Adjusting fan speed (X1900)

[Dresden]

I haven't been able to adjust my fan speed recently on my video card, not even with atitool. I'm getting especially nervous due to the fact that it hits 107 degrees when I play Far Cry 2. The last time I remember being able to adjust the speed was with version .25 with atitool, but the later builds don't seem to have the option. I get an error, however, whenever I start up atitool, one which I don't know what it means:




I'm genuinely concerned about the well being of my card. Unfortunately, my case doesn't support 120mm fans, only 80mm, so the case tends to run a little hot, in general. At some point I plan on buying a new case, but I'd like to be able to play games safely until I do. The new CCC gives you thermal protection warnings, which I've received three of since installation of FC2. I read somewhere that the default fan speed of ati cards is set relatively low.

Any suggestions?

Thanks-

Ink

 

[Davros]

The last time I remember being able to adjust the speed was with version .25 with atitool,

Use that then

 

[Dresden]

Use that then

Not even that works, now. I've tried it. I read somewhere there's issues with atitool and Vista 64, which I'm running. So, my question is are there any other utilities that I can use to adjust my fan speed? I'm about two steps away from aiming a tabletop fan into my open case...

 

[2008 IQ is unacceptable]

Not even that works, now. I've tried it. I read somewhere there's issues with atitool and Vista 64, which I'm running. So, my question is are there any other utilities that I can use to adjust my fan speed? I'm about two steps away from aiming a tabletop fan into my open case...

Riva tuner or the latest drivers, i think.

But riva tuner will definitely work.

download it at guru3d.com

 

[Bouncing Zabaglione Bros.]

I'm genuinely concerned about the well being of my card. Unfortunately, my case doesn't support 120mm fans, only 80mm, so the case tends to run a little hot, in general.

This is a kind of roundabout solution, but have you looked at the Antec 300 case? Really cheap with a lot of effective cooling. Nothing especially fancy, but for the price of a single game, you could fix any heat issues to do with your lack of case ventilation.

You might also want to see about cleaning your GPU heatsink/fan. Use a can of compressed air, but hold the fan still so a blast of air doesn't spin the fan so fast it damages the bearings.