5770 idling at 56c?

[Domo]

Hi,

I bought and setup a new rig just over a year ago now, and got a XFX 1GB 5770 as my Graphics Card. I've had no problems with it until recently, when my rig started to shut down unexpectedly, and I also got ALOT of blue screen errors.

I discovered I had a VCore issue which resulted in damage to my Motherboard (which I have now replaced), however I'm not sure if it's also damage my graphics card.

It's currently sitting at 55-57c, with nothing but Chrome running. My understanding is it should be sitting at 35c.

I recently tried to run MW2 and it went to 96c, which I understand is far too high and can cause major issue's.

Just wondering if anyone has any insight into this? Do I need to order a new card and RMA this one?

Any comments appreciated.

 

[Lonyo]

Not to want to point out the obvious, but have you tried cleaning the fan?

 

[Domo]

Not to want to point out the obvious, but have you tried cleaning the fan?

Yes I replaced the motherboard today so everything got a clean, it's not spotless but it's certainly not clogged with dust/dirt.

The idle temp is also slowly creeping up, it's at 61c just now, so risen 5c in a little over 5 minutes. Again nothing running but Chrome.

 

[betasub]

What are you using to monitor the temperature? GPU-z? If so, check clock speeds/voltages/etc to see if the card is idling fully or in an active/3D mode (could be caused by browser acceleration or multi-monitor).

 

[Domo]

I'm using Catalyst Control Centre, which is showing the temp as 60c and the current GPU Clock as 157Mhz and Memory Clock as 300MHz. I checked a link previously which showed that those settings are what it defaults to when it is idling, apart from my temp is nearly 20c higher.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

With Fire Fox (latest) open, sometimes my temps can hit 56C in 70F ambients and sometimes will go as low as 36C idle .. i think part of the reason is monitor size. I have a 24" LCD with my 5770.. one thing I tried was manually downlocking the memory and core on the GPU.. another thing I did was place a fan to blow directly on the NorthBridge which also cools the GPU and it helps. The NB use to hit 104F and > now it sits at 28C in 68F ambients. O, btw, those GPU temps are with the fan at 20% speed. I love silence while on my computer