ATI 5770 Too Hot

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You can use cable ties top bundle up loose wires.

Here are some guides:

* http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc_mod/cablemanagement/

* http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDHow-To&op=Story&ndht_id=42


Below is a guide by Moto on sata cable management:

ok, i couldnt find a spare sata lead, but follow this guide and youll be good.

hold one connector onto your pen/stick,
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Holding it firmly, start to wind the cable round the pen, keeping it fairly tight...

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I have an XFX radeon 5770 that idles at 50C or more. It never seems to drop below 50C. What are some ways to help keep this card cooler? I had this for less than 6 months. The case I'm using is a Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP.
 

idunnolol

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Was it always this high?
If not, clean out you case and the card. If yes, consider a possible RMA.
What is your fan configuration if I may ask?

It always been like this. What do you mean by fan configuration? The speed of the fans or the placement?

idling @ 50c is fine for a video card, if you want to bring down temps install a side panel fan.

I have 1 installed blowing right at it, but doesn't seem to help
 

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50C is normal. Mine idles at 58C with TWO 120mm fans blowing directly onto them.

You should be more concerned with temps under load. If >90C then you should start to worry, although most cards are rated to 100C.
 


What speed do you have the video card's fan set at ?? -- My 5770 idles at 40C but I keep the fan set to 60% since that is where it is still quieter than my other fans. (the default fan speed is usually set pretty low (IIRC around 20%) so you might increase it a bit and see if that brings down the temp.
 

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I just had a similar problem and some people from the forum helped me. I had a Micro ATX case with only one exhaust fan and a 5770. The idle temp was ~55'C-60'C and when gaming it went from ~80'C - 98'C.

After switching to a mid tower with an intake fan, my temps dropped to about ~33'C-38'C when idling and usually in the ~ 50s - 60s'C (and rarely to 70'C) when gaming.

-How many Fans do you have? 3?

-Are they all pointing in the right directions?

-Hows your cable management?

Maybe you should post a pic of the inside of your computer it may help.



 

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The temperature sensor of the card might be at fault. With an ambient temp of 23 deg C, my 5770 idles ( 157 / 300 ) around 41 deg C. Also check if gfx card area is much too cluttered with cables and/or other heat-generating cards blocking effective air flow.
 

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You can use cable ties top bundle up loose wires.

Here are some guides:

* http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc_mod/cablemanagement/

* http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDHow-To&op=Story&ndht_id=42


Below is a guide by Moto on sata cable management:

ok, i couldnt find a spare sata lead, but follow this guide and youll be good.

hold one connector onto your pen/stick,
start.jpg


Holding it firmly, start to wind the cable round the pen, keeping it fairly tight,

halfdone.jpg


once done, pull it tight and if you have time, tape it up like that on the pen and leave overnight,
halfdone.jpg


5 minute job, but you get the idea of what youll end up with,
finishedcable.jpg

have fun
Moto
 
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suat

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Making cables into coils may not be a good idea as the coils through which electric current flows create magnetic fields around them, possibly affecting some other components close to them.