So i got my new pc . . .

[Dr.G]

Yesterday morning bright and early my new PC arrived. Well, Parts of it actually

Specs are;
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 processor
Coolermaster CM690 Case
Gigabyte Odin 585 watt Psu
4 x 1 Gig Kingston DDR2 800 ram
Seagate BaracudA 500 GIG Hdd
And last but certainly not least, HIS Radeon 4870 512 mb

So i start putting it all together and get to the point where i want to boot up for the first time and . . . BAM!!!!! I need another PCI-E 6 pin . . The PSU has one. Graphics card tells me with a rather scary looking red message saying i have failed to plug in the second Pci-e plug This on Mid Sunday so no shops will be open for me to go buy one
But alas, i could not wait a whole day! So i stripped the PSU from my old Pc ( Which has a PCI-e six pin and joined the black and yellow cables to three molex plugs on my new PSU ( I just pushed them into the little metal pin, no cutting or anything stupid ) And wahla it worked I was rather proud. Did some testing and overclocking yesterday, and my word its amazing . . Far Cry 2 Max everything and still very playable framerates
Got the OC up to 3Ghz on stock voltage . . Super Pi times up from 20 sec flat to 16 secs...
I will post some Pics now now.

But the question is, where can i buy a Molex to 6 in PCI-E converter??

EDIT: Ps, my old system, specs were
Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0Ghz
2 Gigs A DATA ram
XFX 7600GT
160 Gig hdd
ASus P5s MX SE

lol so its quite an upgrade

 

[charlie_82]

ROFL that IS quite an upgrade, I also went from a P4 to my current system late last year...
Congrats

 

[Dr.G]

some pics, sorry about the quality but it was from a phone this morning

 

[Dr.G]

And DAMN that Card gets HOT! Idle temps are around 77 to 80 degrees and full load 82?! Weird
Is there any way to turn the fan speed on it up? I tried looking through CCC but couldnt find anything

 

[charlie_82]

AFAIK it's quite common for the ATI's to run pretty hot (don't bite my head off please, this is what I've heard). You might wanna get a 3rd part cooler

 

[Dr.G]

AFAIK it's quite common for the ATI's to run pretty hot (don't bite my head off please, this is what I've heard). You might wanna get a 3rd part cooler

Yeah they do get hot

 

[charlie_82]

Apparently this is the best after market cooler for a 4870
http://www.digitaladdiction.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=50202

 

[.Froot.]

And DAMN that Card gets HOT! Idle temps are around 77 to 80 degrees and full load 82?! Weird
Is there any way to turn the fan speed on it up? I tried looking through CCC but couldnt find anything

Aftermarker fans for the 4870s are a must. The stock fans simply doesn't cut it all that well.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Dl the latest Catalyst Control Center that should allow you to change the fan settings, otherwise just google 4870 fan and you will see tons of threads on an easy workaround using the cat profiles.

 

[Dr.G]

@ QX thanks man, that helps alot

 

[dudewotevr]

And DAMN that Card gets HOT! Idle temps are around 77 to 80 degrees and full load 82?! Weird
Is there any way to turn the fan speed on it up? I tried looking through CCC but couldnt find anything

Forget altering profiles..

Download 8.12, fan fix is there for a constant speed.

or even better forget CCC altogether:

Download ATI Tray Tools and adjust the auto-fan table,
26% for between 50 - 65 degs, results in av. 55 degs idle = silent in 2D
30% - 40% incrementally between 65 - 75, results av. 80 degs = audible but not distracting in 3D

with the program you can create separate clock profiles with separate fan profiles, and individual shortcuts for games which will use the aa and af you specify.

I've uninstalled CCC, ATT is perfect.

 

[Ghost02]

Forget altering profiles..

Download 8.12, fan fix is there for a constant speed.

or even better forget CCC altogether:

Download ATI Tray Tools and adjust the auto-fan table,
26% for between 50 - 65 degs, results in av. 55 degs idle = silent in 2D
30% - 40% incrementally between 65 - 75, results av. 80 degs = audible but not distracting in 3D

with the program you can create separate clock profiles with separate fan profiles, and individual shortcuts for games which will use the aa and af you specify.

I've uninstalled CCC, ATT is perfect.

How does slower fan speeds make the card cooler?

 

[Zulash]

been running my 4850 around 80C for a good 6 months now and i havent had a single problem with it.

 

[Keeper]

damn - plugging in my 4870x2 today - that thing is nuclear!

thanks for the heads up.

 

[Brawler]

wow.

 

[SlyFly]

My HD4850 never goes over 70 at full load... HIS ICEQ for the win

 

[Brawler]

And mine never 55' And I havn't changed a thing.. R2099 Force3d HD4850 with Arctic cooling FTW

 

[Dr.G]

SO i installed that CCC update. Switched fan speed to 45%, cant really even hear that the fan is spinning faster! And Idle temp now is 47°C, load hits about 65°C to 70 °C.
Wow i really am impressed with this card