Gigabyte silent ATi HD4850, idle 69 degrees, load 113?

tangcla · Post by **tangcla** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:09 pm

Just wondering whether these would be considered 'safe' temperature ranges. It idles at 69 degrees (Celcius) and load peaks at 113 degrees. No artifacting or instability though.

It's a Gigabyte factory passive HD4850.

thepwner · Post by **thepwner** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:46 pm

113C? That might be in the range of operating temperatures, but being able to boil water doesn't seem safe to me...

tangcla · Post by **tangcla** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:50 pm

thepwner wrote:113C? That might be in the range of operating temperatures, but being able to boil water doesn't seem safe to me...

haha, yeah that's the sort of thinking that I have too

Apart from being able to boil water, is it a 'safe' temperature though?

rei · Post by **rei** » Sun May 31, 2009 10:54 pm

This is expected of a passive card. I get it too. No, it's not healthy.

I've owned 4 or 5 passive cards. They all are scorching. X800XL, 7950GT, 8800GT, HD4670.

It needs a fan on it.

Ksanderash · Post by **Ksanderash** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:23 pm

If you want to get some more lifetime from this device, I would consider using a light air blow-off. Btw, the hotter GPU becomes, the more power it eats, due to thermal resistance effect.