HD2900XT temps

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 15:14

Banjo said:
I think I've got the 2 heatpipe version

Ive owned three 2900xt's and ive yet to see this rumoured three heatpipe version.

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 15:19

I believe this is it though i have never seen one in the flesh...

It may be the toxic version.

RavenUK · 18 Aug 2007 at 15:27

Biglunn said:
Its an Antec P150. Im thinking of having a pipe ducting air from the front intake fan to the graphics card fan

I found putting a fan on my stacker 830 below the 2900's intake fan lowered my max temps by 10c, i had to drill a few holes to secure the fan and some for better air intake but I'm pleased with it.

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 15:40

SS-89 said:
I believe this is it though i have never seen one in the flesh...

It may be the toxic version.

Near sure that got dumped and theyre now gonna be using that little watercooling setup they had for the x1900's.

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 16:16

Gerard said:
Near sure that got dumped and theyre now gonna be using that little watercooling setup they had for the x1900's.

yep thats what i heard but it would explain the three heatpipe version people go on about...

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 16:31

SS-89 said:
yep thats what i heard but it would explain the three heatpipe version people go on about...

If you look at this pic youll see 4 heat pipes

http://www.coolaler.com.tw/coolalercbb/ATI2900XT/8.JPG

For the xt its like they just chopped that block in half, :mad:

probably could have fitted one other into the current design.

Banjo · 18 Aug 2007 at 18:16

Gerard said:
If you look at this pic youll see 4 heat pipes

http://www.coolaler.com.tw/coolalercbb/ATI2900XT/8.JPG

For the xt its like they just chopped that block in half, probably could have fitted one other into the current design.

What ATi card is in that picture, I'm sure I've seen it before but I can't remember...

Thanks, Banjo

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 18:18

Thats the 2900xt oem version. (presumed to be the xtx by some because it has more ram)

Magnum_Force · 18 Aug 2007 at 20:39

http://www.game-addicts.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/ati-smackdown.jpg

If you look at the link you can just about see that the HSF has 3 heatpipes instead of 2.

On another note, my idle temps in AMD GPU clock tool are always lower than ATITOOL. Infact, I idle at about 51c in AMD clock tool, but when I fire up ATITOOL, my idle temp starts to rise.

I'm pretty sure ATITOOL is raising my temps somehow.

Dan2kx · 18 Aug 2007 at 20:54

I have two 2900xt's in crossfire and on the 7.7's i idled at about 43 and load at about 60-70 now with the 7.8's i idle at about 61 and load about 70-75 according to ccc

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 20:57

Magnum_Force said:
http://www.game-addicts.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/ati-smackdown.jpg

If you look at the link you can just about see that the HSF has 3 heatpipes instead of 2.

On another note, my idle temps in AMD GPU clock tool are always lower than ATITOOL. Infact, I idle at about 51c in AMD clock tool, but when I fire up ATITOOL, my idle temp starts to rise.

I'm pretty sure ATITOOL is raising my temps somehow.

Yep thats because Ati tool enables the 3d clocks you need to go into the settings then to the HD2000 overclocking section and untick the switch to 3d clocks on startup.

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:01

Strange that there is a 3 pipe version of it, wonder why the majority have 2 then. :confused:

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:09

Odd im going to open up my case and take a look at the heatsink.

Dan2kx · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:30

i beleive i have one of each

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:47

Yep I have the 3 heatpipe version by the looks of it.

Pics:

Gerard · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:52

Wonder if this one extra pipe could be the difference between people saying the cooler is noisy or quiet. :confused:

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:54

Is yours a 3 heatpipe cooler?

Tom|Nbk · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:54

Gerard said:
Wonder if this one extra pipe could be the difference between people saying the cooler is noisy or quiet.

Hmm yea.

, this is news to me anyway.

SS-89 · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:57

Looks like ATi's reference cooler is 2 heatpipe so possibly HIS implemented a 3 heatpipe cooler? Those with the three heatpipe cooler what brand is your card, would be interesting to see if they are all HIS cards...

Another possibility is that since I only got my card a month ago there is a newer revision of the cooler...

Tom|Nbk · 18 Aug 2007 at 21:59

I have the HIS version but I cba to open my machine up to check I have a picture somewhere..