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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Not really a fair comparison, the ASUS cooling is much more robust and effective...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    My situation is a bit problematic, I live in Israel and I bought the card from a hardware website, they bought it from the US. I've emailed XFX asking them about an RMA process and I'm expecting their reply. In the meantime, I don't have any idea what to do, with anything below 1.15V my card...
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    A question about PLL

    Thanks guys I'll run some tests for the gpu on stock just to make sure
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Heatsink is definitely well seated on the chip. I removed it again and applied paste using the spread method, I did it perfectly this time but I'm still reaching 90C even with voltage 1.13 and an overclock of 1100/1500 I think my card has the quiet fan BIOS on it, because I noticed that at...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Problems. I tested my card in Max Payne 3 today and my temps easily reached 90C + with 1.17V applied, 1.15 proved to be unstable in games, I got a few hardlocks so I raised the voltage and temps went very high with 1150/1600. I don't know what to do :/ I think I did everything well and my...
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    A question about PLL

    Hey guys, Several hours ago I finished testing my system, I reduced my Vcore to 1.35V under load and set my PLL to 1.65 and achieved great stability, over 13 hours of Prime95 27.7 blend passed successfully. One thing that I've heard and worries me a little, I read that if you set your PLL...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Something weird I just noticed, at stock settings my gpu temp is now 47C after reapplying the paste. It was 37-40C before, could it be because the paste or just because it's hotter outside? When I checked it was after a 13 hour prime 95 stress testing session, perhaps the CPU temp was affecting...
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    IB 3570K 4.5GHZ 1.17V

    Very smart way of overclocking, I like this method, you should close all running apps and use the Maximum available memory for a better indication. Only IBT, RealTemp and CPUZ should be running, no Taskbar apps. Lets you use more memory and makes the preliminary test more reliable.
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    IB 3570K 4.5GHZ 1.17V

    Thanks, I'll have a read. But I still think you should Prime your system for at least 12 hours before calling it stable on this voltage. Also, all your screenshots are post-stressing, if you're using extreme LLC your voltage can significantly drop when idle, especially if EIST and C-State are...
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    IB 3570K 4.5GHZ 1.17V

    I don't like to run LinX since it locks up my RealTemp/CoreTemp readings and I can't monitor the temps, I therefore use IBT. I haven't updated my Linpack libraries yet, I could do it though and test... But let's be honest, most people don't update these or even aware of these updates, plus, even...
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    IB 3570K 4.5GHZ 1.17V

    Plus, being a 2500K overclocker that I am, I'm not too savvy about Ivy Bridge voltages, is 1.17V really a feasable voltage for 4.5GHz? I remember reading that Ivys run much hotter than SB and require more voltage to get to higher multis, yet what you are showing here is the exact opposite...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Well, I've cleaned up the chip as well as I could, there was still some residue left on the resistors, due to the large amount of compound I used... It's not perfect, but it's the best I could do, there's still some residue left, but it's minimal. The chip itself has been swiped clean to a...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    I'm fine with either method, but are you sure its okay to dump alcohol directly on the components? I just picked up a bottle of 95% alcohol. About the thermal compound, use the pea method? Just put a dot in the middle and let the heatsink spread it? I think that this how the paste was applied...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    So, clean the chip with alcohol, wipe it clean, then soak a tooth brush with alcohol and gently clean the surrounding components from residue and let it dry, then apply thermal paste on the GPU only (Not the heatsink too right?), screw the heatsink on and I'm done, right? Just to be clear, I...
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    XFX 7950 Double D excessive temps

    Ok nice one, I'll use the dot method as it seems to be the most even one, however, it doesn't cover the whole chip, is that ok? Should I do the same for my CPU? My CPU temps are actually great under load and I used the spread method, also, removing my CPU cooler is a bitch so if temps are Ok...
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