Radeon 5970 HD
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Joshua1187
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ok i checked them both, the voltage is at 1049, should it be 1150? also AUTO FAN is still greyd out, cant change it.
joh06937
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yeah there is another option for the auto somewhere. don't worry about it
yep the voltage should be at 1150. after clicking apply, run furmark and monitor temps. if they go above around 85 or so, then you might need to change the fan to a higher setting. it shouldn't crash but that is a possibility so don't panic if it happens all will be ok. you'll just have to reboot and up the voltage a tad.
Joshua1187
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ok, hit save, GPU is going up, currently at 50C from somwhere around 37-40C
UPdate: 55C now :/, FYI im not running any games or anything.
UPdate: 55C now :/, FYI im not running any games or anything.
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joh06937
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awesome :good: keep watching them and watch the furry donut and make sure you don't get any artifacts.
Joshua1187
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thats the thing, im not even running that program, also i dont know what an artifact is!
What should i be running? Stability test or benchmark? what heat should i stop the test at? (Currently 58C)
What should i be running? Stability test or benchmark? what heat should i stop the test at? (Currently 58C)
joh06937
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since the fan is on auto, it'll let the temps get higher than idle temps because it keeps the fan at only 30% for a while (until the temps get high enough, at which point it'll go up and help with the temps).
just watch and see if you see spots or weird pixels. basically any visual errors.
just watch and see if you see spots or weird pixels. basically any visual errors.
Joshua1187
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FURMARK benchmark or stability test?
joh06937
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stability test. just leave all the settings on the defaults and hit go.
Joshua1187
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Ok i did that, it looked fine but the heat got up to 88C the fan was only at like 48% isnt 88 a little high? I thought anythign close to 90C was bad, no?
joh06937
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the 5970 can handle it but i wouldn't recommend it. go into ccc and (enable the fan control first) set the fan to something like 60%-75%.
Joshua1187
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ok so lets say this works, how should this be managed on a daily basis?XD
joh06937
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i would only have the stock clocks when using the desktop and doing non-tasking things. but when you want to play a game, turn the settings to the oc'ed ones. with msi afterburner, you can set profiles with shortcut keys to make life easier
i have mine setup so that i can hit ctrl+alt+# for an overclock.
Joshua1187
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Turned that fan up to 70% and then shortly after computer froze.
I have the setting saved, FURMARK looked great, just... the computer froze. perhaps i should turn it down a bit? are these standard settings for the 5870 or somthing?
I have the setting saved, FURMARK looked great, just... the computer froze. perhaps i should turn it down a bit? are these standard settings for the 5870 or somthing?
joh06937
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try putting the voltage at 1200. what temps did you get?
also, what psu do you have?
Joshua1187
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77C when it froze.
Joshua1187
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not yet, is freezing ok, nothing bad on the video card??