Help me cool my shit off.

[Whendilin]

This getting pretty redonk. I have a XFX Radeon 4890 and it used to idle at about 55 degrees Celcius but now a-days it idles at 75-80 degrees celcius. I need help to figure out how to either turn the fan back up/on.

[Didzo]

This getting pretty redonk. I have a XFX Radeon 4890 and it used to idle at about 55 degrees Celcius but now a-days it idles at 75-80 degrees celcius. I need help to figure out how to either turn the fan back up/on.

Try using some of that compressed air stuff to clean the dust out of the card's fan.

[Mission Difficult]

Compressed air won't always do the trick. My brother sent me his old GTX260 saying that he blew it out and it still overheated. Opened it up and there was a dust bunny stuck between the heat sink and the fan.

[Kirby]

This getting pretty redonk. I have a XFX Radeon 4890 and it used to idle at about 55 degrees Celcius but now a-days it idles at 75-80 degrees celcius. I need help to figure out how to either turn the fan back up/on.

I'll reply in length on break, lunch is over.

I too haz a XFX 4890

[CaffeinePowered]

Any monitoring utility that came with it?

Shouldn't that allow you to turn up the fan speed?

[Mission Difficult]

Rivatuner will let you control fan speed and set up custom temperature rules.

[Whendilin]

The CCC has a manual control for the fan but that seems to not be working. The obnoxious noise it used to make from the fan being 100% is now gone. Ill give Rivatuner a try.

[BS1]

How's your case cooling? You have some fans for intake?

[at0m]

The obnoxious noise it used to make from the fan being 100% is now gone.

^-- That means it's caked in dust or the bearing's dead and it's not spinning at all. Crack your case and check the bastard.

You can't fix broken hardware, with software.

[Whendilin]

[quote author=Whendilin link=topic=5062.msg178638#msg178638 date=1287086894]
The obnoxious noise it used to make from the fan being 100% is now gone.

^-- That means it's caked in dust or the bearing's dead and it's not spinning at all. Crack your case and check the bastard.

You can't fix broken hardware, with software.
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I did check it yesterday morning. I dusted it out with our air compressor and everything. Then when it started up I checked and the fan is running but just not at full capacity. Im going to try the rivatuner.

[WaR1761]

I like using RealTemp for reading CPU temp, it sometimes can read gpu temp if it likes your graphics card but its a nice way to get another temp reading in another spot in the case.

[Surf314]

I like using RealTemp for reading CPU temp, it sometimes can read gpu temp if it likes your graphics card but its a nice way to get another temp reading in another spot in the case.

I downloaded this can you explain it to me?

[WaR1761]

Basically its a little nifty program that monitors CPU statistics provided normally from your processor. You can also set up max temp alarms. However it does only have support for Intel processors but I believe there are others for AMD.

I have mine set to display in the task bar upon start up. I can really use this as a way to tell when to dust out my computer... normally runs 45-50 Centigrade... when it gets near 60 its time to take it out to the air compressor!

Surf did you have a specific question?

[Surf314]

Yea it came with i7 turbo gt, load tester, real temp and real temp gt. I don't know what half the features are. Actually I don't know how to read anything other than I figured out it shows the temp of each core and then the min and max since it has been running.

[WaR1761]

1) I start off by dumping all the items in the zip into a folder and then placing that folder in my program files folder on my c drive. You don't have to put it here... I just keep it here since I install most other things here.

2) I then run RealTemp and then go to settings -> System Tray Settings section and check off all the cores you want to display and then if your lucky gpu won't be grayed out. By default the text color is white but that can be changed, like I have my gpu as yellow so I know which is which. To change colors simply click on the button above the check box "Core 0" and so forth.

3)Then Proceed to set up alarm temperatures if you want. if you set it below the current temp you can hear what it sounds like... kinda like an old school siren. I then check "Tray Info" and "Minimize on Close" and "Start Minimized" 

4) Hit OK and your app is set up to what i use it for and that's simply for monitoring. You can close the app and still see it in your system tray.

5) If you want the program to automatically start when windows boots locate the application in your programs file(if you moved it there) and create a short cut to the application you just set up. I usually just send it to the desktop.

5 cont.)Now we need to place that shortcut in the start up folder in your start menu. easiest way to do this is to use the run command and paste this in

Code:

%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

That will take you to your start up folder in windows 7, then simply drag the shortcut into that folder. Next time you reboot RealTemp will start in your system tray.

For more information on what some of the options are check out this, farther down in the page are explanations for the options.

[Whendilin]

So I am starting to think that Atom is right and that my fan is broken completely. Should I send it in to try to get it fixed?

[CaffeinePowered]

So I am starting to think that Atom is right and that my fan is broken completely. Should I send it in to try to get it fixed?

Whats the warranty on it?

If the card is under a year old, I'd send it in, you'll be without a card for a good week or two, but that's better than it burning out completely.

[WaR1761]

Warranty Info for XFX. Most sites have a e ticketing kind of deal where you send em S/N and other info and they can tell you that way, or good old call to support will let you know if it's covered.