(By the way this isn't the 'fan fix' issue. I did that when I originally bought the card and have updated drivers since)
So I just bought borderlands to play with a friend. Its the first taxing game I've put my 1.5 year old 4850 through. After 3-4 complete system shutdowns it brought to light just how hot my 4850 is running. *Just* sitting at the desktop I'm currently at 83c and 36%fan speed.
When I play the game I have to bring the settings back in order to keep it under 100. Last night I was able to play for ~6-8 hours with no crashes (besides my friend's horrible driving). However, these temps are with a 2 foot box fan blowing directly on the open case (cooler master centurion 5) instead of the regular case fan. Its obviously not an ideal setup.
Would something like http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_&mID=101&language=en help me out at all or is this something more directly related to the cards cpu/heatsink? In other words, if a huge, loud power sucking box fan doesn't help it... what will?
(I also opened up the card last night to apply some arctic-silver. It wasn't that dusty in the plastic case unlike some people have found in other reviews. I hope to get another 2-3 degrees cooler as the silver has its burn in time over the next week).
Any help would be appreciated. I don't play too many high end games (dota and diablo 2 for the win) but these temps at idle are a bit concerning.
So I just bought borderlands to play with a friend. Its the first taxing game I've put my 1.5 year old 4850 through. After 3-4 complete system shutdowns it brought to light just how hot my 4850 is running. *Just* sitting at the desktop I'm currently at 83c and 36%fan speed.
When I play the game I have to bring the settings back in order to keep it under 100. Last night I was able to play for ~6-8 hours with no crashes (besides my friend's horrible driving). However, these temps are with a 2 foot box fan blowing directly on the open case (cooler master centurion 5) instead of the regular case fan. Its obviously not an ideal setup.
Would something like http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_&mID=101&language=en help me out at all or is this something more directly related to the cards cpu/heatsink? In other words, if a huge, loud power sucking box fan doesn't help it... what will?
(I also opened up the card last night to apply some arctic-silver. It wasn't that dusty in the plastic case unlike some people have found in other reviews. I hope to get another 2-3 degrees cooler as the silver has its burn in time over the next week).
Any help would be appreciated. I don't play too many high end games (dota and diablo 2 for the win) but these temps at idle are a bit concerning.