Got my new pair of Powercolor 2GB 6950s in today and decided to fire up 3D Mark 11 to see where they sit compared to my 6870s that they replaced. I was shocked to see that my bottom GPU was around 50-52C throughout the whole run, while the top GPU was around 86-88C! Idle is 34C for bottom card and 43C for top card
What are your CFX 6950 temps for bottom and top cards? Also is it normal for the card to get that hot or for there to be that big of a difference in temps from the top and bottom cards? My CFX 6870s were always within 5-7C of each other, but here it's 35C+ Difference! I havent tried switching the cards around or any games yet. Wanted to get some comparison numbers first before I tore the system back down.
**EDIT** I should mention that I do have a custom fan profile setup in Afterburner and the top card's fan was at 100% the whole time, while the bottom fan was right around 63%
What are your CFX 6950 temps for bottom and top cards? Also is it normal for the card to get that hot or for there to be that big of a difference in temps from the top and bottom cards? My CFX 6870s were always within 5-7C of each other, but here it's 35C+ Difference! I havent tried switching the cards around or any games yet. Wanted to get some comparison numbers first before I tore the system back down.
**EDIT** I should mention that I do have a custom fan profile setup in Afterburner and the top card's fan was at 100% the whole time, while the bottom fan was right around 63%