1.25v on 5850 for gaming?

[Guitarman0]

Is having a 1.25v overclock with my core clock at 1ghz and mem at 1300mhz too much for a gaming profile (I do game a lot ). My temps reach about 75 with fan on 40% and my VDDC temps hit about 75*. Is that a bit high or would it be ok for gaming? cheers

 

[Parsley]

That'll be fine.

Graphics cards can run at higher temperatures than CPUs. Personally I wouldn't worry about the cards temperature until 90, and even then I imagine it would still be fine running hotter.

I myself would still keep it a little cooler but that is personal preferance.

 

[toxicredcat]

My 4870x2 runs at 102C when gaming and it has done for almost a year, still runs fines so your temps are OK.

 

[Prof. Cheese]

My OC'd GTX 280 has been running at 105°C @ peak and no troubles so far (touches wood). 75°C is nowhere near the danger zone so you are all good mate.

 

[gareth170]

Is having a 1.25v overclock with my core clock at 1ghz and mem at 1300mhz too much for a gaming profile (I do game a lot ). My temps reach about 75 with fan on 40% and my VDDC temps hit about 75*. Is that a bit high or would it be ok for gaming? cheers

core temp is fine to about 95c but the VRM's i would keep under 70-80c

 

[Raves]

Try the furmark benchmark and see how hot your vddc's get. Much over 100C on those is prolly not a good idea for 24/7 use.

Then again, nothing heats up gpus and vddc more than furmark, so you could use that as your worst case senario.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Then again, nothing heats up gpus and vddc more than furmark, so you could use that as your worst case senario.

Run Milkyway for a few hours and it will heat it up good and proper but it'll be gpu load only, memory is not taxed.

Overall I don't think that the temperatures are your issue, it's your vgpu. 1.25V with 100% load 24/7 *will* seriously shorten the lifespan of your card but if it's just for a few hours of gaming a day and your remember to switch back your voltages then you should be ok.

 

[rounddodger]

My OC'd GTX 280 has been running at 105°C @ peak and no troubles so far (touches wood). 75°C is nowhere near the danger zone so you are all good mate.

Blimey is your computer kept in a sauna?

Mine tops out 80-odd degrees with a hefty overclock.

 

[Prof. Cheese]

It's actually in a very well ventilated case. Loads of GTX 280s run at extremely high temps, but if it runs fine I don't give a monkey's.

 

[Sildeh]

Holy crap, 105°C!

 

[SirCanealot]

Do you really need your core clock at 1000mhz to game? If so, yes it's fine. If not, lower the voltage and the clocks fine

 

[Prof. Cheese]

Holy crap, 105°C!

Don't knock it, saves installing a radiator!