waltc: Wish I had seen this sooner--my HD 5770 *always* ran @ 100C under load, in any game that stressed it. Looking into it pretty thoroughly, I discovered that ATi/AMD had deliberately designed the gpu to run flat-out @100C, more or less forever (at normal clock speeds)...;) That was four years ago and the gpu is still running strong, in another box, @100C under load with no sign of problems--so I guess AMD knows what it's talking about. I think the fan will fail before the gpu.
Your 5750 @75C under load was never a problem, actually. Different gpus run at different temps under load. What's alarmingly hot in one is just normal operating temp in another.
hellmonster67: Hey, thanks for your response.. I also have looked into it a little too much and come to the conclusion it is fine also.. All I have read contradicts the safe max temp from either 72C to 84C to the 90's.. I just figure I won't run anything higher than low 80's or if the fan gets too loud for too long..
I did just recently put on some Arctic MX-4 and some 11 w/k thermal pads into the card and it did lower the overall temp about 4C. Not sure it was worth the 40$ in supplies but was a learning experience if anything.. I do need better airflow as I have no front intake and it's just not worth it anymore for a 4 year old card.. I plan on doing a complete upgrade if I can find suitable employment soon anyways..
As for NWN2.. I adjusted some of the settings and it runs at about 68C now. I suppose I can put everything back on max now and it will probably be about 72C.. I have to check it out later
Agreed--any further investment here is just throwing good money after bad...;) Your 5750 won't run any better as you have discovered. I replaced my HD5770 (gave it to the wife) with a 2GB HD 7850 that idles at ~28C and maxes out about 70C under load (with a chip ceiling of 80C), with stock fan &HS, and that's overclocked to 1.05GHz ROOB, stock voltage...;)
They are re-branding the HD 2GB 7850 as a newer R7 265, and it's supposed to sell for ~$150, which is a pretty sweet deal, I think. It runs everything I throw at it without a qualm and I run my games @ 1920x1200. You might want to check it out...;)
