[Bug 31809] Graphics card becomes very hot under Linux

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31809

--- Comment #6 from Andy Furniss <lists at andyfurniss.entadsl.com> 2011-02-23 15:20:46 PST ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> I have what seems to be the same problem with an HD5570 card. Running under the
> default profile, the card runs at roughly 60 degrees all the time. The good
> news is this does not seem to increase under load; the bad news is that it does
> seem to already be hot enough to introduce some instability. I've had random
> system freezes and reboots since installing it.

If that's the temp as reported by sensors then I'd be suprised if it was the
cause of any instability.

My HD4890 runs at 60 when on low and is quite happy on high 80+.

My HD3850 (with poorer cooling design) also runs at 60 low but under load on
high can still work OK up to 110. I have to run a certain benchmark in windows
to get it that high - the bench starts glitching as if the card shuts down to
save its self. I haven't actually locked up the system doing that.

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