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MSI 7950 Frozr III

Ast3r

Ast3r

Ast3r

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Hey guys,

I just got this GPU today and I have one small issue...well it's not really an issue but it's still strange.

The card runs @ 42-46*C idle @ 60% fan speed but when underload in MSI Kombustor it barely reaches 60-62*C.

So you guys have any idea why is it doing this?

BTW i thought the core clock was supposed to be below 500Mhz @ idle but mine stays @ 500.
 
Shouldn't be anywhere near 60% at idle, download MSI afterburner and set a custom fan profile and see if the temps change much to. Seems hot for idle speeds to, especially at that fan speed.

You have a Phantom so the airflow should be pretty good.
 
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It should hover around 35c at idle so i guess it would be your case cooling, have you got adequate air flow ?


Dam just noticed u got a NZXT Phantom
 
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I set the fan to 60% in AB myself as @ default it would idle around 50*C.

And yes it's connected to a single monitor.

And as I said it's idling @ 500Mhz when it's supposed to idle @ 300Mhz.
 
That's very high for idle temperatures, may not be seated correctly, i'd DSR it personally - asking for more problems in the future.

Not sure on the core clock info, could be that but I am not sure it would increase temperatures much until it was under load anyway.
 
Well I managed to fix the issue.

Apparently the card for some strange reason was running in Blu-Ray mode (500Mhz/1250Mhz @ .93v) when idle.

Took core to 300 and memory to 150 manually and saved the preset as 2D Clocks and the card now idles @ 34*C so I think it's driver related.

Anyway thanks for your very quick responses.

Cheers
 
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