XFX HD-4890 fan revving

[Giambatista]

vidcard
XFX HD-489X-ZSFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150438

That's what I got on my new pc and I can't get the fan to stop revving even though my temperatures are low. CPU at 33, MB at 27. I have an antec 900 two, so i got plenty of big fan action chilling out my system.

How can I stop this videocard fan from constantly fluctuating

 

[EXT64]

Does this continue with Windows Installed and the newest Graphics drivers installed? Can you use the manual control in CCC to turn it down?

 

[brett1042002]

^ +1 for manual fan control in CCC. set it in the 30-40% range and see what happens.

 

[Giambatista]

Right now the card is around 43 degrees, and the fan goes from 0 to 50 constantly. I'll fiddle with it and let you know what happens.

 

[Giambatista]

i set the speed to 40 and it seems to be doing all right....thnx

 

[EXT64]

On one of my older cards I had to manually set it as well (it would set it too low). You still may want to contact XFX and ask them about it and see if they say anything (just in case it is a symptom of bigger problems).

 

[Giambatista]

So now that I have taken care of my revving problem, I seem to be having an issue maintaining 100 fps in counter-strike 1.6. For anybody who follows gaming, you know that getting 100 fps in cs 1.6 should be a cakewalk for this video card. Hell, my 5 year old video card got 100 fps in 1.6 in my old PC. I don't have the slightest clue what the hiccup could be. I have the latest drivers installed, I tried to go into the CCC and mess around with things, but no luck.

Any ideas?

 

[EXT64]

What is it at? Is it consistently slower, or does it jump around alot?

 

[Giambatista]

it's pretty sporadic from 50-100...sometimes it'll be right at 99.9-100 like it should be, everything seems fine, next second i'll glance and it's in the 70's

 

[Giambatista]

in the past the only time i ever had fps drops was when my pc/vid card was over heating, but my cpu is at 33, mobo at 29, and vidcard at 48, everything seems well within reason

 

[EXT64]

Well, at that high I doubt you'd notice much difference. Personally I prefer turning on vsync (which will lock it at 60FPS) to reduce screen tearing.

 

[EXT64]

If the VC is only at 48C at load, then it is not being stressed much (are these load or idle temps?).

 

[Giambatista]

I'd been using the same 19 inch crt monitor for a decade before i got my new lcd. I'm used to playing at 100 fps in cs 1.6 all the time, i'd prefer to keep it that way if possible. I haven't noticed any tearing at all. The new LCD i got is the samsung syncmaster, ripping at 120 hertz baby.

The VC remains around 48c regardless of being idle or in game 1.6

 

[EXT64]

Ah, I see. Well, then Vsync is off then, correct? What are your other settings in CCC (3D -> all settings).

 

[Giambatista]

all of the 3d settings are on default right now

standard settings: use custom settings checked, performance
anti-aliasing: use application settings checked, 2x
adaptive anti-aliasing: enable adaptive anti-aliasing not checked, quality
anisotropic filtering: use application settings checked, 2x
catalyst a.i: disable catalyst ai not checked, far left
mipmap detail level: quality
wait for vertical refresh: off, unless application specifies

 

[Giambatista]

I thought of one thing that might be causing the problem. The utility that monitors my mobo pickups my cpu, fans, and hard drive fine. But it didn't automatically select the vid card. It had a list of "compatible vgs cards", with the 4870 and 4850 being on there, but the 4890 was not. I'm not sure if this means that the card can't possible work with the mobo to its full potential, or if that is totally moot.

 

[EXT64]

It probably just means the utility is outdated. Check for a more recent version, or even try uninstalling it (I have seen Asus utilities cause weird problems before).

 

[Giambatista]

I went to asus website, the utility I have is the most updated version.

I'm just worried that the mobo is trying to run games using the on-board graphic card, instead of the 4890. That would explain why the CCC didn't show the 4890's temperature rise when I was in-game as opposed to being idle.

Anybody know how to fix that, or how I could test to see if that is in fact what's happening?

 

[Rustyy117]

well obviously if you have your monitor cable connected to your 4890 and not your onboard VGA then your comp is using your 4890.

 

[Rustyy117]

why not run some benchmarks to see how your 4890 is doing.

 

[Giambatista]

duh, of course


so i'm using the 4890 then, but have no idea why i'm not getting 100 fps

 

[Rustyy117]

whats your CPU and is it Overclocked?

 

[Giambatista]

another question I had


anybody familiar with how to set up the video card so it is widescreen on your desktop, but automatically changes to 16:9 aspect ratio when it goes ingame? right now i'm manually changing it

 

[Giambatista]

my cpu is a phenom II quad, it's not overclocked

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

 

[Giambatista]

right now i'm running hl2, and the video card is no more stressed then when it ran hl1, or is just sitting idle, that makes no sense at all