Well on my x800 XL my idle is 49 or 50*C, and if i turn on ATI Tray tool i can push the fan to 100% and then it idles at 46*C,m but that is freaking loud as crap. Under load it gets up in the 70s, is that to hot. Is it worth is to buy a new HSF.
Arctic Cooling makes a damned good VGA cooler, with load temps that high i'd recommend one. They aren't too much, 20-30 USD at www.newegg.com
i was eyeing the Arctic silencers for ATI x800s and up, plus some AS 5, only think is Ill need $37 for that one. Might be able to find a way into getting my parents to pay for it.
huh, thats not right, my STOCK cooler on my X800XT PE, when the fan is only running at about less than 50% i am getting idle temperatures at 45 degrees, they can go as low as 40 degrees!
what about your load temps. Well i can put my fan as low as 65 or 70% and still get 45 but i cant get any lower than 45 even when the fan is at 100%, and 70*C seems kinda high for load or im i just overreacting
my load temperatures are usually about 50-55 degrees. but, the car automatically adjusts the speed of the fan if the temperature goes higher.
no, it dont, as all you do is if you wanted say, a refund, it replace the new fan with the old one. are you going to get a new cooler now?
I think i might order it after i get paid for the build im doing for my freinds mom, im think im gonna get the Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 5 - Rev 2.0 for $36.29(with S&H)
