HD5970 Reviews

[grimeleven]

I was curious about this VRM failures on 4800 series... so i just tested my 4870x2 (stock clocks) in Furmark even tho i do not like that, i was shocked .... even my Artic cooler Xtreme wasn't up to the job guys We are talking a cooler that keeps 2 GPUs idle 40 load 67 for hours.... that stock cooler on 5970 WILL fail at anything that puts huge 3D load that's for sure.

Ok this run goes fine... 1024x768 windowed Xtreme burn mode


Now 1920x1080 Fullscreen Xtreme burn mode... here comes doom
I cannot provide a screenshot since i did not have time (seconds) to take a screenshot as my computer just crashed.. big time hang.

Results 300 seconds = 70c max shown into the Furmark window that stabilized over 100 seconds BUT my SS allowed me to see the VRM temps while in Fullscreen... zomg 144celcius... wow that cooler is really good but still isn't able to cool these mofo VRM's! imagine what a 5970 cooler can achieve! AMD must really release 2-3 fans coolers before claiming "overclock headroom". Too bad it failed, i'll try later and provide a SS.

[eric66]

I was curious about this VRM failures on 4800 series... so i just tested my 4870x2 (stock clocks) in Furmark even tho i do not like that, i was shocked .... even my Artic cooler Xtreme wasn't up to the job guys We are talking a cooler that keeps 2 GPUs idle 40 load 67 for hours.... that stock cooler on 5970 WILL fail at anything that puts huge 3D load that's for sure.

Ok this run goes fine... 1024x768 windowed Xtreme burn mode


Now 1920x1080 Fullscreen Xtreme burn mode... here comes doom
I cannot provide a screenshot since i did not have time (seconds) to take a screenshot as my computer just crashed.. big time hang.

Results 300 seconds = 70c max shown into the Furmark window that stabilized over 100 seconds BUT my SS allowed me to see the VRM temps while in Fullscreen... zomg 144celcius... wow that cooler is really good but still isn't able to cool these mofo VRM's! imagine what a 5970 cooler can achieve! AMD must really release 2-3 fans coolers before claiming "overclock headroom". Too bad it failed, i'll try later and provide a SS.

why ppl insist on benching with furmark tahts what i don't understand lol

[Manicdan]

Ok this run goes fine... 1024x768 windowed Xtreme burn mode

in windowed mode you running 2d clocks and voltages, which is why your FPS are only 20 and the temps are so low.

[grimeleven]

why ppl insist on benching with furmark tahts what i don't understand lol

I don't either, it was for the sake of testing my cooler if it could handle the testing reviewers have tried on the 5970, nothing more.

in windowed mode you running 2d clocks and voltages, which is why your FPS are only 20 and the temps are so low.

lmao @reply, think i don't already know this? it's my ****ing desktop you blind and never complained on FPS besides i get low temps on most other benches out there.