I just installed an Accelero S1 Rev. 2 on a 5870 and the installation went smoothly enough, and then I went to test it. Running Furmark and watching GPU-Z on another monitor, the card hit 90 C before I stopped it. Even worse, the GPU Temp 2 and 3 in GPU-Z ran up to 111 C. I added a fan to the cooler and removed the spacers in case they were limiting contact. Now, I'm here:
Even after that, GPU Temp 2 is at 110. I know most video cards can survive those temps, but doesn't that still seem high? Obviously, the S1 isn't the best at cooling this thing but the core temp should indicate that it's capable. I can't understand why Temp 2 and 3 are still so high.
My only next step is to reapply the TIM; the paste that's on there now has a good spread but it might be a bit too much.
TL;DR: Are those die-temps normal for a 5870?
(Edit: I realize it's basically a google-able question, but I tried that, and my fu failed. Best I could find was that, respectively, the temps are core/memory/shader. The memory controller is fucking hot. Funny enough, but hopefully not related, is that when I pulled off the stock cooler, none of the RAM chips had heatsinks at all. They do now, I used the ones included in the S1 with AS adhesive, but adding heatsinks to the RAM chips doesn't equate to fucking up the memory controller in the die imo.)
Even after that, GPU Temp 2 is at 110. I know most video cards can survive those temps, but doesn't that still seem high? Obviously, the S1 isn't the best at cooling this thing but the core temp should indicate that it's capable. I can't understand why Temp 2 and 3 are still so high.
My only next step is to reapply the TIM; the paste that's on there now has a good spread but it might be a bit too much.
TL;DR: Are those die-temps normal for a 5870?
(Edit: I realize it's basically a google-able question, but I tried that, and my fu failed. Best I could find was that, respectively, the temps are core/memory/shader. The memory controller is fucking hot. Funny enough, but hopefully not related, is that when I pulled off the stock cooler, none of the RAM chips had heatsinks at all. They do now, I used the ones included in the S1 with AS adhesive, but adding heatsinks to the RAM chips doesn't equate to fucking up the memory controller in the die imo.)
Last edited by Defiance (2010-07-31 02:19:12)
