Temps are steadily going down

[mgcook]

At 4o'clock today I left for work, so I let my computer set at idle.

The temps were 37,35,33,30 at idle

I come back 5hours later they are now

32,31,30,24 at idle

Amazing!

I guess the MX-1 is starting to cure.

[lancec2c30]

yep, that is usually how it works.

[vernong1992]

its starting to cure.. good.. question.. mg.. does ur ultra cross with the tuniq tower? as in run itno each other

[Gabb]

Originally Posted by mgcook

At 4o'clock today I left for work, so I let my computer set at idle.

The temps were 37,35,33,30 at idle

I come back 5hours later they are now

32,31,30,24 at idle

Amazing!

I guess the MX-1 is starting to cure.

You only get 150 more score then me in 3dbench06 with a 8800 ultra? That doesnt seem too right, make sure u get the latest drivers. Also be sure to get rivatuner and set your Ultra for 100% fan speed if it idles more then 70 celcius. Yes the fan will die out faster, but you can just RMA the card ( if XFX provides lifetime warranty like EVGA ) and also note I found out my 8800 GTX was not only running hot itself at the default 60% fan speed, but also bringing up my ambient temperatures up! When I set it to 100% it lowered the ambient temp as well 5-6 celcius! I'd say overall you would increase the lifespan of your other cpu parts by doing this, so I'd say its well worth it.

[vernong1992]

odd.. thats weird.. mgcook plz don't tell me u used the forceware drivers on the CD

[Gabb]

also did anyone notice they totally discontinued MX-1 and only have MX-2 now? :P

[vernong1992]

b1gapl mentioned to me last week.. which is when i noticed

[mgcook]

Originally Posted by Gabb

You only get 150 more score then me in 3dbench06 with a 8800 ultra? That doesnt seem too right, make sure u get the latest drivers. Also be sure to get rivatuner and set your Ultra for 100% fan speed if it idles more then 70 celcius. Yes the fan will die out faster, but you can just RMA the card ( if XFX provides lifetime warranty like EVGA ) and also note I found out my 8800 GTX was not only running hot itself at the default 60% fan speed, but also bringing up my ambient temperatures up! When I set it to 100% it lowered the ambient temp as well 5-6 celcius! I'd say overall you would increase the lifespan of your other cpu parts by doing this, so I'd say its well worth it.

yeah i know. i was expecting at least a 12.5k

i have all the current nvidia drivers and all. i dont know what it is..it could be i was using a x16 AA & AF. i havent ran a test yet on the low settings.

fan speed is at 100%, it idles around 55*C. I ran lost planet and farcry for about 2 hours earlier today. immediatly i checked the GPU temp after i closed them and it was only 58*C

Originally Posted by vernong1992

odd.. thats weird.. mgcook plz don't tell me u used the forceware drivers on the CD

i used the CD provided, then used the internet to get the latest drivers. im not sure of the versions. i can check on that.

[mgcook]

Originally Posted by vernong1992

its starting to cure.. good.. question.. mg.. does ur ultra cross with the tuniq tower? as in run itno each other

nope. everything is pretty crammed with the tuniq and the ultra though. not alot of free space in there.

[Gabb]

Originally Posted by mgcook

yeah i know. i was expecting at least a 12.5k

i have all the current nvidia drivers and all. i dont know what it is..it could be i was using a x16 AA & AF. i havent ran a test yet on the low settings.

fan speed is at 100%, it idles around 55*C. I ran lost planet and farcry for about 2 hours earlier today. immediatly i checked the GPU temp after i closed them and it was only 58*C



i used the CD provided, then used the internet to get the latest drivers. im not sure of the versions. i can check on that.

run the test on default like everyone else, thats how we bench accordingly