Why is my Radeon 7950 temperature so high?

[redfish]

Since I can't start a new thread anywhere else

I'm trying to mine litecoin with the settings I found on the litecoin mining hardware comparison page on github

But when I set up reaper and run it, my GPU monitor says my card is running at 100 degrees celsius, which I'm worried will fry the card. That, and it stops when I leave it running for a while probably due to overheating

[foggyb]

The fan might not be running fast enough.

Code in a fixed fan speed of 75%.

[redfish]

It always goes up to 100% when I'm mining

[Fiyasko]

Wow, Alright, Tell us the brand, No, Better yet, Link us a Newegg.ca page of your video card.
1.You need good airflow
2.You NEED good airflow
3.Do you have good airflow?
4.I have NINE fans just to cool my 7950 so that at 1100core, 1.131mv, It runs at 76% fan speed, And 77°c
5.Got Dust?
6.(i dont mine LTC, So i dont know if this affects your speed) Drop your memory clock to about 600, This will save you about 10°c

Never run the fans at 100% for longer than an hour.
Never run the card at 100°c for prolonged periods of time, You'll turn your 10yr card into a 1.5yr card (lifespan)

GET SOME AIRFLOW

[jdat]

Is it overclocked? Mine only gets at 80ºc with the core at 1100mhz.

[redfish]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150590

That's the one I have

I just put it on my old PC the way I would with a gaming GPU

I set it to 1025 MHz and 1450mhz clock because that's what github told me to

Should I install some kind of cooler? I also noticed that it only has one fan on it and most 7950's have two. I feel like that might be part of the issue, so I might return it and get a sapphire

[KWH]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150590

That's the one I have

I just put it on my old PC the way I would with a gaming GPU

I set it to 1025 MHz and 1450mhz clock because that's what github told me to

Should I install some kind of cooler? I also noticed that it only has one fan on it and most 7950's have two. I feel like that might be part of the issue, so I might return it and get a sapphire

Drop the Mem speed considerably, it won't live long at those temps. All my GPU's are hotter mining LTC than BTC but none are near your temps.

[vdragon]

First of all, I had like 40 of these XFX cards as RMA. Consider changing it if you can. Second, if you stick to the card, run it at 950 core/1000 memory. You can also lower the Vcore to 1V

[redfish]

My old Sapphire 5830 only runs at a little over 80 with no additional cooling other than the stock fans

I ordered this one because I wanted something with more hashes. I might just use it for a few days before the difficulty goes up exponentially, then RMA it

So I tried turning it down to 950/1000 and it's now only running in the 90's, but the fan is still always at 100%
If I only want to keep it for the next several days because I don't want to miss out on value while LTC difficulty is still reasonable, will I fry it right away?

[vdragon]

My old Sapphire 5830 only runs at a little over 80 with no additional cooling other than the stock fans

I ordered this one because I wanted something with more hashes. I might just use it for a few days before the difficulty goes up exponentially, then RMA it

So I tried turning it down to 950/1000 and it's now only running in the 90's, but the fan is still always at 100%
If I only want to keep it for the next several days because I don't want to miss out on value while LTC difficulty is still reasonable, will I fry it right away?

 Most likely. I guess you cant lower the voltage? I suppose its one of those idiotic cards running at 1.225 or even 1.25V ?

[redfish]

There's nothing in the Catalyst software to adjust the voltage. Maybe I can if I hack it. But I decided I probably don't want to keep the card permanently anyway.

[vdragon]

MSI Afterburner or Sapphire TRixx, young Jedi

[redfish]

Yeah, I'll probably buy the sapphire and return this one after I get the new one. I found my sapphire 5830 to be extremely reliable for how long I used it for BTC

[vdragon]

And when you move it with AB or trixx, dont trust it. Use GPUZ to recheck, software lies sometimes

[vdragon]

No, for christs sake, dont but a sapphire, I meant the software Sapphire trixx. But a gigabyte card . WF3 model

[redfish]

Would this one be ok?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

[accelerus]

my 7970s max out at around 80C under load with good cooling (60% fan profile)

And I'm in Texas too -- so it's not exactly cold here

[vdragon]

Redfish yes, thats the one. You will most likely get the FZ1 version, when you do, send me a pm to send you a correct bios

[Gator-hex]

Get a can of compressed air off ebay and blast the dust out of your heatsinks.

[BitcoinTate]

Pee on it... it worked for my dog... for a moment at least. Guess it was his way of getting back at me for having his balls cut off! lol Two 7950's down the drain... I knew I should have never used a completely mesh case