Radeon X1950PRO IceQ 3 Turbo temps?

graysky · Post by **graysky** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:23 pm

I just bought one of these (256 meg version) and am wondering if my temps are normal.

Room temp: 75 Â°F
Idle temp GPU: 40 Â°C
Idle GPU environment temp: 35 Â°C (this also agrees with my NB case temp)
Load temp GPU: 60 Â°C

Thanks for the info all.

SebRad · Post by **SebRad** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:09 pm

Hi, temps look fine to me. My X1950 pro has VF-900 on it and idles in high 40Â°s and load ~60Â°C. This is mostly due to the fan speed profile I set using ATITool, very low fan speed up to 60Â°C and higher above. "Higher" speed ~1000rpm so still quiet, left on low (estimate ~600rpm) temps climb above 70Â°C. GPU can take high temps, I believe 90+ is possible although personally I'd aim for lower.
Regards, Seb

graysky · Post by **graysky** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:28 pm

I've been using ATITool a bit and found that my screen goes black when I tweak the settings. I don't have a flat panel; it's a CRT and I'm using that DSUB-->DVI adapter if that makes a difference.

BTW, what are you using that reads the fan RPMS? ATITool 0.26 just shows % power for the fan.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:53 pm

I set ATITool to set idle fan speed down to 27% (default values for the rest).

Idle GPU temp: 40C
Load GPU temp: 55C

For comparison sake, my X2 3800+ runs at 25-28C idle & 40C at load.

Cheers!

graysky · Post by **graysky** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:50 pm

Cool, now I just wish I could overclock the thing wo/ the monitor going black.

Hardtailed · Post by **Hardtailed** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:31 am

graysky wrote:Cool, now I just wish I could overclock the thing wo/ the monitor going black.

Let us know your findings!

I just received mine from NCIX, will be installing it tonight. I too need to use the DVI-VGA adapter even though I'm on an LCD (cheap Viewsonic 19").

As I understand, the card is already a overclocked a bit.

graysky · Post by **graysky** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:19 am

@HT - Looks like my card doesn't like being pushed even 10 % over the factory setting of 590/770 as it hardlocks my system when I do so. Dunno if mine is a poor sample, or if this is standard for the X1950Pro.

Maybe I need a different o/c util?

SebRad · Post by **SebRad** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:19 pm

Hi, I'm unable to over clock my card either. There's something freaky about the RAM speed with mine. It's Sapphire Ultimate version and supposed to run 800MHz RAM but I think it's only running 700MHz and any attempt to increase it results in a crash pretty quickly. I did some Goggling and found supposedly you need a certain driver version to get the 800MHz RAM, also found a BIOS update on Sapphire's site but haven't managed to flash it yet.
I measured the fan speed by taking the tach. signal from the fan and connecting it to a motherboard header. Both the original fan and the replacement one are 3 pin with tach. signal.
Regards, Seb

Hardtailed · Post by **Hardtailed** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:01 am

SebRad wrote: It's Sapphire Ultimate version and supposed to run 800MHz RAM but I think it's only running 700MHz and any attempt to increase it results in a crash pretty quickly.

I hvae the same concern with my HIS. According to the box, it's supposed to run the core at 640, but according to Catalyst, it is running at the stock speed.

What's the point of buying a turbo version if you still have to o/c it on your own? I first used the drivers that came with the card, then downloaded the latest from ATI, no difference.

Oh btw: WOW!!!!

Upgraded from a Radeon 9600SE (64mb passive card chosen for silence and price), the difference is incredible. Full details and AA run super smooth in 1280*1024 in NFS Carbon.
And it's actually kind of quiet!