ATI Radeon HD 6850 Temperatures

[absxiith]

What are the ideal idling and load temperatures for a Sapphire HD 6850?Mine idles at 47-53 c and load temperatures are 63-72 c.The card is 3 days old.Bought it from Ebay.

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1053/pg20/amd-radeon-6870-and-6850-graphics-card-review-temps-noise-power-overclocking.html

 

[Cygnus x-1]

Your idling a little warm but that could be your case and or the room temperature. what really matters is load temp. At 72c your fine, nothing to worry about. If the card goes over 80c then you might need to tweak the fan settings or possibly better airflow in the case.

 

[absxiith]

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