do lowering the settings for games make the temperature of gpu's?

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do lowering the settings for games make the temperature of gpu's?

 

[ASHISH65]

what you mean? please explain

 

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I play battlefield and the temperature of my gpu is running high like 80 degrees and up, so if I lower the settings of the game for example its terrain quality or maybe the resolution will it make the gpu's temperature lower?

 

[ASHISH65]

your temp is liltle high.tell us whole specs

 

[huilun02]

Your GPU will usually always work as hard as it can to produce as many frames per second, regardless of game settings.

Lowering graphic detail in games will probably not affect the GPU's running temperature. But if your GPU is more than capable of producing a smooth image (30-60fps, whatever you think is smooth enough) then you can impose a framerate cap to your game so that the GPU will only work hard enough to produce the set amount of frames per second.

Other methods to reduce your GPU's running temperature:
> Improve air circulation in your GPU's enclosure, like installing more enclosure fans
> Run your computer in an air-conditioned environment
> Modify your graphics card's fan cooler to a better one

 

[Jim_L9]

It might make the temps a little lower, but that isn't too bad for a GPU.

 

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so here is my gpu http://www.afox-corp.com/en/products_details.asp?proid=101 I'm planning to change the fan but will it void the warranty if I change its fan?

 

[huilun02]

Any physical dismantling or modifications to the product will void its warranty.

If you have space in your case to accommodate a 2 slot graphics card, I'd suggest replacing your 6850 with something a lot more capable like a 7850 1GB. Your current card is a slim design meant to fit in only one slot (usually a 6850 is 2 slot), which has a great impact on how it is able to cool itself. Furthermore it came from Afox which is largely unheard of (at least for me)

Get something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004
It's great value for only $170, and even comes with the new Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider games for free.
At the very least it is a 2 slot card with dual fans, newer and more powerful than a 6850. It will play Battlefield much better and still run cooler as the GPU is more power efficient. Sapphire is a very well known and trusted brand for AMD graphics cards.

 

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can I change the fan of it and can you give me some products that is compatible with it?

 

[huilun02]

Arctic makes excellent aftermarket GPU coolers, heres a list of their coolers compatible with a 6850:

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/assistant/vga/chip/5

Be informed that aftermarket coolers can only guarantee compatibility with graphics cards that use reference design boards. Some manufacturers like to rearrange the layout of components on the board, such that they could block the installation of other coolers.

Still, I would rather invest money in getting a better performing card than to try and cool an old product hoping it will perform better. It is not going to perform any better no matter how cool you make it, unless it is throttling which doesn't seem to be the case since your card is not going over 100 degrees

 

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I really appreciate your answers and I am thinking to get that 7850. Just another thought, I saw this gtx 660 which is not too far from 7850 based on price. Which gpu can you suggest between these in terms of the cooling efficiency and its performance?

 

[huilun02]

Assuming they cost the same, take the 7850 if you know how or are going to overclock. Otherwise the 660 is slightly better than a stock 7850.

All this is assuming you have a PSU of 450W or 400W to safely power the 7850/660 respectively. You will also need a 6-pin power connector that comes from your PSU to provide additional power to run the card.