6950 Overheating.

[Masterdeadly]

I Previously made a thread about this and was inclined to believe it was just a rise in Ambient temperature but it's not,

On GPU-Z there is a render test that you can run which loads your graphics card at 100 percent - with a 30 percent fan speed temperatures were reaching 90 degrees after 5 minutes.

I'm doing the render test about but at 100 percent fan speed and the temperatures are still reaching 70.

RMA the card ?

 

[madteamkiller]

Clean the card from any dust first. Then make sure airflow in the case is ok.

 

[Surveyor]

Is the PC still by a radiator?

Is the radiator on?

If the answer to those questions is yes then move the PC or turn off the radiator.

If you're loading the GPU at a constant 100% then your fan profile may be a tad optimistic at 30%.

It's a bit like running FurMark.

Temperatures will be higher than in "normal" use.

30% = 90 degrees

100% = 70 degrees

There must be a % somewhere inbetween which will keep the card around 80 degrees which is acceptable for a HD 6950.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Well I never use to exceed 72 Degrees with my 6950

It's near a radiator but it's stone cold hasn't been on in awhile.

It's free of dust also.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Surveyor ?

 

[Cleeecooo]

100% load with 30% fan and you're only getting 90 degrees?

That's pretty good and is still within the card's safe operating temperatures

 

[Masterdeadly]

Really? it just never went over 72 degrees before.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Really? it just never went over 72 degrees before.

yep, high 90's is the max temp i believe

 

[Surveyor]

Surveyor ?

Hello

You need to make sure you're comparing like with like.

72 degrees doing what and at what fan speed?

Compared to stress testing your GPU 100% with only 30% fan speed.

I imagine that in "normal" use, i.e. gaming, the GPU temperature is a lot less than 90 degrees even with the fan at 30%.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Well I've stressed it before at 100 percent load but not the same test. I've never seen it over 80 before ;(

 

[Surveyor]

Well I've stressed it before at 100 percent load but not the same test. I've never seen it over 80 before ;(

At 30% fan speed?

30% is pretty low.

 

[Cleeecooo]

At 30% fan speed?

30% is pretty low.

30 is ridiculously low!

 

[Jay794]

Why bother running the GPU fan at any less than 50-100%?

 

[Cleeecooo]

Why bother running the GPU fan at any less than 50-100%?

For silence?!

 

[wazza300]

tried with fan on auto? it will ramp up if needed,a re apply of new/better thermal paste wouldnt hurt either

 

[Cleeecooo]

tried with fan on auto? it will ramp up if needed,a re apply of new/better thermal paste wouldnt hurt either

It would hurt his warranty

 

[Surveyor]

A constant 30% fan speed is too low for use all the time.

Either let the card use it's own fan profile or set up a custom profile so that the fan speeds up as the temperature increases.

 

[Masterdeadly]

The card never use to exceed 72 degrees

 

[Jay794]

For silence?!

Turn off the computer if you want silence, Computers aren't supposed to be hot.

I run all my fans at 100% except the GPU, which only runs at 100% when gaming.

The only time I'd have my fans running any less is when I leave the thing on over night, when it's just downloading the 7-10GB of steam games lol

 

[Surveyor]

The card never use to exceed 72 degrees

If the GPU used to run at a lower temperature in exctly the same circumastances then something has changed.

The ambient temperature, the temperature inside your case, the seating of the cooler etc.

With the temperatures you're seeing you're not going to be able to say the card is faulty.

Haven't you already tried to return this card as faulty before?

Unless you want to start messing around with things re-seating the cooler (and invalidating the warranty) I suggest you set up a fan profile to keep the GPU at a temperature you're happy with.

80ish degrees is a perfectly acceptable temperature.