Hey people I'm a total desktop [b]N00B[/b]. I have worked with laptops all my life and now I bought my very first built desktop ever. I bought the 4870x2 and it's awesome but it overheats like hell, of course that is during games and demanding situations. In normal mode it heats a bit too but not as much as in gaming. My question is: can I leave it on for a day or two dl some torrents without overheating it? Is there some mode I could access to make it use it less resources for the gpu? thanx!
what case do you have? if it doesn't have good airflow ur GPU will be sucking in hot air
*edit* also, where do you have ur computer, cause if you have it in a corner close to a wall the air won't move around too well and just be sucking in the hot air it just dispensed
I have a coolermaster CM 690 with like 4 120mm fans
huh...well, ur screwed, that's my answer
*edit* ok in all seriousness, uhh again, is ur case in an area where new air comes in all the time? (new meaning cool air)
will it be more safer on a cosmos S? Man I was gonna get that case but some drama happened on that store I ended with this lil one instead.
uhh, that didn't answer my question at all
but it will be cooler in a cosmo yes
oh sorry I missed that previous post. yeah! there's cool air where it is... at least while the winter endures
http://www.xtremesystems.org/FORUMS/showpost.php?p=3100889&postcount=1
follow this to increase your gpus fan speed
also on ur case how you intake and exhaust setup
the x2 is meant to take temperatures at a norm of 90c, according to tiger direct. i guess unless you go over 100c you should be alright, you could heat your whole house with that thing lol!
rofl well of course its gonna be quite a bit hotter than another GPU, it has 2 cores!
Just be glad its not doubling the temp ;D
I suggest getting a 3rd party program to ajust your GPU fan speed and set it at around.... 65-70 %
Just remember not to set it at 100 because that will cut your fan's life expectancy.
I also recommend aftermarket cooling but im not sure if that would be so easy with the X2
Google that shit up!
:D
EDIT: BTW it will be fine just sitting there while you dl your torrents.
As long as its not under 50% or more stress it shouldn't overheat.