6800GS Temps...?

[Nevalite]

Hey,

Today i was helping my friend OC his 6800GS, the idle temps are like 41C and at the stock clocks after about 5 mins of ATI tool artifact test the core was hitting 70,71C...This is on stock clocks? Are these temps normal? he has the stock 6800GS cooler and stock thermal paste on the card.

Thanks

[redrumy3]

Hey,

Today i was helping my friend OC his 6800GS, the idle temps are like 41C and at the stock clocks after about 5 mins of ATI tool artifact test the core was hitting 70,71C...This is on stock clocks? Are these temps normal? he has the stock 6800GS cooler and stock thermal paste on the card.

Thanks
yea thats normal. i had my stock cooler it use to idel at 39 c n hit 70c but never had articfact, so i removed stock applied as5 that helped a bit, but it was still too hot so i put the zalman heatsink on and its alot better 32c idle 50c load, slap a new heatsink on it cause they just run to hot on stock cooler

[Nevalite]

Ok thanks for the info, we were artifact free at like 525 core but it was just getting way too hot for comfort. Thanks

[markyoneandonly]

yea thats normal. i had my stock cooler it use to idel at 39 c n hit 70c but never had articfact, so i removed stock applied as5 that helped a bit, but it was still too hot so i put the zalman heatsink on and its alot better 32c idle 50c load, slap a new heatsink on it cause they just run to hot on stock cooler
I WAS THINKING OF BUYING TWO XFX 6800GS TO RUN IN SLI would they get a little hot and what clock speeds have you got upto?

[redrumy3]

I WAS THINKING OF BUYING TWO XFX 6800GS TO RUN IN SLI would they get a little hot and what clock speeds have you got upto?
yea sli will run hotter, um 540/1.40 for mine

Ok thanks for the info, we were artifact free at like 525 core but it was just getting way too hot for comfort. Thanks
NP :)

[markyoneandonly]

thanks for quick response its me third rig i,ve built i,m building it for me brother i,ve got two 6800 gts with two rev arctic rev 5 coolers but it,s a bit crammed for space any idea on some smaller coolers.?
:beer:

[chevro1et]

thanks for quick response its me third rig i,ve built i,m building it for me brother i,ve got two 6800 gts with two rev arctic rev 5 coolers but it,s a bit crammed for space any idea on some smaller coolers.?
:beer:
The Zalman vf900 is a very low profile cooler...

[Spoudazo]

Why would you buy two 6800gs when you could get a x1900xt or 7900gt for about that same price, and them do better than two GSs, and get better power consumption, less heat, etc?

[Shinobi13]

Water cooling, expensive, though worth it. Plus you can always use it when you upgrade, just buy new water blocks! I love mine, no noise from my tower, except for the hard drive, if there was a way to have that silent!

[markyoneandonly]

Why would you buy two 6800gs when you could get a x1900xt or 7900gt for about that same price, and them do better than two GSs, and get better power consumption, less heat, etc?
well i thought two 6800 gs,s running @485 clock speed because they are 6800 gs xxx editions which were on ebay for £140.00 each i got twenty quid off coz i bought two was a better option for speed and financially,dont you reckon?

[ګēpђזּŕסּŧђ]

Hey fellas
i have a 6800gs, but i changed the stock chipset fan to a arctic silencer which cuts the heat down when over clocking, from 1000- 1200 and 425- 500 it ran steady at 42 degrees
and should i sell this card and buy a XFX 7600gt oc version:)
and if anyone in australia wantes a 68oo gs please feel free to enquire

[twoeyes]

When I had my GS i volt modded it and pushed it to about 570 or something, the highest i could go without VMOD was 505 for comparison, so i could see you hitting 600 easy with the 540 stock clocks. This was without water by the way.

[markyoneandonly]

When I had my GS i volt modded it and pushed it to about 570 or something, the highest i could go without VMOD was 505 for comparison, so i could see you hitting 600 easy with the 540 stock clocks. This was without water by the way.
mmmm that is quite high have u any pics of volt mod?
By the way i cannot get my 3700 sandy above 2.67 without getting bsod i tried a multipler of ten 2.68x10ht x4 and auto and x3 any advice??