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6950 2GB temp question

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First off, yes I'm aware this card is getting long in the tooth heh.

I own this particular HIS model:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161355

At semi-idle, when using my rig for basic purposes, I'm at 62c. At full load, I hit high 70's to very low 80's.

Now, my understanding is these cards were designed to handle up to 90c.

I've also noted via various forums, that since I'm am running dual displays (DVI and HDMI; monitor and TV etc). That temperatures of this nature are not uncommon....

I just wanted to make sure this is typical considering my configuration.

(And no, this card has NEVER been used for mining or OC'ed/modded and is cleaned fairly regularly with canned air)

I'd appreciate your opinions on the matter.

Thanks as always,
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The card you linked is an Asus R9 280. If your 6950 is running a stock cooler, its just business as usual. Those stock blowers were never all that great.
 
If you're running more than one monitor, the 6 series AMD cards idled much higher than with a single monitor attached. It was better for me to purchase a cheap extra card to run my second monitor and used nearly 100w less power than to run both monitors on my 6970s.
 
My son and I both run unlocked 6950 cards driving two monitors, (one for gaming and one for other stuffs), and those temps look like what ours look like. If we are playing a heavy GPU game, I have seen mine get up to like 85 or so. The previous poster is correct though, one monitor drops our temps down by like 10 degrees in every situation. Looking forward to getting a set of new cards for xmas though.
 
Low 80s at load sounds about right with a reference cooler. You can replace the TIM to knock off a couple degrees, but not needed at low 80s. Also make sure the fins are dust free, the reference models can accumulate enough dust to clog them.
 
I had that exact model with an unlocked bios overclocked and it run about 3c hotter than that. Your temps are definitely fine.
 
Ok, THANKS!

I was just concerned I'd burn out another card like my ole x1950 Pro etc.

Now that sucker ran HOT.

Anyways thanks again all,
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