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Thread ID: 122323	2011-12-15 07:23:00	New HD6870 failing	Chilling_Silence (9)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1248789	2011-12-16 00:29:00	OK so I got the 2nd one. Came home happy as can be, popped it in, and it died just the same :( Anyways, a hunch told me it was a problem with the temperature, so I searched "HD6870 Overheating", turns out a lot of them do. Race down to DSE, buy some horribly overpriced thermal paste. Throw it on to the card (There was next to none. Only a 2 minute job) and it's good as gold, idles around 57 degrees now. Might take it apart again later and fully clean it off and re-apply the paste with a little less haste, but its good, working, and my old PSU probably is fine :p Still, better safe than sorry. So, I rang back DTC Systems and told them to do likewise with the other one, save sending it back to manufacturer. Now to go play :D	Chilling_Silence (9)
1248790	2011-12-16 00:45:00	what brand of card is it?	Metla (12)
1248791	2011-12-16 00:57:00	Race down to DSE, buy some horribly overpriced thermal paste. Throw it on to the card You have to be careful, put too much on and watch it spill out and do bad things...	pctek (84)
1248792	2011-12-16 01:50:00	I'm interested to know what brand too, I have an Asus 6870 and it's excellent, running 4 screens off it :nerd:	wratterus (105)
1248793	2011-12-16 03:17:00	www.dtconline.co.nz	Chilling_Silence (9)
1248794	2011-12-16 04:19:00	I'm interested to know what brand too, I have an Asus 6870 and it's excellent, running 4 screens off it :nerd: I'm using a Asus 5450 fanless and its great for what I do	gary67 (56)
1248795	2011-12-16 20:56:00	So Chilli, are you happy with the performance of the new card?	Metla (12)
1248796	2011-12-16 23:46:00	Heck yes, for the price. Makes a nice difference over the 4850, but it's not *huge*. Definitely worth it :)	Chilling_Silence (9)
1248797	2011-12-17 02:43:00	Powercolour. Right.	pctek (84)
1248798	2011-12-17 02:57:00	The whole thing is just sad.	ChazTheGeek (16619)
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