BattleField 3 on HD4850

[mushx]

Dear Linus, I am currently running an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 stock with a old HD 4850 512MB and 4GB of Ram... I can play the game fine on 1280x1024 60hz resolution with auto settings that is High on everything except for low texture quality , low terrain quality , Motion blur is on, Anisotropic filter is on 16x and ambient occlusion on HBAO.

I don't really feel any lag while playing the game but i noticed that the GPU temperature is well above 100 Celsius and can reach 108 Celsius at certain times.

Is this ok with HD4850 ? I heard many people saying it reaches 110 Celsius on full load, but i am abit scared of overheating this graphic card, any suggestions on this ?

[supaflyx3]

I would say 100 degrees is WAY WAY too much, adjust your fan profiles with msi afterburner and try too keep it below 80.

[dpk33]

Agreed with the fan profiles for MSI Afterburner. Also, you can install aftermarket cooling on it for a LOT lower temps.

[Bond007]

Too hot. As others said, increase fan speed. If fan speed is high and the card is still hot you may need to clean the fan/heatsink inside, or take the heatsink off and re-apply some thermal compound.