So, I recently acquired an X1900XTX with a VF700 HSF installed on it. After running a bunch of games, including oblvion, I noticed the most excessively hot temperatures occuring with Titan Quest. I am monitoring temps using the Catalyst Control Center on my second monitor. If I play Titan Quest with no air conditioner on in my room, it will throttle.
While playing Titan quest w/the air conditioner on, the GPU core jumps to 75 degrees immediately from my idle temp of 45 Degrees. It then crawls up 1 degree every 20 seconds or so, and doesnt stop until 101C. In reference, my Opteron is idling at 32 degrees, and loads during titan quest at 46. The case is big and roomy and has good cooling overall, and there is a blower fan directly above my X1900XTX to exhaust heat from the VF700. During gameplay, the air coming out of the blower is noticeably warm.
I am using Artic Silver 5 on the HSF, thin layer, even contact. I thought maybe the original owner simply did a bad job installing the HSF before, but my temps only went down 2 degrees from his install. Plus, the second I alt-tab out of titan quest, the temps drop 20-25 degrees immediately, leading me to believe that the VF700 is removing heat well, it just cant handle it at full load.
Basically, I am begining to think that the VF700 he installed is simply not enough Heatsink for an X1900XTX, so I am wondering, is there anything that can actually tame this beast??? I know the Stock HSF can cool it better, but its loud as heck, and not worth it for me.
I am thinking of going for a VF900, since I have noticed that according to specs the VF700 isnt actually rated to be used on an X1900XTX according to zalman's website. Another option I have seen is the all-in-one waterblock units on the market, which use water to pipe heat from the card to another PCI slot and exhaust it out the back. However they seem excessive to me, and I dont know how much better they could do than a VF-900
While playing Titan quest w/the air conditioner on, the GPU core jumps to 75 degrees immediately from my idle temp of 45 Degrees. It then crawls up 1 degree every 20 seconds or so, and doesnt stop until 101C. In reference, my Opteron is idling at 32 degrees, and loads during titan quest at 46. The case is big and roomy and has good cooling overall, and there is a blower fan directly above my X1900XTX to exhaust heat from the VF700. During gameplay, the air coming out of the blower is noticeably warm.
I am using Artic Silver 5 on the HSF, thin layer, even contact. I thought maybe the original owner simply did a bad job installing the HSF before, but my temps only went down 2 degrees from his install. Plus, the second I alt-tab out of titan quest, the temps drop 20-25 degrees immediately, leading me to believe that the VF700 is removing heat well, it just cant handle it at full load.
Basically, I am begining to think that the VF700 he installed is simply not enough Heatsink for an X1900XTX, so I am wondering, is there anything that can actually tame this beast??? I know the Stock HSF can cool it better, but its loud as heck, and not worth it for me.
I am thinking of going for a VF900, since I have noticed that according to specs the VF700 isnt actually rated to be used on an X1900XTX according to zalman's website. Another option I have seen is the all-in-one waterblock units on the market, which use water to pipe heat from the card to another PCI slot and exhaust it out the back. However they seem excessive to me, and I dont know how much better they could do than a VF-900
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