JustinSane
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How hot is the air that blows out of the 4870? My 2900XT blows like a hair dryer. Makes it so damn hot in my room. Is the 4870 that hot or no?
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Heat From 4870?
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If you are talking about the single-core 512mb HD4870 (which I will assume that you are, since you did not specify), the idle temp is at around 65c and the load temp is listed at 84c. Source
vanilla_guerilla
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the idle temp of mine is around 72c in a well ventilated case. when i increase the fan to 45%, the temp goes down to 46c, but the hot air being blown out is the same temp as before, only there is more of it.
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I never had a 2900XT so I can't really compare, but my 4870 heats up my room quite a bit.
unless you live in your computer case, i cant imagine how a little fan can heat up "your room".
Anyway, I have used 4870 and a GTX260, 4870 is not any hotter as some people claim, but the fan is louder, i cant hear the 260 at 50% fan, but the 4870 at 40% is starting to scream.
Anyway, I have used 4870 and a GTX260, 4870 is not any hotter as some people claim, but the fan is louder, i cant hear the 260 at 50% fan, but the 4870 at 40% is starting to scream.
my system will heat up my entire basement office after a couple hours of gaming, idle its not bad
The 4870 has a TDP of 160W, while the 2900XT was something like 225W (if I remember correctly), so the 4870 should put out much less heat.