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robal · Jan 22, 2012, 04:39 PM

By the looks of the connector, this card should support fan control.
If you tried flashing a stock BIOS to it, and the issue is still there, I say: RMA it.

I used to have a Gigabyte's custom-PCB HD4870, which had Zalman cooling with 2pin connector, running always at 100%. OMG.

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Jan 22, 2012, 04:39 PM	#22
robal Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 476 (0.27/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 108 Times in 87 Posts System Specs	By the looks of the connector, this card should support fan control. If you tried flashing a stock BIOS to it, and the issue is still there, I say: RMA it. I used to have a Gigabyte's custom-PCB HD4870, which had Zalman cooling with 2pin connector, running always at 100%. OMG.