Originally Posted by Cdpkook132  Okaty so i recently got an acer g24 monitor and my temps on the 4850 have been insane. 110 degrees plus and I dont just want to junk the card and keep playing at those temps. I need to decide whether it's worth watercooling the card or just getting a 1 gb card that is dual slot and will stay cooler at the higher resolution. i have enough rad's to dissipate the heat just dont know if its worth watercooling such a terrible card. |
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Originally Posted by kairi_zeroblade dude get another 4850 card with 1gb memory on it..and do a Xfire with the 512mb card as slave card and the 1gb card as primary..that way you won't stress out the 512mb card with the huge display.. 
HTH
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Originally Posted by Cdpkook132 i will not be getting a 4850 if I get another card. i will get a 4870 or 4890 and still CF the 4850 if I get another one. Its either another card or a kickstart for my quad. Edit: what is HTH? |
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Originally Posted by Cdpkook132 On a side Note I am happy with the FPS I am getting with the 4850 just worried bought temps. |
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Originally Posted by Sacre I hear the Zalman CPU coolers fit nicely on the 4850... I'm going to be getting a pair of them for my 4850x2 probably. 
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Originally Posted by Marma Duke Mines the single slot card and it idles at 40% fan at 44-47c, what's wrong with yours o.o |
Originally Posted by Marma Duke I see but, 110c is still ridiculously hot. |
Originally Posted by Sacre Have you tried running the card at a considerably lower resolution to test the temperatures? Say, run at 1440x900 to compare to his temps. If they're similar, we know the card is stressing on the resolution - if it's still higher, you have an ambient temperature or cooling problem... or just a bad card. |
