Just bought a HD 4870 1 gig GDDR5 video card. This shit runs too hot have to return i

[bruce9241]

Re: Just bought a HD 4870 1 gig GDDR5 video card. This shit runs too hot have to retu

Okay I just setup my own cooling solution. I opened up the side panel and turned on my room fan facing the open computer case. It's not very practical, but it has lowered m GPU idle temp from 67c to 57c. I think the temp is still going down.

The hard drive temperature has also dropped from 54celsius to 48 celius along with the two CPU cores. My hard drive has been running hot because I've kept my computer on for like a whole week now without turning it off. The hard drive is constantly in motion because I'm downloading a bunch of shit.

 

[ortiz34]

Re: Just bought a HD 4870 1 gig GDDR5 video card. This shit runs too hot have to retu

^^^ that's not a good permanent solution

 

[bruce9241]

Re: Just bought a HD 4870 1 gig GDDR5 video card. This shit runs too hot have to retu

Alright guys so heres an update on the video card.

I don't have it anymore. I RMA'd it and received a new one. Still ran too hot. I returned it and got a Nvidia GTX 260 216shaders Superclock. This card doesn't run hot at all. It idles at 32c and hardly ever hits 60c under heavy load.

I also purchased a new computer case. Got a great deal on the HAF 932. It comes with four fans. One 230mm on the side as an intake, one 230mm in the front as intake, one 230mm on the top as exhaust and one 120mm in the rear as exhaust. This thing is fucking huge. It's a full ATX Case, but it's larger than most full tower cases. It's large enough to serve as a server case. Got a great deal on it, too. It was $99.00 with a $25.00 mailin rebate. Only thing I don't care about on the case is the front red LED lights. It's pretty gay, but whatever.

 

[bruce9241]

Re: Just bought a HD 4870 1 gig GDDR5 video card. This shit runs too hot have to retu

Oh and I"ve also added a heatsink+fan onto my hard drive. It's idleing at 26celsius right now. It's usually lower, but I have the heater on in the room.