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flexy · Mar 12, 2005, 05:40 PM

hi,

its not the noise..its the fact that AT *probably* spins the fan slower than intended. This would mean that the card gets hotter and *this* could potentially be dangerous.

I also would like to remind you that my first posting here a while ago was that i used atitool and i saw my X850XT temps up to 98C and i posted a message here wondering whether i damaged my card.

My first X850XT i had to RMA since it *WAS* damaged. (!)

I do not KNOW whether AT had something to do with it...probably NOT....it could also be my first card was damaged when i got it...also..there is always reason for caution playing around with things like fancontrol and overclocking.

ESPECIALLY if these fiunctions in a program dont work as expected or have bugs.

Anyway i think if you do NOT overclock you dont have reason to be concerned...however always watch your temps.

Still....i THINK this could be a potential issue and everyone should know this....and wizzard should really look into that soon ! We're dealing with some very expensive hardware here...i am glad my new card works fine now but i will be VERY careful especially when i see temps going over 80....maybe 85 as a max...

Mar 12, 2005, 05:40 PM	#14
flexy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 18 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi, its not the noise..its the fact that AT probably spins the fan slower than intended. This would mean that the card gets hotter and this could potentially be dangerous. I also would like to remind you that my first posting here a while ago was that i used atitool and i saw my X850XT temps up to 98C and i posted a message here wondering whether i damaged my card. My first X850XT i had to RMA since it WAS damaged. (!) I do not KNOW whether AT had something to do with it...probably NOT....it could also be my first card was damaged when i got it...also..there is always reason for caution playing around with things like fancontrol and overclocking. ESPECIALLY if these fiunctions in a program dont work as expected or have bugs. Anyway i think if you do NOT overclock you dont have reason to be concerned...however always watch your temps. Still....i THINK this could be a potential issue and everyone should know this....and wizzard should really look into that soon ! We're dealing with some very expensive hardware here...i am glad my new card works fine now but i will be VERY careful especially when i see temps going over 80....maybe 85 as a max...