[Jtvd78]

Right now, I have the ATI 5850, but In the summer, my room gets way too hot, and I'm blaming it on my GPU. I don't want to downgrade, so which card is better performing than my 5850, but produces less heat? If there is no such thing, what is my next option?

Thanks.

 

[joemaniaci]

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Originally Posted by Jtvd78 ... what is my next option? Thanks.

Getting an air conditioner for your window.

 

[Jtvd78]

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Originally Posted by joemaniaci Getting an air conditioner for your window.

Other than that...

 

[nagle3092]

That would be cheaper than a new gpu. There is no gpu that performs better and produces less heat. In fact one that measures cooler lets say an Asus Direct CU actually puts more heat inside your room since its wicking the heat off the gpu more efficiently.

 

[blackbalt89]

Water cooling with an external rad blowing hot air outside?

 

[Mike-IRL]

Is your 930 OCed and have you HT on or off? Try turning HT off regardless as that uses a fair amount of power from what I've heard. And you think your room gets hot, try two 470s at 750 core and a 130W pentium D in a room my 3870 used to make warm

It's about 12-14C hotter than the rest of my house

 

[Domino]

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Originally Posted by Jtvd78 Right now, I have the ATI 5850, but In the summer, my room gets way too hot, and I'm blaming it on my GPU. I don't want to downgrade, so which card is better performing than my 5850, but produces less heat? If there is no such thing, what is my next option? Thanks.

What you want to do is create a current in your room. Cools everything.

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Originally Posted by Jtvd78 Other than that...

A...heater?

 

[Stefy]

Buy a huge fan, set it to full power and aim it towards your computer. Solved.

5850 is not your problem.

 

[Blindrage606]

Undervolt the card/lower the clock speeds. Otherwise, none.

 

[joemaniaci]

I picked up two at Sam's for $130 each, I will be using one of them for the third summer now, going on strong.

 

[Jtvd78]

So nothing I can do with the hardware? Ok. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[Zcypot]

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Originally Posted by joemaniaci Getting an air conditioner for your window.

I got that for my room, an old one, but works wonders... later it turns out it was NOT my GPU, although it does exhaust a good amount of warm/hot air is does not do nearly enough. It turns out to be my monitor, and i have a second one now jeeeez... I sweat at night in my sleep if they dont auto turn off -_-.

Edit: also OP do you have custom fan profiles? I set my fans slightly higher at idle speeds, around 37% or so and it idles my GPU around 23c-25c so the heat coming out does not warm up that area where the case is.

 

[valvegamer]

I just bought some fans and put them in good spots for air flow along with on blowing right into my gtx465. Fans about 2 inch from my card and it help alot.
plus a fan on the top of your case pulling heat out.

 

[Captain Razer]

get an aftermarket cooler.. unless you don't want to void the warranty! then you may pick the HD6870 TwinFrozr II or gigabyte's windforce 3X..picked the 6950 TFII and never went over 65c while gaming though my card is somewhat defected and going to RMA soon for replacement!

 

[Coolio831]

Gtx560?

 

[TheBirdman74]

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Low Heat, High Performance

I loled.

Low Heat and High Performance stock, Ya like that's gonna happen

 

[CrazzyRussian]

Make a laundry dryer vent go from your window to your intake fans?

 

[kyle7412]

gtx 460 or 560. Barely make any heat at all with great performance. ~30C idle and 70C full load with my gtx 460 sli setup.