7950 memory clock issue

[danBrown]

I'll start off my saying I have got no idea if this is normal or not as I wasn't able to find any threads elsewhere to verify it.

 

I'm running the XFX 7950 DD with 2 monitors (both Samsung but different models) 

At idle with 1 monitor the temps of the card are in the low 40's degrees Celsius. At load between 78-82 (this is with fans reaching up to 50%. and the memory clock is running at 150Mhz when at idle

with 2 monitors

at idle temps 55-59, load 80-84, and memory clock running at maximum (1250Mhz) when at idle

 

To me this seems not normal. I figured that the memory clock should only be running double when at idle with 2 monitors. I'm guessing that because it's running at maximum it is producing so much more heat

(the load temps are high cause I cannot stand the noise from the fans when they get past 50%, also between 50% and 100% there is about 1 degree difference)

 

Any thoughts, articles you might have come across on this, things I can try, would be greatly appreciated. Or if I'm completely wrong please say so

Thanks,

DB

[Morpheus]

normal i have 7950 too so i can confirm this

im not sure about the 2 monitors part though... i don't think it should run higher unless you do something gpu intensive

[Owen]

I have a windforce 7950 so I can't really confirm if thats normal for your vendors model or not, at a mediocre overclock my idles dont pass med 30s and loads over low 50s 

[danBrown]

thats the thing. just sitting on the desktop it runs at maximum memory clock. I'm assuming this is what is producing so much heat. I'm hoping there is a fix or something i can do to fix this. 

[danBrown]

I have a windforce 7950 so I can't really confirm if thats normal for your vendors model or not, at a mediocre overclock my idles dont pass med 30s and loads over low 50s 

yeah it's sorta normal. the DD cooler is terrible but i brought it so i need to live with it. but if you are running 2 monitors is your memory clock at its maximum?

[Owen]

yeah it's sorta normal. the DD cooler is terrible but i brought it so i need to live with it. but if you are running 2 monitors is your memory clock at its maximum?

at idle/desktop I'd say no. I'm not really sure what you could do to fix it though, did you say its currently overclocked? Try bringing it back to stock and see if the memory is still throttled. 

[danBrown]

at idle/desktop I'd say no. I'm not really sure what you could do to fix it though, did you say its currently overclocked? Try bringing it back to stock and see if the memory is still throttled. 

no it is not overclocked. 

[danBrown]

ok found out that this is actually pretty normal. (the clock not the temps) not i just gotta find a more efficient way of cooling the card. *sigh* more money to spend.... 

[Ryan Leech]

The memory clock should increase based on gpu usage, not the vram usage. 2 monitors vs 1 shouldn't have any mem clock difference

[xAcid9]

Normal for multi-monitor setup.

[danBrown]

The memory clock should increase based on gpu usage, not the vram usage. 2 monitors vs 1 shouldn't have any mem clock difference

eh i dunno man. This card has been giving me nothing but trouble since i bought it. and it isn't RMA'ble (according to the store, which sucks) 

it only seems to happen with 'extended display' with duplicate it's normal. 

 

 

Normal for multi-monitor setup.

fair enough

[Ryan Leech]

eh i dunno man. This card has been giving me nothing but trouble since i bought it. and it isn't RMA'ble (according to the store, which sucks) 

it only seems to happen with 'extended display' with duplicate it's normal. 

 

 

fair enough

One more reason I'm still using my 465, it just works like it's supposed to.

[danBrown]

One more reason I'm still using my 465, it just works like it's supposed to.

yeah i was using a 460 and everything worked fine (just couldn't play on ultra/high without getting really bad frame rates. only bought this card cause it was an awesome deal