X1800XT running insanely hot - wtf gives?

[Fenixgoon]

Bought an X1800XT w/ Zalman cooler off of FS/FT. I put it in, booted up, and got idle temps of 80C :Q Right now it's running 65C thanks to a giant house fan. Talking to the previous owner, he said he idled at 40C.

Current setup:
drivers: catalyst 7.11
Ultra V Series 500W PSU (card is powered by the 6pin PCI-E line coming off of PSU)
C2D E4300 @ 2.44ghz (about to check to make sure the PCI-E lane is async w/ system bus)
2gigs SuperTalent DDR2 667
Asrock 4core dual VSTA motherboard


anyone know what could be causing my problems?



edit: i have a pci slot fan that i think could help, but it sucks air out. can i reverse the polarity of the wires to make it blow air in the case?

 

[hclarkjr]

this may sound stupid but is the fan on the video card working? i have the same video card and mine idles at 52C.

 

[Fenixgoon]

fan is indeed spinning and is hooked into the "case fan" pin set on my mobo (the fan's pins don't fit onto the pin set for the stock fan)

 

[hclarkjr]

what are you using to check temps with? the catalyst control center?

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: hclarkjr
what are you using to check temps with? the catalyst control center?

yes. i was using ATItool previously, but i thought its temperatures may have been thrown off because there was gpu-controlled fan.

 

[hclarkjr]

did you check for blockage in the exhaust? maybe some dirt or something blocking it?

 

[hclarkjr]

or maybe the fan is not making contact with the GPU? maybe reapply thermal compound??

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: hclarkjr
did you check for blockage in the exhaust? maybe some dirt or something blocking it?

the zalman cu cooler appears to be sucking in air, so its exhaust area is all around the fins.

edit, yeah, i'll try thermal compound.

 

[taltamir]

maybe he lived in an igloo, or had a huge fan in his case. or he is lying...

I don't see the "problem" either.. video cards normally operate at those temperatures... 80 degrees is fine for it.

 

[mazeroth]

Mine idles around 50ºC with the stock cooler.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: taltamir
maybe he lived in an igloo, or had a huge fan in his case. or he is lying...

I don't see the "problem" either.. video cards normally operate at those temperatures... 80 degrees is fine for it.

At idle?

 

[Fenixgoon]

looks like it needs some thermal grease. radioshack was closed at 645. bastages :| (i lent mine to a friend )

2d clocks are stable, but 3d clocks will wtf-pwn the gpu, so it looks like i'll be browsing AT till radioshack opens again

 

[osage]

80C would be WAY too hot for me.

my 1800XL running at XT speeds is at 43c no load, never seen it over 58C with the stock cooler

 

[Fenixgoon]

just put on some AS5 - idle @ 2d clocks = 42C. much better

 

[SniperDaws]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Bought an X1800XT w/ Zalman cooler off of FS/FT. I put it in, booted up, and got idle temps of 80C :Q Right now it's running 65C thanks to a giant house fan. Talking to the previous owner, he said he idled at 40C.

Current setup:
drivers: catalyst 7.11
Ultra V Series 500W PSU (card is powered by the 6pin PCI-E line coming off of PSU)
C2D E4300 @ 2.44ghz (about to check to make sure the PCI-E lane is async w/ system bus)
2gigs SuperTalent DDR2 667
Asrock 4core dual VSTA motherboard


anyone know what could be causing my problems?



edit: i have a pci slot fan that i think could help, but it sucks air out. can i reverse the polarity of the wires to make it blow air in the case?

Did you install the zalman or were the previous owners temps 40C using the zalman?

 

[Fenixgoon]

previous owner's temps were 40c with the zalman (which came with the card)


edit: now that my temps are under control, i'm still crashing time to try different drivers

 

[kylebisme]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
fan is indeed spinning and is hooked into the "case fan" pin set on my mobo (the fan's pins don't fit onto the pin set for the stock fan)

That could be an issue, what RPMs does the fan spin at and is it constant or does it change?