4870x2 - Very Hot and loud

[weasel14]

Been getting problems with my 4870x2 as of late. Im not sure when it started happening, It either started happening, when i upgraded to an i7 processor, or when my previous PSU (Corsair 750) blew up. (now using antec cp-850)

On Desktop using manual fan control, at 45% my 4870x2 is at , 54deg which is normal as far as i tell. but if i ever launch a 3d game, the primary gpu gets very hot, and within a 60seconds it will be at 95deg, Which triggers the card to automaticly adjust my fan speed to 100%, And is very very loud. even with all my case fans on high, it doesent seem to change it, (with them and 4870x2 its like being in Serveroom) I tried underclocking it to 505mhz, but didnt seem to make much differnce to the tempreture.

Im wondering if its a software or hardware causing the problem i remember some friends saying a driver problem was causing it, and should i use my warranty?

If you know any good applications i can use to show my test gpu etc tell me and il post the screenshots.

System Specs:
Operating System : windows 7 r1100
Graphics driver : 9.6 Catalyst
Motherboard : gigabyte GA-3X58-UD34 (rev 1.0)
Case Antec 1200

 

[UberGenocide]

Been getting problems with my 4870x2 as of late. Im not sure when it started happening, It either started happening, when i upgraded to an i7 processor, or when my previous PSU (Corsair 750) blew up. (now using antec cp-850)

On Desktop using manual fan control, at 45% my 4870x2 is at , 54deg which is normal as far as i tell. but if i ever launch a 3d game, the primary gpu gets very hot, and within a 60seconds it will be at 95deg, Which triggers the card to automaticly adjust my fan speed to 100%, And is very very loud. even with all my case fans on high, it doesent seem to change it, (with them and 4870x2 its like being in Serveroom) I tried underclocking it to 505mhz, but didnt seem to make much differnce to the tempreture.

Im wondering if its a software or hardware causing the problem i remember some friends saying a driver problem was causing it, and should i use my warranty?

If you know any good applications i can use to show my test gpu etc tell me and il post the screenshots.

System Specs:
Operating System : windows 7 r1100
Graphics driver : 9.6 Catalyst
Motherboard : gigabyte GA-3X58-UD34 (rev 1.0)
Case Antec 1200

did ur old PSU blow with the 4870x2 in your rig or did u upgrade PSU and GFX at the same time??

If it did blow with ur 4870x2 then it may have caused some damage to your card

Uber 😀

 

[Annisman]

What games are you playing that get the card that hot that quick ? If it is a game like L4D then you have a problem....if it is crysis, stalker clear sky or empire total war then it is completely normal. If you want to get rid of the 100% fan jolts the only way I found how to do that was to install an accelero Xtreme 4870X2, good luck.

 

[weasel14]

My Gfx car was in the rig when the psu went bust, im getting it with any 3d game i play, Americas Army 3, WoW, Heroes of Newerth.

 

[weasel14]

Well did some more testing with game, if i play AA3 , it does it within 30seconds of loading onto a server, if i play team fortress 2 it takes like 5 mins to start, and would only be at 100% for about 15 seconds, then goes back to normal speed with WoW it would do it in about 5 minuits and last 60 seconds and is usually around 92deg.

If i turn Manual fan control off, CCC ramps up the cpu to about 89% to try and cool the card down.

but i have a friend with same card, and case only he has an AMD cpu, and he doesent get these problems, and i never used to get them either. going to try and warranty the card.

 

[Annisman]

Honestly dude, it is the nature of the beast these cards run hot. The best thing you can do is buy an accelero xtreme cooler, problem solved.

 

[Helloworld_98]

sell it and get one of the ASUS tri-fan 4870 X2's or get one of the arctic cooling heatsinks for the X2.

 

[evongugg]

80-90º is average
115º is threshhold
127º burnout

Remove the dust from the fan. Reapply thermal paste.

ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series Fan Hacking Guide Rev. 2.0

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=583