My ATI X700 had a bad case of heatstroke

Deep-Six · 10-22-06, 08:44 PM

Yesterday, I went out and bought me a NVIDIA 7600 GS OC w/ 512mb of vram.

The reason was that the ATI card could and did heat up my room all by itself

while playing SH3 or CoD2 online.

Then this morning while I was playing SH3 I sank a small tanker w/ the gun.

Then the power went out.

Of all the luck.

Jimbuna · 10-23-06, 07:20 AM

With deepest sympathy

Respenus · 10-23-06, 07:55 AM

Look like you had a bad case of non vetilation. If you bought one bigger fan, you probably could lower the internal temperature of the card.

I use a passive cooled GC and is working out very well!

Deep-Six · 10-23-06, 09:18 AM

That now has been remedied. I moved some of the cables around in the case.

That did solve some of the heating problem. I have 5 fans running in my case.

Respenus · 10-23-06, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Deep-Six

That now has been remedied. I moved some of the cables around in the case.

That did solve some of the heating problem. I have 5 fans running in my case.

Nice problem solver.

And I do understand what you mean by it could heat up the whole room. At winter times, my comp is on almost 24/7 (it's on anyway so no difference). It's a wondefull heater. My old comp had it's sides down to increase ventilationa nd it heated up the room just nicely. Did you know the the processor is the most effective energy/temperature given thingy in the whole wide world

Let's make a CPU heater!

CptGrayWolf · 10-23-06, 12:06 PM

Yup, I have no choice but to remove the case when I play 'heavy' games. Or else the over-heat alarm goes off after a few minutes.

3Jane · 11-13-06, 11:03 AM

My ATI 9800 Pro used to overheat badly with high end games until I upgraded the cooling on both the card and the cpu (Sempron 3000+). The Zalman AGP and CPU coolers I installed are definitely worth a look if you don't have them already. http://www.zalman.co.kr/
Might be worth looking at the northbridge cooling as well.

kylania · 11-13-06, 12:10 PM

Maybe I should try that, my x850 runs stupidly hot, and sadly even with an all aluminum case I can't get decent airflow in it. I've tweaked the card to make the fan run faster though, I guess by default the ATI cards only run at 50% rpm on their fans? That helped a little bit.

I'm going to upgrade to an NVIDIA again here someday, problem is I need to get a whole new motherboard, memory, processesor before doing that.

AVGWarhawk · 11-13-06, 12:22 PM

I must be lucky. My computer is in our basement where it is cool by nature. Besides, being inside the bowels of my house makes me feel like I'm in the control room LOL. In my humble opinion, dust build up is the number one killer, dead fans are the next killer in line.

Tachyon · 11-13-06, 12:26 PM

Well now that DX10 is right around the corner, the Geforce 8800 seems the best choice.

10-22-06, 08:44 PM	#1
Deep-Six Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 399 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My ATI X700 had a bad case of heatstroke Yesterday, I went out and bought me a NVIDIA 7600 GS OC w/ 512mb of vram. The reason was that the ATI card could and did heat up my room all by itself while playing SH3 or CoD2 online. Then this morning while I was playing SH3 I sank a small tanker w/ the gun. Then the power went out. Of all the luck.

10-23-06, 07:20 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	With deepest sympathy __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-23-06, 07:55 AM	#3
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Look like you had a bad case of non vetilation. If you bought one bigger fan, you probably could lower the internal temperature of the card. I use a passive cooled GC and is working out very well! __________________

10-23-06, 12:06 PM	#6
CptGrayWolf Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saint Lawrence Seaway Posts: 459 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yup, I have no choice but to remove the case when I play 'heavy' games. Or else the over-heat alarm goes off after a few minutes. __________________ Thomas Voltz, U-93 VIIc, Aug 1940, at sea patrol 1 GWX3 Gold, 100%

11-13-06, 11:03 AM	#7
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My ATI 9800 Pro used to overheat badly with high end games until I upgraded the cooling on both the card and the cpu (Sempron 3000+). The Zalman AGP and CPU coolers I installed are definitely worth a look if you don't have them already. http://www.zalman.co.kr/ Might be worth looking at the northbridge cooling as well. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

10-23-06, 09:18 AM	#4
Deep-Six Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 399 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	That now has been remedied. I moved some of the cables around in the case. That did solve some of the heating problem. I have 5 fans running in my case.

11-13-06, 12:10 PM	#8
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Maybe I should try that, my x850 runs stupidly hot, and sadly even with an all aluminum case I can't get decent airflow in it. I've tweaked the card to make the fan run faster though, I guess by default the ATI cards only run at 50% rpm on their fans? That helped a little bit. I'm going to upgrade to an NVIDIA again here someday, problem is I need to get a whole new motherboard, memory, processesor before doing that. __________________

11-13-06, 12:22 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I must be lucky. My computer is in our basement where it is cool by nature. Besides, being inside the bowels of my house makes me feel like I'm in the control room LOL. In my humble opinion, dust build up is the number one killer, dead fans are the next killer in line. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-13-06, 12:26 PM	#10
Tachyon Captain Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 514 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well now that DX10 is right around the corner, the Geforce 8800 seems the best choice.