iv noticed that on my XFX 6850 Black Edition that Sto littaly makes it over heat to easly even with settings on low wonderin if the cryptic devs or if anyone for that mater knows why this is is and how to fix it so i dont fry this new card i got
try limiting the framed to your refresh rate if you can, pushing more frames than needed can cause heating issues ina ny card not just ati's, i run a gtx 580 and use msi afterburner with modified fan ratios to keep it run cooler.
As above limit your frame rate to 60 or 30 if its still hot also i have noticed a drop of 10 degrees if i lower AA to x2
i also set my fan speed manualy to 55% i find this to be enough for my 6970
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i also set my fan speed manualy to 55% i find this to be enough for my 6970