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MSI Twin Frozr 7950 Query.

vondanzig

vondanzig

vondanzig

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For some reason, my 7950 which is new out of the box today idles at around 50C. Reading previous threads, it sounds like there was a bad batch around and im just wondering if that batch is still knocking around and whether it is worth returning for a replacement?
 
I suggest you post in the CS section as OcUK may not accept an RMA for high idle temperatures.

Does the card run fine under full load?

If it really bothers you, I'd return under DSR :)
 
DSR/OcUK satisfaction guarantee gives you a refund, but you have to pay return postage (this applies 14 days from original date of purchase)
 
Nothing wrong with 85. It's higher than is normal for that card, but nothing damaging.

It's up to OcUK to decide whether it's RMA worthy.

Also, they'll be using an open bench to test that, how's your airflow?
 
Put fan to 100% manually, run furmark until temperature settles.

The max temperature for GPUs is ~105. (NOTE: That's when they burst into flames, somehow causing the zombie apocalypse)

Well, my point is, even if the card settles at 90 it won't do short term harm, but will pretty much guarantee it needs an RMA
 
Yes there was a faulty batch and yes yours is one of them.

You can do 1 of 3 things:

1) Re-apply the TIM as the issue was around this apparently. This can help
2) DSR it
3) RMA it

The idle temperatures are far too high (50c) as my 7950 idles at 25c and is full load while overclocked around 62c.

Cleeecooo said:
Nothing wrong with 85. It's higher than is normal for that card, but nothing damaging.
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There really is when a reference card will be cooler/quieter than that. It's going against their claims on the box which is to be 17c cooler than reference and so many decibels quieter of which a faulty MSI card is neither :p.
 
Rusty0611 said:
Yes there was a faulty batch and yes yours is one of them.

You can do 1 of 3 things:

1) Re-apply the TIM as the issue was around this apparently. This can help
2) DSR it
3) RMA it

The idle temperatures are far too high (50c) as my 7950 idles at 25c and is full load while overclocked around 62c.



There really is when a reference card will be cooler/quieter than that. It's going against their claims on the box which is to be 17c cooler than reference and so many decibels quieter of which a faulty MSI card is neither :p.
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I meant that technically, there are no problems with it. That being said, if the description said that was the case, then in this case an RMA should really be accepted. Whether OcUK can recreate the problem is another matter...

NOTE: For option 1, your warrany is technically voided :)
 
I say RMA it. 50c is very high for idle. My 680 idles at 33c and on load is 74c, but that's on BF3 or other graphical high games like the new Hitman. Others games it's in the 60c range.
 
Why are you using furmark? That program should be banned imo,far too stressful for a gpu,are you sure its entering idle clocks? 150mhz core,300mhz memory? Msi tf3 are usually good cards
 
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