Where's the love?
Wow. I just read this whole thread, and so I feel the need to post.
LOL
I can't believe how quickly everyone jumped all over the OP. Especially the bunch of people who don't own an X1900 XT who claim that he was using ATI Tool incorrectly. Do you recommend that you just not try to overclock with ATI Tool? How are you going to test for maximum 3D speeds without first setting the proper 3D voltage?
I use an X1800 XT 512. First of all, for these cards, 85C load is perfectly normal. Not every game will get it that high, but a shader-intense game will. For the X1900 XT, 90-95 C load is perfectly normal. To everyone who is shocked and thinks this is too high, well, people have been using these cards for many months and they aren't dropping dead yet. It works, it has a warranty, so I'm happy. Obsess over the temperature if you please.
Granted, I have very bad luck overclocking with ATI Tool. Just running the stress test will crash my screen. Fortunately, there's a nice little BIOS for my card which I flashed, and it works wonders, 700/800, original HSF, 85 C load with 30C ambient. Rock stable.
44C in Portugal ?!? Can a human even live at that temperature?!?
People are dropping dead in California right now because of the 46C heat
And I'm about to drop dead with 32