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Topic: Powercolor r9 280x temperature reading (Read 958 times)

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February 15, 2014, 12:19:25 PM
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I recently picked up a Powercolor r9 280x and I'm curious about one thing - there is apparently no GPU temperature sensor. I can see 2 VRM temp readings in gpu-z, but without a GPU temp reading I can't use overheat protection or auto-fan.

I haven't read anything online about this, is this normal for powercolor cards?

may be you got a faulty card.
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February 15, 2014, 12:06:20 PM
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Sounds very strange, since my 5850's have temperature -readings. I can't see any reason why any GPU-manufacturer would try to save
costs in a such an important piece of hardware.

Maybe you don't have right drivers or gpu-z just can't read the temperatures? Just guessing, but those are the things that popped to my mind.
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February 14, 2014, 10:38:26 PM
#1
I recently picked up a Powercolor r9 280x and I'm curious about one thing - there is apparently no GPU temperature sensor. I can see 2 VRM temp readings in gpu-z, but without a GPU temp reading I can't use overheat protection or auto-fan.

I haven't read anything online about this, is this normal for powercolor cards?
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