I have a Sapphire X1800 GTO and have been using it the past 2.5 months. What I noticed was that the GPU temps (as stated by ATI Tool) have been steadily creeping up. Idle temps used to be around 53-55C and at load around 70C. They are now idle 60 and load 74 (just checked the ATI Tool log after an hour of Far Cry) In fact the idle temps were going even higher (around 62) but I changed the Fan Control properties in ATI Tool to make the fan spin up earlier (it usually kicks in around 65 C)
Is this normal? Though admittedly the temperature here in Bangalore has gone up a bit but I am still worried. Anybody have any idea about the safe temps for that card?
Also what can be done to cool the card?
The CPU (C2D 6300) temps strangely havent shown any rise. They still idle at around 39-40C.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
Is this normal? Though admittedly the temperature here in Bangalore has gone up a bit but I am still worried. Anybody have any idea about the safe temps for that card?
Also what can be done to cool the card?
The CPU (C2D 6300) temps strangely havent shown any rise. They still idle at around 39-40C.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.