after markey hd 4850 fan

[shake_n_bake]

So ive been running the fan at 65% and playing games at 1280 x 1240 with x8 aa and 16AF and i usually get 85-90 C while playing, but when i was running cod4 at 1600x1200 like that my card kept getting over 100C. So i was wondering if anyone knew a good solution to this? Anyone got any advice on after market coolers?

 

[mrcool]

What kind of card to you have specificallty? I'm assuming you have a "stock" fan? The early 4850's came with standard/puny fans, but a lot of the newers ones (if not all) come with more massive fans. I know because I returned mine (it was defective) and the new one takes up 2 slots now due to the fan so I had to move my slot fan. You might want to try that first - a slot fan that sits next to the card. It's cheaper and easier than trying to add a bigger fan on to the card itself. I might even be able to send you mine because I have any use for it any more.

 

[shake_n_bake]

i looked it up and this is the one i have, i didnt buy from this site or anything

http://www.buy.com/prod/msi-radeon-...0-625mhz-512mb-gddr3/q/loc/101/208791946.html

 

[chief]

ya that one has a small fan this might help
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118037

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185081

either of these should help alot...

 

[-Jv-]

Btw, you lose you warranty Unless your brand supports it, EVGA allows 3rd party coolers I think.

 

[Endiment]

yeah unfortunately you're altering the hardware so no warranty...but then again with better cooling your card will last longer as long as you install it properly.

 

[shake_n_bake]

will a fan slot do the trick? or will it not effect it much?

 

[chief]

a 3rd party fan will fix your problem....

msi dose allow 3rd party coolers

 

[Deimos]

just crank that fan up

 

[mrcool]

Well, it worked for me. I don't think I ever got over 80 too much, but I wasn't playing Crysis. Mostly just TF2 @ 1900x1080 though.