[Bug 31809] Graphics card becomes very hot under Linux

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

--- Comment #7 from Douglas Beach <douglas_beach at att.net> 2011-02-23 17:06:35 PST ---
> If that's the temp as reported by sensors then I'd be suprised if it was the
> cause of any instability.

You know, that's what I thought as well, that until it gets over 80 or so
there's no need to worry. But I've had persistent problems when the system (not
the graphics card) is under load since I installed this card and the radeon
driver. I guess I don't know if it's the temp or something else in the driver
causing the issue. Since the system totally crashes it's hard to debug.

Whether or not the heat is actually causing problems, 60 degrees seems high for
a card at idle. My previous card, a (fanless) Nvidia 6600GT, would only get
that hot under a heavy load, and it (by specs at least) used more power than
the new one. I don't have Windows to test, but the OP's experience was that his
card ran hotter idle under Linux than with Windows under load.

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