ATI HD 5xxx series tempatures

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What is the lowest you can get your 5k series card down to (on air).
I have the XFX 5850 XXX edition (755/1125mhz) factory over clocked and at 100% fan speed I could only idle it down to 46/47c.

Anyone of you have better results and what cards are you using?
 
I have XFX HD5770 crossfired together (850/1200MHZ) and they are at 45c.
 
What is the lowest you can get your 5k series card down to (on air).
I have the XFX 5850 XXX edition (755/1125mhz) factory over clocked and at 100% fan speed I could only idle it down to 46/47c.
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I had the stock XFX 5870 and at 30% fan speed it ran 36C idle and 56C load. I replaced the stock fan with an aftermarket one, I forget which one, but now it idles at 29 and under load is 45. Plus, I don't ever hear the GPU fan now. Even at 30% with the stock fan it drove me nuts listening to that drone on like a small Hoover.

Edit: it's running at 900/1300 stock was 850/1200
 
Seriously why even bother overclocking a VC? Is it really worth the permanent damage for like 7 FPS when you're already running a higher end card?
 
I would NOT recommend overclocking your video card. Life span cut short.

My 5770 is running at 50% fan speed and idling at 38 celsius.
 
sixer9682 said:
For the same reason I OC my cpu-because I can.
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I mean I get it but there is a much larger Return on OC'ing your processor than your VC. You're talking like 5 to 7 FPS versus 20 or more especially in SLI or xFire. Idk man I think it's too risky since VCs get finicky with Heat
 
Nah, I don't do it for one or two extra FPS, just to see what it will run at and still be stable. In that respect it's much like the cpu OC. I just like to tinker and see how much more these components can be pushed beyond the standard specs. If the ATI CC didn't block me from going higher than 900/1300, I'd push it up further to see where it would go. Besides, I noticed a 1C temp difference in stock speeds and a slight OC so why not.
 
What is your room temperature? Because that is a lot lower than I can get without after market.
 
who me? Mine is 24 Celsius (hot and sticky) currently, no idea whats in Fahrenheit though.
 
33 IDLE @ 21% fan speed. Under load 53 but didn't look at the fan speed but it had kicked into high gear. Running the 5870 XFX 1 gig.
 
Soldier4Real said:
Seriously why even bother overclocking a VC? Is it really worth the permanent damage for like 7 FPS when you're already running a higher end card?
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7FPS can make a noticeable (for me) difference when the FPS is at ~25... 25 to 30 - noticeable.

BTW I've always run overclocked video cards, since like 1998, and I've never had any "burn out" on me in any way.
 
BTW I've always run overclocked video cards, since like 1998, and I've never had any "burn out" on me in any way.
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Yeah, I never keep them long enough to burn them out. My room temp is usually 26-27C in the house in the summer.
 
I've kept cards for up to 1.5-2 years, and they've been fine. I also voltmodded my 7900GT back in the day on stock cooling and it was fine :-D .
 
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