Apex said:Any more ideas on how to reduce the temps?? Its touching 90C-95C on full load. :S After applying the fanfix, the fan speed will always remain on 50% no matter what. It won't even try and increase the speeds even on full load. IMO, the fanfix is a good solution for keeping the idle temps down but not so while playing. Will adding another case fan help? If yes, where? how?![]()
sTALKEr said:would it be possible for you to post a coupla pics of your case's internals?
Hmm...won't removing the stock cooler and applying MX-2 void the warranty? Besides, I don't think it will help much...may drop temps by 2C-3C but I don't think its worth all the trouble.sTALKEr said:mx2/any thermal paste could be a good option. coz the 4850's have a history of poor TIM application. most of the cards in the market have left the factories wiht too much TIM on the chip.. too much TIM means that the TIM cannot conduct heat as well as it should..
sTALKEr said:a coupla things you can do would be,
1 shift the hdd a coupla notches above or below its current position.
2 try and clear the wire clutter at the rear end of the card.
sTALKEr said:the two fans you have,, main intake and exhaust.. are they those cm 70cf 18db (or somewhat similarly ridiculously rated fans) ?
coz afaik they surely dont push as much air as the claim.
sTALKEr said:ps- try running your comp with the side panel removed and check if it makes any difference to the temps.
i_max2k2 said:I was wondering, wasn't the latest catalyst drivers supposed to do the fan fix, has that not been done yet?
Shripad said:The new drivers dont do much at 2D idle clock. But they do keep the load temps at bay by increasing fan speed if temps go above 75-80C. But thats on HD4870. No idea about how 4850 behaves with 8.7
The thermal paste application on the 4850 which I had with me for few days was absolutely horrible. You better reset the heatsink using MX2, it made a significant difference in my temps. And you don't have to be saint to tell distributors that you removed heatsink![]()