ASUS EAH4850

"Mikel Sunova" wrote in message

"Matti Wartiainen" wrote in message
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I got Asus HD4850, it has Asus's own "Glaciator"-cooler. It is quite
loud at default 50% fanspeed, but i noticed that fan-noise is
reasonable level at 24% setting and still card stays at 57 degrees
celsius at idle and 88 degrees celsius at heavy load (with
milkyway@home)

Hi Matti,
Yes, the card I ordered has the Glaciator cooler, so perhaps the heat
issues I've read about are corrected. Are you controlling the fan
speed via Asus software? If so, what is your opinion of the software
provided with the card?

I've also got the EAH4850 with the Glaciator cooler. I turfed the Asus
software, my PC has enough **** on it as it is. You can control the fan
speed just fine from CCC once you've activated ATI Overdrive. Mine usually
sits on 50% and is barely audible. Temperature is simply not an issue with
that cooler.

"DRS" wrote in message
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"Mikel Sunova" wrote in message

"Matti Wartiainen" wrote in message
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[...]

I got Asus HD4850, it has Asus's own "Glaciator"-cooler. It is quite
loud at default 50% fanspeed, but i noticed that fan-noise is
reasonable level at 24% setting and still card stays at 57 degrees
celsius at idle and 88 degrees celsius at heavy load (with
milkyway@home)

Hi Matti,
Yes, the card I ordered has the Glaciator cooler, so perhaps the heat
issues I've read about are corrected. Are you controlling the fan
speed via Asus software? If so, what is your opinion of the software
provided with the card?

I've also got the EAH4850 with the Glaciator cooler. I turfed the Asus
software, my PC has enough **** on it as it is. You can control the fan
speed just fine from CCC once you've activated ATI Overdrive. Mine
usually sits on 50% and is barely audible. Temperature is simply not an
issue with that cooler.

Hi DRS,
Good to know that the heat issue is not an issue . As far as CCC, I've
avoided installing that for several years now. It's always been too buggy.
Perhaps it's time to give it another try, although it may mess with my
EyeOne calibration software.

Thanks,
Mikel

Just another thought...since I have an aversion to CCC (perhaps unfounded
these days...?), are Tray Tools still considered the way to go?

Thanks,
Mikel


"DRS" wrote in message
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"Mikel Sunova" wrote in message

"Matti Wartiainen" wrote in message
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[...]

I got Asus HD4850, it has Asus's own "Glaciator"-cooler. It is quite
loud at default 50% fanspeed, but i noticed that fan-noise is
reasonable level at 24% setting and still card stays at 57 degrees
celsius at idle and 88 degrees celsius at heavy load (with
milkyway@home)

Hi Matti,
Yes, the card I ordered has the Glaciator cooler, so perhaps the heat
issues I've read about are corrected. Are you controlling the fan
speed via Asus software? If so, what is your opinion of the software
provided with the card?

I've also got the EAH4850 with the Glaciator cooler. I turfed the Asus
software, my PC has enough **** on it as it is. You can control the fan
speed just fine from CCC once you've activated ATI Overdrive. Mine
usually sits on 50% and is barely audible. Temperature is simply not an
issue with that cooler.

I haven't tried them. but I vaguely recall reading that ATI Tray Tools
contains unsigned drivers, so that Win7 X64 won't permit it to be installed.

Win7 x64 isn't all that restrictive, as I have used beta drivers regularly.
There's just an extra mouseclick to permit the beta to be installed.
However, completely unsigned drivers are no go, unless the security features
are turned off.

"Mikel Sunova" wrote in message
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Just another thought...since I have an aversion to CCC (perhaps unfounded
these days...?), are Tray Tools still considered the way to go?

Thanks,
Mikel
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