FX 5900 temps

[azflyboy]

Hi,
I just got a FX5900(128mb) on saturday to replace my archaic MX440 and i ahd a question about the temperature it is running at. On the temp moniter it says that the core slowdown is set @ 145C. the GPU temp hovers in the mid\upper 40 range (44-48C) while the ambient temp (inside the case i assume) reads 36C. Is the GPU temp running too high? I have a card below the fan on the GPU and i was wondering if i should move it to cool the card down some(not easy)?

[jasho]

Is the temp reading when a program like FS9 is running or is that idle speed? It's a LITTLE high for idle and just about right for full load.

~Jason

[azflyboy]

that is the idle temp (only thing running is all the BS windows puts in the background) After running FS, i get about 52C

[jasho]

That's not bad. Your card is doing just fine. That is why there is such a big fan on the card :)

[azflyboy]

Good to hear that... Now if i can just figure out why the fan only seems to be turning on with the PC idle