x850PE Overheating

bebopin64 · 07-20-2006, 07:28 PM

I have an x850 pe that for some reason all of a sudden started randomly overheating. I downloaded powerstrip and turned down the mem clock and core clock 40mhz and it still overheats. It even crashed a couple times. I really don't want to have to spend $200 to replace it with a worse card.

fade2green514 · 07-21-2006, 01:10 PM

are you sure its overheating? normally cards don't overheat... did you put an after-market cooler on it? if its overheating and you didn't put an after-market cooler on the thing, then send it back.

bebopin64 · 07-21-2006, 05:28 PM

It is the stock card and I'm sure it was an overheating. I downloaded atitool and set the fans to blow 100% at 75C so now it doesn't overheat, it is just loud.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-21-2006, 06:24 PM

What does ATI Tool say it runs at idle, and after playing a game?

Mine runs at around 30-35C idle, and around 60C under load.

ReverseFluxx · 07-21-2006, 06:46 PM

Make sure you're getting plenty of ventilation in your case. I had problems with my 6600GT overheating until I moved my case from on my carpet to on a hard surface (so the bottom holes weren't covered up), and I also repositioned my case fans so they are blowing air out instead of in.

Motoxrdude · 07-21-2006, 06:53 PM

I have the same problem with my x850xt. I downloaded Ati tool and set the fans speeds differently. It would run at %5 normaly, and then the fan would kick in at 100% at 96C. I changed it a little bit and now it doesnt overheat.

bebopin64 · 07-21-2006, 07:24 PM

I dont know what the temps were before I changed the fans but I know that it was over 100C because the 100% fan would kick in at 96C but then it wouldnt start beeping until it had some more time to heat up.

bebopin64 · 07-21-2006, 07:26 PM

Also its in a dell case with the only fan blowing in or out of the case is the cpu fan and the video card fan. there are no case fans. I'm buying a new mobo, cpu, ram, and case so it should cool a lot better with the gaming case with 2 case fans.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-21-2006, 07:43 PM

I strongly recomend if you haven already done so, to either have the fan run at 100% all the time, or configure the fan speeds using ATI Tool to have them come on at lower temps.

Hairy_Lee · 07-21-2006, 08:45 PM

If you feel confident about doing it i would suggest removing the heatsink from the card, cleaning the thermal paste off with alcohol and then repasting the thermal module with arctic silver 5 and reseating it.

It can be a little daunting and if you dont have the confidence i would suggest that you dont do it.

07-20-2006, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
bebopin64 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 693	x850PE Overheating I have an x850 pe that for some reason all of a sudden started randomly overheating. I downloaded powerstrip and turned down the mem clock and core clock 40mhz and it still overheats. It even crashed a couple times. I really don't want to have to spend $200 to replace it with a worse card. __________________ Good things happen to those who wait. Great things happen to those who get off their ass and go for it.

07-21-2006, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,623	are you sure its overheating? normally cards don't overheat... did you put an after-market cooler on it? if its overheating and you didn't put an after-market cooler on the thing, then send it back. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

07-21-2006, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
bebopin64 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 693	It is the stock card and I'm sure it was an overheating. I downloaded atitool and set the fans to blow 100% at 75C so now it doesn't overheat, it is just loud. __________________ Good things happen to those who wait. Great things happen to those who get off their ass and go for it.

07-21-2006, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	What does ATI Tool say it runs at idle, and after playing a game? Mine runs at around 30-35C idle, and around 60C under load. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

07-21-2006, 06:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
ReverseFluxx Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Age: 20 Posts: 125	Make sure you're getting plenty of ventilation in your case. I had problems with my 6600GT overheating until I moved my case from on my carpet to on a hard surface (so the bottom holes weren't covered up), and I also repositioned my case fans so they are blowing air out instead of in. __________________ Gaming: Athlon64 3500+, 1024MB RAM, PCI-e 6600GT, 200+400GB HDD, 19" LCD + 19" flat CRT, Windows XP Pro Test Server: PIII 450Mhz, 320MB RAM, TNT2 32MB, 12+10+8GB HDD, Windows 2000 Pro Notebook: Turion64 ML-40, 1024MB RAM, ATI XPRESS 200M, 100GB HDD, 17" WXGA, Fedora Core 5 64-bit, Windows XP Pro

07-21-2006, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,222	I have the same problem with my x850xt. I downloaded Ati tool and set the fans speeds differently. It would run at %5 normaly, and then the fan would kick in at 100% at 96C. I changed it a little bit and now it doesnt overheat. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

07-21-2006, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
bebopin64 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 693	I dont know what the temps were before I changed the fans but I know that it was over 100C because the 100% fan would kick in at 96C but then it wouldnt start beeping until it had some more time to heat up. __________________ Good things happen to those who wait. Great things happen to those who get off their ass and go for it.

07-21-2006, 07:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
bebopin64 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 693	Also its in a dell case with the only fan blowing in or out of the case is the cpu fan and the video card fan. there are no case fans. I'm buying a new mobo, cpu, ram, and case so it should cool a lot better with the gaming case with 2 case fans. __________________ Good things happen to those who wait. Great things happen to those who get off their ass and go for it.

07-21-2006, 07:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I strongly recomend if you haven already done so, to either have the fan run at 100% all the time, or configure the fan speeds using ATI Tool to have them come on at lower temps. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

07-21-2006, 08:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	If you feel confident about doing it i would suggest removing the heatsink from the card, cleaning the thermal paste off with alcohol and then repasting the thermal module with arctic silver 5 and reseating it. It can be a little daunting and if you dont have the confidence i would suggest that you dont do it. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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