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post #21 of 42
10/17/12 at 6:44am
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What does the top of your PCB get to? Like temp wise? I just test my VRM temps by assuming its a little higher than my PCB temp above the VRM's....I've seen it get upto 80C with my thermal gun...
You could try reseating the cooler if there is one. Use thermal paste and check to see the contact of each VRM, so paste it, take it off, then check and if the contact to the heatsink surface is good with thermal paste, seat it with that. The thermal pads are good for filling big gaps but if you can use thermal paste, that'd be ideal!
Oh and there was a test awhile back on some old nvidia cards, VRM's were getting into the 110-120 range under normal load...

thanks for the suggestions but i have already done all that
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10/17/12 at 6:46am
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Does that card even have coolers on the VRM's?

it has

here is a photo





maybe that heatsink isn't up for the job ?

also there is a vrm 1 and a vrm 2 reading in hwinfo , so what's the difference between them ? also i think those vrms 1 & 2 are located on different areas on the board
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post #23 of 42
10/17/12 at 3:31pm
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False, I can see check my VRM temps on my 7950 (uses 7950 PCB 2x6pin) using GPU-Z.

Oh okay then, well what I heard is that lots don't.. I know mine doesn't.

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it has
here is a photo


maybe that heatsink isn't up for the job ?
also there is a vrm 1 and a vrm 2 reading in hwinfo , so what's the difference between them ? also i think those vrms 1 & 2 are located on different areas on the board

My VRM sync is the same.. I'm looking into getting a bigger one lol
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10/17/12 at 11:01pm
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Oh okay then, well what I heard is that lots don't.. I know mine doesn't.
My VRM sync is the same.. I'm looking into getting a bigger one lol

i don't think a bigger one will fit for me and i don't even know where can i get a bigger one
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10/18/12 at 2:30am
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i'm using it
say if i get another gpu like the 7950 950mhz edition will i see better vrm temps ? thanks i need input from guys who have this model or any other 7900 series model it will be a pain in ass to replace this card just to get another model that heats up as much as this card ( or more ) doh.gif

Yep, you can. I'm on the 950 mhz ed and I can see my VRM temps.
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10/18/12 at 2:47am
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Yep, you can. I'm on the 950 mhz ed and I can see my VRM temps.

what are your vrm's temps after a long battlefield 3 maxed out 1080p session and what voltage and clock are you running the card at also if you can tell me your ambient temps that would be great !

thanks !
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10/18/12 at 2:53am
Sure, my temperatures after running 60 minutes of BF3 multiplayer is 70 celcius on the core. The core/memory clocks is 1235mhz/1500mhz on 1.162v. Fan speed at 85%. My ambient temps is 23 Celsius. My VRM temperature is 72 and 87, respectively 1 and 2.
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10/18/12 at 2:55am
That was recorded a few days ago, not today so the ambient temps wasn't around 23. It might have been 24 but it would be only 1-2 degrees off.
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10/18/12 at 3:48am
I think having the VRM with no heatsink with a fan directly blowing on it is the best thing you can have. My 7950 has no VRM heatsink and I haven't seen VRM above 80C even during a hot summer day (with 1.225v)
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10/18/12 at 1:58pm
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I think having the VRM with no heatsink with a fan directly blowing on it is the best thing you can have. My 7950 has no VRM heatsink and I haven't seen VRM above 80C even during a hot summer day (with 1.225v)
I agree.
This is what I was telling OP from the start. I also gave a point of reference on where to put an additional fan, even in combination with a sidefan. thumb.gif
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