Quick question about my 4870 1GB...

PennySavre · Oct 20, 2008, 07:24 AM

I was running a graphics program and would get the occasional artifact (small colored dot) popping up, so then I tried ATITool scan for artifacts and would get an artifact every once in awhile, or so it seemed to detect. The temp of the graphics core only seems to go up to 85c. Do you think it is some sort of program or driver bug or if I should try raising fan speed? (I don't really want to though because it might create more noise.) There's no overclocking on the card.

erocker · Oct 20, 2008, 07:30 AM

Your VRM temps may be too high. Increase the fan speed a bit.

JC316 · Oct 20, 2008, 08:17 AM

Raise the fan speed and see what happens. Also, what are the rest of your system specs? Your power supply may be strained.

PennySavre · Oct 20, 2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JC316

Raise the fan speed and see what happens. Also, what are the rest of your system specs? Your power supply may be strained.

My power supply is a Thermaltake Purepower 600Watt... other than the video card, there's an E4300 overclocked to 3GHz, one hard drive...

JC316 · Oct 20, 2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by PennySavre

My power supply is a Thermaltake Purepower 600Watt... other than the video card, there's an E4300 overclocked to 3GHz, one hard drive...

Hmm, not too sure about the pure power, I know that my Toughpower is great, but I have no experience with the PP series. Lets assume that it's good, that leads back to heat or a bad card as you shouldn't get artifacts with ATI tool. Up the fan speed and see if it helps.

Oct 20, 2008, 07:24 AM	#1
PennySavre Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 246 (0.14/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts	Quick question about my 4870 1GB... I was running a graphics program and would get the occasional artifact (small colored dot) popping up, so then I tried ATITool scan for artifacts and would get an artifact every once in awhile, or so it seemed to detect. The temp of the graphics core only seems to go up to 85c. Do you think it is some sort of program or driver bug or if I should try raising fan speed? (I don't really want to though because it might create more noise.) There's no overclocking on the card.

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Oct 20, 2008, 08:17 AM	#3
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	Raise the fan speed and see what happens. Also, what are the rest of your system specs? Your power supply may be strained. __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

System Name:	Budget Gaming
Processor:	AMD FX6300
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory:	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card:	HD7850 1GB
Hard Disk:	1TB Sata2
Optical Drive:	DVD RM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19"
Case:	Generic black
Sound Card:	Stock onboard
PSU:	Lepa 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

System Name:	Budget Gaming
Processor:	AMD FX6300
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory:	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card:	HD7850 1GB
Hard Disk:	1TB Sata2
Optical Drive:	DVD RM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 19"
Case:	Generic black
Sound Card:	Stock onboard
PSU:	Lepa 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Oct 20, 2008, 07:30 AM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,957 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,318 Times in 7,831 Posts System Specs	Your VRM temps may be too high. Increase the fan speed a bit.

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