4850 cooler isn't that bad!

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Jakalwarrior

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Open box...install card... install Asus Gamer whatever tool... spend 3 hours screwing with windows that wont get past welcome screen anymore... uninstall Asus tool in safe mode... works again...
Now for the fun. Set fan speed to 80% (yeah bit noisy but so is my room, and I wear noise canceling headphones). Set speed to 700/1200. Run RTHDRIBL and crank settings until hit 100% gpu usage in CCC. Oh no! stabalizes 65*C after a while of full load,high 30s idle even without the idle clocks fix.
Now I just have to wait for Rivatuner to get fixed so I can go past 700mhz and have the fan speed higher in games, but lower on desktop where I dont usually have my headphones on.

*edit* make that 700/1150... my ram appears to be a bit of a weak link. I have found that with the fan at 85% it is undiscernable from my Delta Triblade on my CPU cooler, 90% it is noticeable over it. 85% is where the fan speed shall stay.
 
Umm it actually does sound bad if you have to set it to 80% Fan duty cycle for 65C. Mine is at 48% for 45C idle for the 3870 but its dual slot to push it outside the case.
 
Its not the exiting the case part that makes it worse than the dual slots, its just the thinness and light weight. My 2900pro feels like a brick compared to this card. It must weight at the least twice as much. It's fan was also louder but at a lower pitch, I had it set to run at 100% if it passed 60*C. Noise canceling gamer headphones ftw!
The stock cooler is a good enough for most overclocking needs, its just a matter of sound.
 
The cooler itself is not that bad. The reason the GPU gets hot is because of the low fan speeds and too much thermal compound. By cranking up the fan speed slightly and replacing the TIM with AS5, you can make the card run pretty cool.
 
damn your ram can go that high? stuck at 1025 here. screen flickers at 1050.
 
3870 512 XPC ST20G5 Case (no air flow circulation)
haha my one single case fan+northbridge fans are louder than the card LOL
idles at 50c
 
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