cornelious0_0
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Recently I removed the stock cooler on my HD4870 to install the Thermaltake DuOrb. I wasn't looking for lower temperatures, merely a quieter cooler with some sort of LED lighting, as my Shuttle was looking very dark. I used all the heatsinks that came with the DuOrb for the cards memory and put some on the VRM chips as well, but I'm still having issues.
After playing Crysis Warhead for 5-10 minutes the computer crashes. My system is/was fully stable previously, so it's not related to my CPU overclock. After running Furmark for a few minutes my GPU temp is climbing into the mid 90's and my VRM temps are all up around 120c. I sort of expected higher GPU temps (within reason) because the fans on the DuOrb aren't overly fast, but the VRM's are running quite a bit hotter then with the stock cooler.
Is it more likely that the 120c+ VRM temps are responsible for the crash in Crysis or the 90-95c GPU temp?
What I was going to try tonight is removing the VRM and memory heatsinks and installing the red metal plate from the stock cooler that normally makes contact with/cools the memory and VRM chips, and then put the DuOrb back on as well.
I'm hoping that it's merely an issue with the higher VRM (and possible memory) temps and that the stock cooler plate fixes things because I really like the DuOrb but I was looking for some feedback/input in the mean time.
What temps have you guys seen on the GPU/VRM's and still remained stable?
After playing Crysis Warhead for 5-10 minutes the computer crashes. My system is/was fully stable previously, so it's not related to my CPU overclock. After running Furmark for a few minutes my GPU temp is climbing into the mid 90's and my VRM temps are all up around 120c. I sort of expected higher GPU temps (within reason) because the fans on the DuOrb aren't overly fast, but the VRM's are running quite a bit hotter then with the stock cooler.
Is it more likely that the 120c+ VRM temps are responsible for the crash in Crysis or the 90-95c GPU temp?
What I was going to try tonight is removing the VRM and memory heatsinks and installing the red metal plate from the stock cooler that normally makes contact with/cools the memory and VRM chips, and then put the DuOrb back on as well.
I'm hoping that it's merely an issue with the higher VRM (and possible memory) temps and that the stock cooler plate fixes things because I really like the DuOrb but I was looking for some feedback/input in the mean time.
What temps have you guys seen on the GPU/VRM's and still remained stable?