VroomBang
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System Name | Computer |
---|---|
Processor | Wolfdale E8400 stock |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 FSB 1600MHz |
Cooling | CPU Xigmatek HDT-S1283 - front stock 12cm - rear Xig XSF-F1251 12cm - side Tacens Aura Pro 12cm |
Memory | Mushkin Redline DDR2 1000MHz 2x2GB 4-4-4-12 @1.8V |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD 3850 512MB stock |
Storage | SATA2 Seagate 500MB + IDE WesternDigital 500MB |
Display(s) | Samsung 19" LCD SyncMaster 193v |
Case | Jeantech NJX ATX gaming tower case |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | Jeantech 600W Arctic Modular JN-600-AP (dual 19a +12v rails ) |
Software | Win XP SP3 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06: 9906 / Super Pi 1M: 15.641 s |
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and I would say that I don’t have an awful lot of experience in modding / custom building but I find it quite interesting.
I've recently custom built an entry to mid-level gaming PC and have had quite a few issues. When I finally managed to get it to work, after a couple of weeks of troubleshooting, some ok PS3 games finally came out and I hardly used the PC for gaming.
I've started to use it a bit more lately, and I've experienced some serious GPU overheating. For instance, when playing Command and Conquer 3, the game would crash after 5 min. and an error message from the ATI Catalyst Control Center would warn me of a GPU temperature of 105 degrees Celsius! On some occasions while playing C&C, the system would just shut down. I find this odd since I had played Doom3, Quake 4, FarCry, Crytek, Bioshock and NFS Carbon and other more demanding games than C&C3 without a glitch in the past 9 months.
After downloading ATItool 0.27 (which can apparently handle the x1950 Pro), I've noticed that the idle temp is 77 Celsius, which seems very high. I would expect it to be around 45 C. max. Even when turning the Fan to a permanent 100%, I can’t get the idle GPU temp below 71. Yes, you read well, 71C at idle!
I’ve never overclocked the GPU which runs at 580Mhz, nor the memory. However, I’m now in a situation in which I have to underclock the GPU to 190Mhz not to overheat it, which is ridiculous. The funny thing is all games work like a treat when underclocking the GPU to such low values. I’ve checked the card itself, dusted it off, and made sure there were no cables around it. The tower case has a good ventilation since it’s got fans at the front and at the back. Temperatures on the motherboard and CPU are reasonably low (41C and 51C respectively). I’ve also changed the AGP speed from x8 to x4 in the BIOS and turned off AGP FastWrite, but it doesn’t change anything.
Does this mean that my ATI is dead or about to be? Has anyone else experienced this with the Sapphire x1950 Pro?
If so, are NVidia cards more reliable?
Thanks a lot for your time guys!
My configuration is as follows:
Pentium D 3.0Ghz
Asus motherboard P5VDC-X (both AGP and PCI-E)
Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP 512MB DDR3
RAM 2Ghz
SATA2 Seagate 500MB
IDE WD 500MB
Jeantech PSU 600W "Arctic", 38Amp on 12V rail (above recommended value for the X1950 Pro)
Jeantech NJX ATX gaming tower case
I'm new to this forum and I would say that I don’t have an awful lot of experience in modding / custom building but I find it quite interesting.
I've recently custom built an entry to mid-level gaming PC and have had quite a few issues. When I finally managed to get it to work, after a couple of weeks of troubleshooting, some ok PS3 games finally came out and I hardly used the PC for gaming.
I've started to use it a bit more lately, and I've experienced some serious GPU overheating. For instance, when playing Command and Conquer 3, the game would crash after 5 min. and an error message from the ATI Catalyst Control Center would warn me of a GPU temperature of 105 degrees Celsius! On some occasions while playing C&C, the system would just shut down. I find this odd since I had played Doom3, Quake 4, FarCry, Crytek, Bioshock and NFS Carbon and other more demanding games than C&C3 without a glitch in the past 9 months.
After downloading ATItool 0.27 (which can apparently handle the x1950 Pro), I've noticed that the idle temp is 77 Celsius, which seems very high. I would expect it to be around 45 C. max. Even when turning the Fan to a permanent 100%, I can’t get the idle GPU temp below 71. Yes, you read well, 71C at idle!
I’ve never overclocked the GPU which runs at 580Mhz, nor the memory. However, I’m now in a situation in which I have to underclock the GPU to 190Mhz not to overheat it, which is ridiculous. The funny thing is all games work like a treat when underclocking the GPU to such low values. I’ve checked the card itself, dusted it off, and made sure there were no cables around it. The tower case has a good ventilation since it’s got fans at the front and at the back. Temperatures on the motherboard and CPU are reasonably low (41C and 51C respectively). I’ve also changed the AGP speed from x8 to x4 in the BIOS and turned off AGP FastWrite, but it doesn’t change anything.
Does this mean that my ATI is dead or about to be? Has anyone else experienced this with the Sapphire x1950 Pro?
If so, are NVidia cards more reliable?
Thanks a lot for your time guys!
My configuration is as follows:
Pentium D 3.0Ghz
Asus motherboard P5VDC-X (both AGP and PCI-E)
Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP 512MB DDR3
RAM 2Ghz
SATA2 Seagate 500MB
IDE WD 500MB
Jeantech PSU 600W "Arctic", 38Amp on 12V rail (above recommended value for the X1950 Pro)
Jeantech NJX ATX gaming tower case