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Please recommend a cheap card to replace my HD4870x2 2GB :(

Word of warning about using compressed air - take the card out of the pc to spray it and watch out for moisture when you spray. A lot of the time you will find that when using a can of compressed air you will also get a lot of moisture in the spray - expensive electronics and water historically don't get on so just keep an eye out for it.
 
^Andy^ said:
Word of warning about using compressed air - take the card out of the pc to spray it and watch out for moisture when you spray. A lot of the time you will find that when using a can of compressed air you will also get a lot of moisture in the spray - expensive electronics and water historically don't get on so just keep an eye out for it.
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^Good point.

I think I'm correct in that when you hold the card up to clean with compressed air, make sure you place a finger on the cooler to stop it spinning round when spraying. Thought I read somewhere that it can potentially cause damage if the cooler starts spinning up when not connected to the PC.
 
I don't think its dust as my pc case is absolutely spotless. the case I have is great for keeping it dust free.

Massively impressed with ASUS (3 year wareentee) and OC who asked me to send it back for inspection.

As soon as I mentioned the faults the guy on the phone said "Ah, that's a known problem with that card. we've had a load of faulty ones just like that".
 
Good luck, Hope your RMA is a bit quicker than mine (all be it mines with XFX)
Ive been waiting nearly 6 weeks:(.
Keep us updated how you get on.
 
heat issues

I have a couple of 4870hd 512mb, and I had serious issues with heat. I researched this for a while and I found that the fan/heat performance was seriously lacking. The AMD/ATi firmware kept the fans at around 25% or less until the heat reached 85C. Way too hot for me.

Anyway I found out how to make a custom firmware, which set the temp/fan ramp up on a lower and more even progression. Now the cards hardly ever go above 60 degrees, and thats when the fans are only just hitting 35% speed. The fan noise becomes detectable to me (over my ambient noise) at 45%.

To start, why dont you run the ati tools, check your temps, and try setting your fan speed manually to say 45% and see what happens.

Please note ... mine are not the X2 cards ... I know they run hotter.
 
ih8modem said:
I have a couple of 4870hd 512mb, and I had serious issues with heat. I researched this for a while and I found that the fan/heat performance was seriously lacking. The AMD/ATi firmware kept the fans at around 25% or less until the heat reached 85C. Way too hot for me.

Anyway I found out how to make a custom firmware, which set the temp/fan ramp up on a lower and more even progression. Now the cards hardly ever go above 60 degrees, and thats when the fans are only just hitting 35% speed. The fan noise becomes detectable to me (over my ambient noise) at 45%.

To start, why dont you run the ati tools, check your temps, and try setting your fan speed manually to say 45% and see what happens.

Please note ... mine are not the X2 cards ... I know they run hotter.
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You can also use MSI Afterburner to control the fan speeds.
 
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