Really guys.. How hot does your X1800XT/X1900XTs get?

[Dark Horse]

I would still say that Atitool is the best (or least bad) program for x18/900 overclocking.

If you disable the two ati services and then make sure you only change clock frequencies when there are no 3d windows up it shouldn't be a problem.

When do you get the crashes happening with Atitool?

[kevpuk]

Yeah, I get idle temps in the 50's and load (after a blat on Oblivion) of around mid 70's, that's with the XT clocked at XT-X.......seems OK to me, and the temp drops back down in no time

[Max Tractor]

Anybody order/got the Sytrin KuFomula VF1, it looks superb, have been searching around for one of these for a while, IIRC there is a version without the fan

[roadie]

I have the stock cooler, although I replaced the stock thermal compound with some AS5. My idle temp is in the low 50's (51 typically) with the fan speed at 27% and under load it normally gets up into the 70's. However, because of the fan settings that I have made under ATI Tool, it does get quite unreasonably loud sometimes.

I would pay lots of money for a silent heatsink that would direct heat out of the case like the stock cooler does. Quite why Arctic Cooling designed a solution for BTX, I will never know...

[Cobalt]

When you replaced the thermal compound did you also have to get new thermal pads for the RAM or were they undamaged by the removal of the HS? I want to know because I really want to re-seat my HS to get a few degrees if I can and I don't want to do it untill I know wether I have to order some new pads.

[sgoaty]

You wont need new ram pads mate.

[Cobalt]

Ah thanks

I was worried about that because I'd have to order them online and pay extortionate amounts of shipping for something that could be sent in an envelope otherwise.