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ati radeon 4850 idle temp 80-90C and under load 100-120C

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you gave me a fortune cookie. I need an encyclopedia.

 

What im saying is i need far more info than "omg guys, my stuffs broked, fix it".

 

Is it new?

Anything change with your computer? New hardware? New software? New physical location?

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Check the RPM of the fan.

What now, where?

 

you gave me a fortune cookie. I need an encyclopedia.

 

What im saying is i need far more info than "omg guys, my stuffs broked, fix it".

 

Is it new?

Anything change with your computer? New hardware? New software? New physical location?

 

Maybe I just didn't notice the heating before but the computer started shutting itself down 3 days ago and I wondered what it was until I looked at the event viewer and saw that it shut itself down because of the overheating card. No new hardware or software, the location is still the same. Only thing is I have been playing quite a lot the past few days since it's holidays :].

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leave the case open for the next couple of days. if it still gets that hot under load, your card might be bad. if not, you may just need better/more/bigger case fans. Although, if the card is getting THAT hot, im leaning towards a bad card/bad heatsink/fan on the card.

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didnt suggest that since i took his word that he had cleaned it. and yes, i know eldest, but if there was a power surge, or you havent played this much before in the past year, it can pop up just like that.

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Ok took the fucker completely out and cleaned it every way I could, with a vacuum and with those little things you use to clean ears, well now it works A LOT better. Idle temp now at 40-50C with 100% fan speed :]. I am quite pleased! Well thanks a lot for your help guys :)

 

Moral of the story:CLEAN YOUR FUCKING COMPUTER

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