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VidCard Question - too hot?
tralev
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I've got an ASUS G73JH with a Radeon HD 5870. I've been getting some shutdowns out of nowhere running Dragon Age. Downloaded GPU-Z and it shows that the card is running at 80c at an idle load. When I run Dragon Age it gets up to and over 100c.
I'm going to ask the obvious question, this is really hot right? I'm running the latest 10.12 Catalyst Suite.
I'm going to ask the obvious question, this is really hot right? I'm running the latest 10.12 Catalyst Suite.
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it should be running about 33-35 on idle and 80 at 100%
my first suggestion would be to make sure the fan is working on the card and then trying to adjust the settings in the CCC-advanced (fan setting is under ATI overdrive)
for older versions it should just be in the list on the left.
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For me it only increases the fan speed based on GPU load rather then temperatures.
The thing idles at 75-80 plus Celsius. It keeps the fan speed at around 20%.
Nowadays I just use MSI Afterburner and set a fan profile. It idles between 28 and 33 with my settings.
So, just get some kind of fan speed profile worked out with whatever tool you use and you should be fine.
That said the noise from this card is unbearable over 80% fan speed.
I don't see an overclock section in the CCC manager, I only see these options:
I assume its under powerplay as that's where the overdrive would normally be.
GPU Fan is on 30% most of the time, if it goes over 100c (which it does playing Dragon Age), then it kicks on to 100%. Still at 70-80c idle with 0 load.
Could I have an issue with the regular computer fans?
EDIT: I haven't gotten a shutdown since the update, and played for a few hours last night. I'm still worried there is a problem with it running that hot and have less than 3 months left on the warranty. Are those tolerable temps?
- Re-apply thermal paste to your card
- Add another fan to your PC via expansion slot
- Buy a third-party fan to attach to your card that replaces the crappy one that came with it. There are ones out there that are much more powerful and cover more of the card and I've heard nothing but good things about them lowering the temperatures.
Also, does your card vent the air out of the case through an expansion slot?
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It's a laptop :P
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