6970 OC hitting 80c

[ostitcho]

Is this normal for a card with a core clock of 940?I have been playing Battlefield 3 alot and just noticed it.

 

[wolfram23]

It's not dangerously hot. Can't say if that's "normal" as it depends a lot on GPU cooler and case air flow.

 

[ostitcho]

I dont have a gpu cooler and the cas eis a 932

 

[ostitcho]

What gp should I use for POwer Color 6970 Call of Duty edition?It has two fans

 

[wolfram23]

The "gpu cooler" would be the 2 fan thing But some are better than others. You'll probably have a lot of headroom to turn up the fans though, if you don't mind a little more noise. I'd say use MSI Afterburner and set a custom fan profile. Also your case has pretty decent air flow. You can probably help a bit by making sure you have all your wires tucked away so there's not much interference for the air flow to the gpu.

I don't know what you mean my "what gp should I use".

 

[ostitcho]

Sorry meant gpu cooler.OK yea as you can see im new to computers.So i could buy a better gpu cooler and take off the one that came with it?I use trixx.But I have noticed it only works with the extra fan a put in myself?

 

[redeemer]

Yes that temp is normal, GPU's are amazing and can handle temps up to 100c. My 6970 gets up to 70-75 c. However I have the NZXT Phantom and it moves a hell of a lot of air.

powercolor pcs+ 6970

 

[stalker7d7]

My 4870 can get up to 80 on intensive gpu usage at stock clocks. So I don't think you should be worried.

 

[wolfram23]

80C is fine. It's hot, but not that hot. There should be a way to make the GPU cooler fans run faster. I've never used TRIXX software, but even in CCC you can set a fan speed.