The Graphics Card That Caused a Noise Complaint | Fixing a £15 ($20) HD 6950

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  • @Gargantura
    @Gargantura 6 років тому +2299

    That's no graphic card, that's a jet engine!!

    • @Xenoray1
      @Xenoray1 6 років тому +22

      ohh boi, you never heard about nvidia.. haha heard.. they have a legend jet enginge card, it louder then this here, just search

    • @Noctane
      @Noctane 6 років тому +3

      @@Xenoray1 lol what

    • @HelipOfficial
      @HelipOfficial 6 років тому +10

      @@Xenoray1 yeah the FX 5800 ultra

    • @slappingvegans7940
      @slappingvegans7940 6 років тому +15

      @@Xenoray1 It's not a matter of company, it's these poorly designed cooling systems

    • @justinbeamon6624
      @justinbeamon6624 6 років тому +1

      Yah it was basically designed to be shitty from.the factory so it's not surprising

  • @Gaz426
    @Gaz426 6 років тому +1106

    Neighbours: Why were you ramp starting an F16 at 11pm?

  • @Josh-oc7ib
    @Josh-oc7ib 6 років тому +3629

    Now I can play Microsoft flight simulator with a card that sounds like an actual plane.

    • @RandomGaminginHD
      @RandomGaminginHD  6 років тому +651

      Super realism mod

    • @tbg8882
      @tbg8882 6 років тому +148

      @@RandomGaminginHD imagine putting 4 of these in actual turbines 😂

    • @WhoAmIidk
      @WhoAmIidk 6 років тому +20

      Now Prepar3d is much more realistic

    • @thedungeondelver
      @thedungeondelver 6 років тому +11

      WHAT?

    • @DC3Refom
      @DC3Refom 6 років тому +9

      Xplane 11 is better , this would go well with the fmod sounds haha

  • @UncleSilverGaming
    @UncleSilverGaming 6 років тому +1384

    LOL, I had the closed captioning on, and when the gpu started, the cc read [APPLAUSE]

  • @notmark2745
    @notmark2745 6 років тому +683

    For 15£ you got a pretty cheap jet engine

    • @gravelyetigravelyeti4284
      @gravelyetigravelyeti4284 6 років тому +4

      I've got one in my windows xp retro rig. Does pretty well with the older stuff!

    • @EweToobUsername
      @EweToobUsername 6 років тому +3

      Someone needs to tell Cleetus McFarland about this, so when Mullet breaks they can afford a new jet for it.

    • @muhammadal-ghifari1645
      @muhammadal-ghifari1645 6 років тому +2

      You should create mini jet case to make it look like a real (mini) jet

    • @illusionslooth9777
      @illusionslooth9777 5 років тому +1

      £15 dumbass

    • @peytonflint9001
      @peytonflint9001 5 років тому

      EweToobUsername pc nerds don’t know about cars or Cleetus McFarland 😂

  • @SephConUno
    @SephConUno 5 років тому +2005

    "So what Performance do you get from your GPU"
    *I get around 300*
    "Whoa 300 FPS?!!"
    *300 Decibels*

  • @Tunnelfish2
    @Tunnelfish2 6 років тому +1792

    I didn't know AMD made vacuum cleaners.

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 6 років тому +46

      My RX580 is an overclocked vacuum

    • @supercool3663
      @supercool3663 6 років тому +15

      Mine Too, but I have an RGB vaccum. @The Real Bleach

    • @Xenoray1
      @Xenoray1 6 років тому +3

      @@TheRealBleach how about using your hands and searchong for undervolting tutorials ?

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 6 років тому +4

      @@Xenoray1 My RX580 is defective, it has a memory problem so it needs more power than stock. Otherwise it shuts off

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 6 років тому +2

      @@supercool3663 Lmao, the entire PC

  • @thegreatcalvinio
    @thegreatcalvinio 5 років тому +389

    “This is your captain speaking, thank you for flying MSI Airlines on Flight 6950... Weather forecast is clear skies, and will be a little hot today... It will be a bit noisy today with our new GPU engines today...”

  • @seven-sixtwo762
    @seven-sixtwo762 5 років тому +152

    now i know why MSI has F-22s and F-35s on their boxarts

  • @SiestaSoneca
    @SiestaSoneca 6 років тому +183

    Wanted to listen to the fan noise after cleaning and with the new drivers.

  • @constantlyvariable2616
    @constantlyvariable2616 6 років тому +435

    AMD Radeon.
    Vacuuming the Competition.

    • @Xenoray1
      @Xenoray1 6 років тому +19

      Nvidia GT.
      Killer of Ears.

    • @slappingvegans7940
      @slappingvegans7940 6 років тому +4

      @@Xenoray1 Don't be such a fangirl !!! Fan = Fanatic , Girl = Pu$$y ... All companies have a history of poor designs. Don't forget, it's not actually AMD or Nvidia making these, it's all contracted companies and R&D . I worked for Diamond and ATI for 8 years. I also worked for Cyrix for 2 years. I've been in the field

    • @kommentator1157
      @kommentator1157 6 років тому +1

      Sucking since the hd 6000 series xD
      Or
      Blowing their competitors out of the water.

    • @MrKeech666
      @MrKeech666 6 років тому

      Zing! 🤣

    • @akeiai
      @akeiai 5 років тому

      Sucking*

  • @cameronvanhooft
    @cameronvanhooft 6 років тому +145

    1:23 That 6950 blows so hard its moving the dust around LOL!
    *A reverse vacuum cleaner*

  • @RedaktorKebab
    @RedaktorKebab 6 років тому +359

    Nice! I bought a whole PC for £40 today - Radeon HD 6850, Phenom II x4 945, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 1TB HDD and 550W PSU. And the case looks amazing :V

    • @RandomGaminginHD
      @RandomGaminginHD  6 років тому +82

      Nice find :)

    • @RedaktorKebab
      @RedaktorKebab 6 років тому +64

      @@RandomGaminginHD Thanks! BTW. sice you're here. Let me thank you for something else. You actually inspired me to make my own budget-tech, crappy-pc UA-cam channel.
      Unfortunatelly - despite that I'm living in Sotland - it's all in Polish :V

    • @mickystone7530
      @mickystone7530 6 років тому +12

      Redaktor Kebab just reinstall windows to change the language and clear out the system

    • @tomoldy9767
      @tomoldy9767 6 років тому +48

      @@mickystone7530 he's talking about his channel is polish

    • @ITMenterprises
      @ITMenterprises 6 років тому +1

      That's pretty nice!

  • @WayStedYou
    @WayStedYou 6 років тому +174

    Vacuuming at 11pm haha

  • @synoheh1126
    @synoheh1126 5 років тому +45

    A 15 dollar gpu
    Or...
    THE CHEAPEST JET ENGINE EVER

  • @spookyslair4049
    @spookyslair4049 6 років тому +389

    So it sounded like a original ps4
    (Edit) its a joke don't take it so serious

    • @flyde6521
      @flyde6521 6 років тому +77

      @The Reaper95 yeah but that's stuff you have had to do, and most people wouldn't dare take anything apart especially being console peasants

    • @lukeson8934
      @lukeson8934 6 років тому +6

      @The Reaper95 r/wooosh

    • @lukeson8934
      @lukeson8934 6 років тому +6

      @The Reaper95 joseph's comment was a joke and you took it seriously

    • @lukeson8934
      @lukeson8934 6 років тому

      the whole time i was actually being sarcastic -_-

    • @johnaranjo2059
      @johnaranjo2059 6 років тому +1

      @The Reaper95 the slim is the louder one uve had both lol

  • @gynaecide4382
    @gynaecide4382 5 років тому +9

    Me: Watching this video
    Me: *Looks at my computer* "If you ever sound close to this, I'm putting you up on Ebay, never to see you again. Got it?"

  • @c2lredstone946
    @c2lredstone946 6 років тому +10

    The video was entertaining, but more importantly, I see your Photoshop skills have been improving!

  • @MsMagicsproductions
    @MsMagicsproductions 6 років тому +157

    Your neighbors complain made me laugh xdd

    • @MalakianTNW
      @MalakianTNW 5 років тому +2

      MsMagicsproductions laught 🤦‍♂️ do you even pass 1st grade granma

    • @MsMagicsproductions
      @MsMagicsproductions 5 років тому +8

      @@MalakianTNW Ye Bruh Dan't warry, eberry one cammit mistakeZ

    • @hangingjontron818
      @hangingjontron818 5 років тому

      @@MalakianTNW i use mouse and keyboard on xbox one games

    • @tacticalwizard7476
      @tacticalwizard7476 5 років тому +3

      Neighbours can go fuck themselves.

    • @nequastar1826
      @nequastar1826 4 роки тому +1

      @@MalakianTNW g r a n m a

  • @trentlocke2154
    @trentlocke2154 5 років тому

    You're on of my favorite tech channels man! Most everybody is testing the newest and latest. You're trying to breathe life into adequate older tech. My kinda stuff

  • @jaxecxll2802
    @jaxecxll2802 6 років тому +68

    Sounds better then this years f1 cars

    • @pepega1061
      @pepega1061 6 років тому +6

      Jake Cullen2672 Sounds better than any f1 car since 2014

    • @rafee9442
      @rafee9442 6 років тому +4

      _Hard to swallow pills_

    • @jaxecxll2802
      @jaxecxll2802 6 років тому +1

      @@pepega1061 true miss the v10s

    • @medakabox2015
      @medakabox2015 5 років тому +1

      Than*

    • @dylanjb4065
      @dylanjb4065 5 років тому

      Than my f type :(

  • @Tossphate
    @Tossphate 3 роки тому

    Just had to leave a comment to say your drawing of a semi-detached house is absolutely magnificent

  • @VaskoG384
    @VaskoG384 4 роки тому +3

    "Why are you vacuuming at 11 pm?!"
    "So, yesterday I got a great deal on a graphics card, and I'm quite a gamer."

  • @michaelc5019
    @michaelc5019 6 років тому +1

    Watching other big UA-cam channels, it’s easy to feel like our PC setups are inferior when all you see is 2080ti this and Titan Z that. That’s why I come here and watch all your vids. They’re practical, turning old into new and about getting the most out of any setup whether it be new or old.

  • @kam7r882
    @kam7r882 5 років тому +9

    running metro exodus with a 2010 card is pretty impressive

  • @samjackson7701
    @samjackson7701 6 років тому

    I love your channel because I do this locally with flea markets and Craigslist. I enjoy doing it, and my friends call me the "PC man" because I always hook them up after LAN parties and give them the PC they played on :)

  • @chocobro7
    @chocobro7 6 років тому +6

    Never underestimate the power of a good cleaning

  • @_salvo234_
    @_salvo234_ 5 років тому +1

    Don't dudge me for that) but why my Intel Core Duo quad core Q6600 does 68 °C when I open some games? (I have a good graphics card)

    • @hugo9016
      @hugo9016 5 років тому

      What card?

    • @_salvo234_
      @_salvo234_ 5 років тому +1

      @@hugo9016 gigabyte gtx 970

    • @hugo9016
      @hugo9016 5 років тому

      @@_salvo234_ wow why arent you upgrading the cpu? Big bottneck

    • @_salvo234_
      @_salvo234_ 5 років тому

      @@hugo9016 because I don't have money to afford someone new so I'm looking for some second-hand cpu with motherboard and ram, but I'm not finding them

    • @hugo9016
      @hugo9016 5 років тому

      @@_salvo234_ oh okay cool!

  • @nekomimi
    @nekomimi 6 років тому +21

    1.2K likes, 7 dislikes. I guess 7 people couldn't fix their 6950s.

  • @Frisher1
    @Frisher1 5 років тому +2

    Now that's a physic realism mod for Xplane11.

  • @skeen466
    @skeen466 6 років тому +89

    Nice video, but we need more car videos

  • @NaterBalls
    @NaterBalls 6 років тому

    Man u can upload the videos, keep it up, i look forward to them daily and u don't disappoint

  • @asdanjer
    @asdanjer 5 років тому +11

    this is genius: if you have a Secret Military base, with jets Starting (like kingsman), just use this card and noone will notice the jets.

  • @Sirdiggar
    @Sirdiggar 5 років тому

    I knew what you were going to do as soon as I saw the title lol. I did the same thing many years ago. Bios switch allowed me to flash 6970.

  • @TheRealBleach
    @TheRealBleach 6 років тому +49

    I'd use this card on 720p with high settings instead of 1080p low.

    • @raresmacovei8382
      @raresmacovei8382 6 років тому

      1080p High with Textures on Medium are fine for all titles on the market.

    • @raresmacovei8382
      @raresmacovei8382 6 років тому

      @Dickert Lardfart With driver support, it's just slightly slower than a 7850, which is about 15% faster than the base PS4.

    • @rafee9442
      @rafee9442 6 років тому

      900p medium

    • @TommyAgramonSeth
      @TommyAgramonSeth 6 років тому +1

      Dickert Lardfart I played Fallout 4 and GTA V on HD 6870 (same design as this card, also very loud and hot) and the difference between 1080p and 720p was indeed not as taxing as some of the settings (namely godrays in FO4 or antialiasing in GTA). Although generally, 900p was a go-to resolution for most of games from 2015.
      _Then it overheated and died._

    • @TheRealBleach
      @TheRealBleach 6 років тому +1

      @@raresmacovei8382 Isn't the PS4 a HD7870?

  • @matthewplehn4271
    @matthewplehn4271 6 років тому

    was there an option on replacing the blower style fan with another solution?...never did like those blower style cooling systems

  • @reykoranteng9089
    @reykoranteng9089 6 років тому +5

    The problem with everybody looking into Metro Exodus is that like first 30 minutes are NOT a good representation, I had over 60 FPS, once you get to the open world area, 20-ish FPS on average... (If you "face" the open world, if you "look away" to where the map ends I still got 60)

    • @od13166
      @od13166 5 років тому

      Especially Desert chapter
      I had to lower setting to high even i have v56

  • @Nemesizzonline
    @Nemesizzonline 6 років тому

    I got my hands on a (free) Radeon 6870 recently. Supposedly dead, but it worked fine. Also with the stock cooler and quite noisy, but no where near as noisy as the one in your video. It ran quite hot, around 80ºC during load, so changed the paste, but didn't help either (maybe 1 or 2 degrees). I did notice the heatsink of my 6870 was way smaller than the heatsink of your 6950. I mean, the card has the same size, plastic shroud and such, but the heatsink itself is small on the 6870 and it's no suprise that it gets so hot and loud! I didn't run any modern titles on it, but stuff from it's era, and it was a major upgrade compared to the Radeon 5770 I was using in that PC up until then.

  • @einpercy825
    @einpercy825 6 років тому +34

    Still doing better then Ryzen 5 2400g with single ram xD

    • @dwightshrute575
      @dwightshrute575 6 років тому +2

      EinPercy u need fast duel channel ram for a apu idiot

    • @einpercy825
      @einpercy825 6 років тому +1

      I know bro, but hadn't got the money so I just wanted to buy it later :)

    • @dycedargselderbrother5353
      @dycedargselderbrother5353 6 років тому +6

      See if you can find a 4 GB stick of DDR4-1866 for maximum anti-performance.

    • @einpercy825
      @einpercy825 6 років тому

      Ultimate experience

    • @dycedargselderbrother5353
      @dycedargselderbrother5353 5 років тому

      @@IJoeAceJRI JEDEC specifies down to DDR4-1600.

  • @Alpha_Foxtrot-28
    @Alpha_Foxtrot-28 6 років тому

    How many times you took until the logo perfectly facing the camera at 0:40 ?

  • @nickbrugmans1861
    @nickbrugmans1861 6 років тому +3

    I bought a r9 390x 8gb for 100 euros is this a good deal?

  • @bulutcagdas1071
    @bulutcagdas1071 4 роки тому

    It's pretty impressive to see this card perform so well at 1080p. But realistically speaking 720p or 1280x1024 would be a more reasonable resolution for this card as it was probably the resolution it was designed for back in the day with the 2gb VRAM. Also really happy to see you got it fixed and working, even though practically you would be better off buying an RX550 or 560 at this point and get a similar performance with less power draw and better driver support.

  • @kvisachaderah896
    @kvisachaderah896 6 років тому +15

    U L T R A HD. 4K

  • @bryanbriseno9299
    @bryanbriseno9299 6 років тому

    I don't know if you guys noticed but he was screen recording and it shows on the left corner under the framerates which then in itself takes a heavy toll on ingame frame rate and I'm assuming this card does a little better than what it shown in the video if that's the case. If I'm wrong please tell me. Speaking from experience.

  • @aleksandersats9577
    @aleksandersats9577 6 років тому +9

    i know the issue what the fan is having either its hitting the shroud or the fan really needs oil

  • @stevec00ps
    @stevec00ps 5 років тому

    @0:43 - how many takes did it need to get the 'msi' to face the right way? :)

  • @MalakianTNW
    @MalakianTNW 5 років тому +25

    9 year old gpu: 2gb vram
    3yr old gtx 1050: 2gb vram
    Me: 😮
    Also me: i am confusion

    • @Ethan-rz6cx
      @Ethan-rz6cx 5 років тому +3

      Benficakld3 hey I have a 1050 too, we can be poor buddies

    • @triplesix822
      @triplesix822 5 років тому +8

      what an awful joke

    • @Frisher1
      @Frisher1 5 років тому +3

      Hi confusion Im Panama

    • @Motishay
      @Motishay 5 років тому +2

      9 years ago that was the high tier amount. 3 years ago its entry level. I agree It's weird at first glance though.
      Think of how 4 GB ram was overkill or enthusiasts only at the early 2000's, and was considered minimum for office tasks for early 2010s.
      Also GPU cores, core clock, architecture etc play the majority of the role when it comes to performance. Vram amount is just a tiny part of it

    • @oblivion2755
      @oblivion2755 5 років тому

      good thing my laptop has the 4 GB version.

  • @LNCRFT
    @LNCRFT 6 років тому +2

    I just had to grin so bad when you said your neighbours asked you why you've been vacuuming at 11pm lmao

  • @Brealiq
    @Brealiq 6 років тому +6

    Sometimes you can't flash a BIOS from a different card onto the GPU with the GUI version from atiwinflash. Instead you need to use the commands.
    This way I flashed the Sapphire RX 570 Pulse BIOS on an RX 570 Pulse ITX Card, which didn't got recognized from the driver. Now it's working.
    Even an HD7950 can be reflashed this way with an R9 280 BIOS to get the UEFI BIOS for faster boot and a bit higher clocked.

  • @JZKDutchYT
    @JZKDutchYT 6 років тому

    I've upgraded my X58 system with a Xeon X5650 6 core CPU last week and I see a lot of improvements and it's UA-cam channels like these that makes me want to buy more abandoned hardware and build more PC's

  • @Sporkyyyyyy
    @Sporkyyyyyy 6 років тому +3

    this fan noise is my jam! WHY WOULD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS!?!?!?!?

  • @vincentjones1014
    @vincentjones1014 6 років тому

    1:38 " and that's before we even get into a game" lost my shit at that

  • @thefinalroman
    @thefinalroman 6 років тому +3

    6950 can't handle 6970 memory settings. U can just unlock shaders with the bios editor if you want...

  • @RcManiaCyprus
    @RcManiaCyprus 6 років тому +1

    Awesome.the 6950 was my first gpu upgrade.bought it for 18 euros.Eventually fitted a chipset waterblock and watercooled it for fun.Worked great until i tried pulling off the vram heatsinks i installed.Rip 6950.Great video!

  • @alexandru6342
    @alexandru6342 6 років тому +3

    Yeah, it's pretty loud. But is it louder than a ps4? I don't think so.

    • @drake1896
      @drake1896 6 років тому

      Mine put a crack in would after I left It on overnight

    • @Andre-vx2tn
      @Andre-vx2tn 5 років тому

      I bought pc just because of that reason. My ps4 made so much sound that my family couldn't even sleep 😱

  • @panpaletkalg2550
    @panpaletkalg2550 6 років тому

    ok so here's one for you - i have HD7970 dual-x witch i bought used - one of the fans was not spinning, so i just put a random fan on the card with zip tights, and it was working fine for 3-4 years. then i put together a new build, but i was a bit short on money, so i decided i'll use the 7970 for another year or so. i ordered brand new set of fans for it, cleaned it good and put the new fans - it was running like brand new for 3-4 months, and then, just like that, fans where on 100% speed from the second i would turn the pc on. works as it should in terms of performance, and obviously temps are even better because of the fans stuck on 100%, but WHY is it like that? and what could i do about it?

  • @1THEWHITE
    @1THEWHITE 6 років тому +3

    I'm still using hd6970 since 2012

    • @DeViLzzz2006
      @DeViLzzz2006 6 років тому +5

      As long as it does the job for you it is all that matters.

    • @mislav2002
      @mislav2002 6 років тому +4

      @@DeViLzzz2006 best reply i've seen in a while , we need more people like you

  • @oridons9649
    @oridons9649 6 років тому

    I got a Sapphire HD4890 a few months back that was completely sealed by dust and other debris, it was making an awful noise, yet nothing close to what this 6950 was making on arrival.

  • @goldengibus6300
    @goldengibus6300 6 років тому +3

    You’ve got to be kidding me, I bought one for 10 dollars and had the same issue. I got the drivers for it and it was still sounding like an ac-130 so I just ditched it. And all I had to do was clean it? Unbelievable

    • @TheIdiotPlays
      @TheIdiotPlays 6 років тому +1

      Could be that there was dust in the fan or between the gpu die making one part of the gpu really hot, or caused the fanspeed pwm to fail.
      But yeah, rip. Though there are now better options on the market.
      Had a 6850 myself at one point.

    • @TheIdiotPlays
      @TheIdiotPlays 6 років тому +1

      @@obp8390 Like used 7,9,10 series novideo cards and from amd you might find 290/390/380 for cheap.
      I was just too lazy to word my comment properly to the point where it was hard to grasp

    • @accelerator5524
      @accelerator5524 6 років тому +1

      @@TheIdiotPlays i bought a firepro w8100 8gb for 150€ (r9 290) a year ago

    • @kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381
      @kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 5 років тому

      @@accelerator5524 Got a reference R9 290 in September for around 100€, now I know, why it was a good decision in Dec 2013 that I bought a Asus GTX 780 DirectCuII OC, R9 290[X] was available but at this time only reference versions, I replaced the blower cooler in October with a Raijintek Morpheus II and yes, I've cleaned the heatsink and replaced the Thermal Paste before, but still it couldn't even hold the base clock and ran into thermal throttling...

    • @accelerator5524
      @accelerator5524 5 років тому

      @@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 nice. what a lot of people dont know is that r9 290 and 290x also have very high double precision perfomance. so if you will be a scientist ot mathematican you will like the card too;D

  • @RandomContenu
    @RandomContenu 6 років тому

    Great video ! I like using old hardware and tweaking it to the max :) Like the Radeon 9500 era where you ended up with a 9700 ! Or the X2 athlons :)

  • @costa36gamer
    @costa36gamer 5 років тому +5

    you fix it by throwing it away and buying a gtx 1060

    • @thechosenone8808
      @thechosenone8808 5 років тому

      wait for 3080 xt for 2070 performance

    • @RoosSkywalker
      @RoosSkywalker 5 років тому

      Wanted to upvote until GTX 1060. RX 580 is cheaper, equal performance and has more VRAM so it will age better.

  • @DigitalIP
    @DigitalIP 5 років тому

    is it just me or did you just slap the cooler back on without cleaning off and replacing the paste? Also would have been helpful if the Temp OSD was enabled before and after the cleaning :/

  • @V0TION
    @V0TION 6 років тому +12

    That's a server

  • @fu5ionazzo188
    @fu5ionazzo188 4 роки тому

    5:25 whoa dude what mods did you use on that minecraft world.

  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains 5 років тому +3

    Even my 60 lbs server isn’t that loud

  • @totalgaara
    @totalgaara 6 років тому

    I have a computer with the same GPU issue, without the driver, like in Windows install it get crazy hot and the fan make a lot of noise, when the driver is installed, temperatures are back to normal and the fan run quiet, it's really like the GPU is working at 100% of his speed when the driver is not installed

  • @littlebeanze8210
    @littlebeanze8210 6 років тому +6

    That's nothing when I'm playing terria my pc is nearly as loud as a car
    I'm not joking

  • @IndellableHatesHandles
    @IndellableHatesHandles Рік тому

    "ATI Flash"
    Does the program move at Mach 10925?

  • @Hasan_1_6_
    @Hasan_1_6_ 6 років тому +4

    You could have actually put a headphone on your head rather than photoshoping it

  • @klumsy188
    @klumsy188 5 років тому

    Did you just clean the gpu or did you also replace the thermal paste? i didn't hear you mention that. plus if you're on celcius you're running quite hot.

  • @axel7542
    @axel7542 6 років тому +3

    lol you should hear my 1gb hd 9650 it sounds even louder

  • @MykTAOfficial
    @MykTAOfficial 5 років тому

    5:15 for those whom are running JC4 FitGirl crack; before you fully install the game, there is an option check box whether to install high quality textures or not.

  • @Nuhazel
    @Nuhazel 6 років тому +3

    I've just bought a gtx 1060 3gb from ebay I'm so happy that I can finally swap out my gtx 1050 2gb

    • @Nuhazel
      @Nuhazel 6 років тому

      Yeah but I bought it for £103 so for that price I'm pritty happy

    • @Lexluther120
      @Lexluther120 6 років тому +1

      What a poor choice should of went the with the 6gig version

    • @Nuhazel
      @Nuhazel 6 років тому

      Yeah but as I have stated I got it very cheap and I didn't have a lot of money

    • @mokomoko1654
      @mokomoko1654 6 років тому

      Got an rtx 2070 for 440€ just recently :O

    • @opuzlife
      @opuzlife 5 років тому

      Got an r9 290x for 80€ back in November

  • @zombsk98
    @zombsk98 5 років тому

    Wouldn't using something MSI Afterburner to control the fan speed be of benefit here too?

  • @styrex4261
    @styrex4261 6 років тому +21

    69 nice

  • @VanBurenPhilips
    @VanBurenPhilips 6 років тому +1

    Incredible what you can get out of such an old card. If only I still had my Matrox Mystique & PowerVR...

  • @J--Y
    @J--Y 6 років тому +3

    If you want a jet engine try a ps4

    • @noahherritt6452
      @noahherritt6452 6 років тому +1

      I always make sure to have headphones on while playing fortnite or apex with my friends. It's just LOUD and nearly unbearable. I'm going to order some thermal paste as it is just comically loud at this point.

    • @J--Y
      @J--Y 6 років тому

      @@noahherritt6452 hehehe

    • @forza1sra
      @forza1sra 6 років тому

      @@theavidgamer6213 Mine sounds like a jet engine on Netflix.

    • @kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381
      @kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 5 років тому

      No suprise, the PS4 Pro's Heatsink is a joke for the TDP far above 100W: imagescdn.tweaktown.com/news/5/4/54940_8_ps4-pro-reportedly-melting-case.jpg
      Xbox One X's is around twice as large I guess, also includes a vapor chamber: edge.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/half.jpg

  • @psixi7230
    @psixi7230 5 років тому

    not sure if u read old comments, but whats the compressed air u buy and is it safe to use on your hardware? im from england too not sure where to buy some

  • @DanielCardei
    @DanielCardei 6 років тому +5

    NO! NEVER!
    The HD 6990 it's still the most horrible :D goo.gl/ZeP1Tc

  • @gameswithatwist3455
    @gameswithatwist3455 6 років тому

    Hey can you test a gtx 770? My family has had that card for a while, and I was wondering if I should buy a newer card like a gtx 1030 or 1030ti.

  • @squill1am
    @squill1am 6 років тому +3

    I love playing 🔪E

  • @ohshahz3433
    @ohshahz3433 5 років тому

    Im wonder if this case almost same like mine. I got a 1060 6gb oc .. and the crucial part is whenever I ran a game like Apex,PoE and Warframe at recommended setting based on my specs. Not even a second my pc suddenly turn off and restart. I tried go to setting turn all to LOW settings. Poooofff, same result. Lmao. I dont know what to do. Dust-cleaning ? Done. Check other parts ? Done. Softwares ? Done. Run Test 3DMARK ? Pass but with a noise like a snake. Im not sure if Im right that the problem is comes from my gpu ?

  • @SirGingerOfKnight
    @SirGingerOfKnight 4 роки тому

    This, and the blower on the Vega 64 - why why WHY underneath the shroud did they use ALUMINIUM FINS ON A TINY HEATSINK?!?!

  • @RosieBee463
    @RosieBee463 3 роки тому +1

    Watch out for these HD 6950's, I have a pair of them and one literally caught on fire this morning and nearly caught my house on fire. These power-hungry cards always made me a little nervous. My friend gave me the pair because he was mining bitcoin with them, but I could never stand to run them paired because they're so damn noisy, even just running them single.

  • @jakeschrum753
    @jakeschrum753 2 роки тому

    I'm currently using this card with an old i5. Ever since direct 11 and 12 came for the update I can't play call of duty any more. What do you recommend upgrading to? I don't want anything fancy just want to play cod again.

  • @Scoopta
    @Scoopta 5 років тому

    Usually flashing a card to unlock extra stream processors is a bit of a gamble. A lot of times the reason they're locked is because cheaper cards are often just poorly binned higher cards and enabling those stream processors could cause instability.

  • @Zerobruno89
    @Zerobruno89 4 роки тому

    I have a Sapphire toxic variant of the 6950 (2gb of vram) and the card works fine, but cleaning and installing the drivers multiple times has not fixed that for me. Also, msi afterburner, as well as the catalyst control center is showing a temperature of -128 degrees. According to some old forum posts, it's a normal problem with the 6900 series, and the thermal sensor is dead, at leas it's what i read. Anyone know if it can be saved? Again, the card works perfectly, and it shows no artifacts. It was never flashed to a 6970, and it had normal use, before being put in a box after being replaced with a new one.

  • @Skarfar90
    @Skarfar90 5 років тому

    I used to own a HD 6950 back in the day. Really smooth performing card for the titles at the time, and I never had any issues with mine.
    I had the Sapphire 2GB model, with dual fans, so cooling was significantly better than with the blower versions.
    This card had the BIOS switch on it, that let you switch between a standard 6950 and a 6970.
    It was not that stable if you ran it at 6970 speeds, but you could still clock it down to the levels of a standard 6950, and it ran like a dream, with all shader units unlocked. I got it stable at +50 on the core and +200 (total frequency) on the memory

  • @gmdhighvoltage
    @gmdhighvoltage 6 років тому

    Great video.
    One tip, if I may: after unlock, overvolt the card. Lots of time they lock shaders if the card needs more voltage to be stable.
    As you overvolt, no hurt to try a higher clock speed too.

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 6 років тому

      terrible idea. best thing you do with blower style cards is leave them at stock speeds and undervolt them as far as they'll go stably instead. noise has to be carefully managed. not worth squeezing the shitty improvements you get from heavy overclocking.

  • @dadzwag
    @dadzwag 6 років тому

    I have a 290x that works until trying to play a game. Screen goes black and loses display output. Any ideas?

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred 5 років тому

    You can lubricate old fans and that can quiet them up. You may have to dig in the plastic some to find the bearing though. I have a video adapter with a bad fan on it and it howls. But after a drop of oil it runs fine for months.

  • @Tore_Lund
    @Tore_Lund 5 років тому

    I had two of these cards in my bitcoin mining rig back in the old days. got the copper water blocks for them and that helped. So I could have unlocked extra shaders??

  • @alexc3504
    @alexc3504 5 років тому +2

    My Vega 64 reference card doesn't get that loud even at 4000 rpm on the blower.
    I really need to clean my card at some point. Thanks for the reminder.

  • @HalfOgre0520
    @HalfOgre0520 6 років тому

    Great video! I like taking old FirePro cards and using them as cheap gaming cards for older builds.

  • @ВикторПетров-я1в
    @ВикторПетров-я1в 5 років тому

    Why you didn't used a vram usage On your msi afterburner monitoring?

  • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
    @Rose.Of.Hizaki 5 років тому

    I had two 6970s for two years. Those two winters were my warmest.

  • @JonathanKing9608
    @JonathanKing9608 5 років тому

    I wonder if it would of helped to reinstall the driver after you flashed the BIOS.

  • @batmangovno
    @batmangovno 6 років тому

    Now that you mentioned it during the Metro part, can you please reintroduce the "Playing Games at Min/Recommended Requirements" series? I really enjoyed that. You can even keep using the Ryzen bench system, I don't care.

  • @expiredgamer_ugh
    @expiredgamer_ugh 5 років тому

    sounds like its fan curve program is broken and its ramping up past its set limits so if its left like that it will probably explode the fan blades

  • @samuelhaley3822
    @samuelhaley3822 5 років тому +1

    Who else was watching this video 2 in the morning and had your ear right up to the phones speaker, trying to hear it at 1:20, untill it then blurts out the noise right into your ear. (Man, it hurted)