucked in by their ghost thermal technology, go for the Sapphire, way better option.
Thanks