Sapphire X850 XTPE Overheating

drwho · Jan 8, 2006, 04:13 AM

First off, let me say I'm not a real big game player, but I do have certain games that I like to play. Usually, when I play my games I have the game settings at their highest settings and have never had a problem. I recently picked up a copy of Silent Hunter III (I'm a big naval sim fan). I just started playing the game, and earlier tonight while going through the tutorials I got a single beep and a message from the ATI Control Panel telling me that my video card was overheating and to check to make sure all the fans in my computer where functioning properly. I checked my Control Panel (ATI Overdrive) and found that the video card was running at 78 C. Is this overheating problem caused because I have all the game options set to their highest settings or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've never encountered this problem before. By the way, I'm using the Catalyst 5.13 drivers.

drwho

Soilwork · Jan 8, 2006, 10:45 AM

Maybe the heatsink is not seated properly on the card. Try taking it off, applying some arctic silver and reseating it. If that doesn't work you could consider buying an Arctic Cooling VGA silencer

Sandok · Jan 8, 2006, 10:47 AM

If your a newbie at this, just make sure the big heatsink on ur card is well stuck against the card and that the fan spins up....

Otherwise, get that warrenty put to good use before it goes.

deadite66 · Jan 8, 2006, 03:11 PM

Does the GPU fan speed up when playing?
i was the same never a proplem with a game until i started playing F.E.A.R then the GPU temp got to high and the card was then underclocked.

mine is a sapphire x850xt and noticed the fan only ever speeded up when the pc started up.
so now i have to use ati tray tools to change the fan speed at the temperature increases.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/amd-graphics-cards/92560-x850-fan-speed-problem.html

Chaos · Jan 8, 2006, 03:27 PM

ATI Tool is another good application for controlling your fan sppeds if you dont like ati tray tools

deadite66 · Jan 8, 2006, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaos

ATI Tool is another good application for controlling your fan sppeds if you dont like ati tray tools

heh typo i ment ATI tool

drwho · Jan 8, 2006, 05:00 PM

Thanks for all the help and suggestions, guys. I've d/l the ATI Tray Tools utility and set up the fan speed controls. I'll see what that does, and while I'm at it I'll look into a GPU cooler. However, I've been considering upgrading to ATI's R580 (x1900) when it comes out, so I may hold off on the GPU cooler for awhile.

drwho

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jan 8, 2006, 11:48 PM

GPU cooler's are cheap though then you gte a good card to play with should the X1900XT be too expensive

Jan 8, 2006, 04:13 AM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Sapphire X850 XTPE Overheating First off, let me say I'm not a real big game player, but I do have certain games that I like to play. Usually, when I play my games I have the game settings at their highest settings and have never had a problem. I recently picked up a copy of Silent Hunter III (I'm a big naval sim fan). I just started playing the game, and earlier tonight while going through the tutorials I got a single beep and a message from the ATI Control Panel telling me that my video card was overheating and to check to make sure all the fans in my computer where functioning properly. I checked my Control Panel (ATI Overdrive) and found that the video card was running at 78 C. Is this overheating problem caused because I have all the game options set to their highest settings or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've never encountered this problem before. By the way, I'm using the Catalyst 5.13 drivers. drwho __________________

Jan 8, 2006, 10:45 AM	#2
Soilwork A virus with shoes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	Maybe the heatsink is not seated properly on the card. Try taking it off, applying some arctic silver and reseating it. If that doesn't work you could consider buying an Arctic Cooling VGA silencer __________________

Jan 8, 2006, 03:11 PM	#4
deadite66 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Does the GPU fan speed up when playing? i was the same never a proplem with a game until i started playing F.E.A.R then the GPU temp got to high and the card was then underclocked. mine is a sapphire x850xt and noticed the fan only ever speeded up when the pc started up. so now i have to use ati tray tools to change the fan speed at the temperature increases. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/amd-graphics-cards/92560-x850-fan-speed-problem.html __________________ --Titan Regular-- (UK Based) Titan Internet Server #1 (32p ONS) [color=red]::[/color] 217.77.176.198:7777 Titan Internet Server #2 (16p VCTF) [color=red]::[/color] 217.77.176.199:7777 Titan Internet Server #3 (12p TAM) [color=red]::[/color] 85.232.32.199:7777 Titan Internet Server #4 (12p TAM) [color=red]::[/color] 85.232.32.199:7800 Titan Internet Server #5 (12p iTDM) [color=red]::[/color] 85.232.32.199:7880 [color=orange]Community Forums \| Server Monitor \| #titanonslaught @ qnet [/color]

Jan 8, 2006, 03:27 PM	#5
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	ATI Tool is another good application for controlling your fan sppeds if you dont like ati tray tools __________________

Jan 8, 2006, 05:00 PM	Thread Starter #7
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Thanks for all the help and suggestions, guys. I've d/l the ATI Tray Tools utility and set up the fan speed controls. I'll see what that does, and while I'm at it I'll look into a GPU cooler. However, I've been considering upgrading to ATI's R580 (x1900) when it comes out, so I may hold off on the GPU cooler for awhile. drwho __________________

Jan 8, 2006, 10:47 AM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	If your a newbie at this, just make sure the big heatsink on ur card is well stuck against the card and that the fan spins up.... Otherwise, get that warrenty put to good use before it goes.

Jan 8, 2006, 11:48 PM	#8
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	GPU cooler's are cheap though then you gte a good card to play with should the X1900XT be too expensive