ATI OverDrive safe?

phantommenace2 · Mar 27, 2006, 06:27 PM

I tried using OverDrive on my X1900XT card but I saw the temperature reading in the CCC hitting 93 C and it kept going up so I got scared and just hit "Stop" to cancel it...the card cannot handle temps that high can it?...according to the OverDrive temp readout my idle temp is around 43 C and during load around 55 C...

tech.Me · Mar 27, 2006, 07:06 PM

Just let Overdrive do it's work. It's alright.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Mar 28, 2006, 10:54 AM

93? That's high even for an X1900XT

cswiger · Mar 29, 2006, 03:57 PM

Agreed. If you can't hold your finger against the heatsink without it being too hot to be comfortable, that's too warm for an IC to be running safely. (That's about 70C/160F, depending on your heat tolerances and calluses.)

Mar 27, 2006, 06:27 PM	#1
phantommenace2 dual core gaming Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 265 Rep Power: 37 System Specs	ATI OverDrive safe? I tried using OverDrive on my X1900XT card but I saw the temperature reading in the CCC hitting 93 C and it kept going up so I got scared and just hit "Stop" to cancel it...the card cannot handle temps that high can it?...according to the OverDrive temp readout my idle temp is around 43 C and during load around 55 C...

Mar 27, 2006, 07:06 PM	#2
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cswiger DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 252 Rep Power: 0	Agreed. If you can't hold your finger against the heatsink without it being too hot to be comfortable, that's too warm for an IC to be running safely. (That's about 70C/160F, depending on your heat tolerances and calluses.) __________________ Do you remember Shalebridge Cradle? Beware! The Cradle doesn't forget.... AMD Opteron 185 @ 2.6GHz/200HTT \| 2GB G.Skill DDR3200 @ 2-3-2-5/1T \| 512MB eVGA 8800GT @ 600/1800 \| SB Audigy 2ZS eX, Outlaw 1050 6.1ch amp, Paradigm speakers \| MSI K8N Diamond Plus mainboard \| black Lian-Li USB68 case + Foxconn FX600-GLN 600W PSU \| 2xWDC3200AAKS (RAID1) \| Sony GDM-F500R CRT, BENQ G2400W LCD

Mar 28, 2006, 10:54 AM	#3
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,818 Rep Power: 0	93? That's high even for an X1900XT