in 10.8.3, AMD 6870 is hotter than 10.8.2

[jmpa]

Did you make a clean install of 10.8.3 or you update from Combo Update/App store from 10.8.2?

I updated using App Store from 10.8.2.

 

[basi]

It's referring to the installer for the Sapphire 7950 MAC Edition graphics card.

Another thing I saw is that the driver installer for that graphics card updates these files when installing on 10.8.2 (these should already be included with the 10.8.3 update):


So maybe you can try replacing all of those files on 10.8.3 with the ones from 10.8.2 and see if that changes anything.

Had now the time to replace all the files listed above in my fresh 10.8.3 install with the ones from 10.8.2. Only a small success: temperature went down to the level of 10.8.2 but no QE/CI and some strange behavior of the graphics on the desktop. So, I think I have to stay with 10.8.2 for the time being until there is a solution.

 

[basi]

Tried another thing in the meanwhile: I installed the Mac OS X 10.8.4 beta (12E30) in the hope that the ATI drivers are better. But nothing changed - card has the same "hot" temperature than with 10.8.3. OK, was only a try worth...

 

[Davidbill]

I got hit with my gigabyte hd 6870. I switched to iMac 12,2 smbios with multibeast 5.3.0 and now the temperature has returned to default.

 

[basi]

I got hit with my gigabyte hd 6870. I switched to iMac 12,2 smbios with multibeast 5.3.0 and now the temperature has returned to default.

Oh, good tip. Will try that in the evening.

 

[Davidbill]

Oh, good tip. Will try that in the evening.

I hope the right one for you. I suggest making a backup of the current SMBIOS and install the new version from another hd or another machine with OS X, it can give kernel panic. I tried with mac pro 4.1 had problems but it worked with iMac 12.2.

 

[basi]

I hope the right one for you. I suggest making a backup of the current SMBIOS and install the new version from another hd or another machine with OS X, it can give kernel panic. I tried with mac pro 4.1 had problems but it worked with iMac 12.2.

Followed now another procedure: I installed 10.8.3 from the scratch and viola - the temps are nearly to default without changing to iMac 12.2 SMBIOS. Temps are around 44 degrees in 10.8.3 now - in 10.8.2 I had around 41 degress. So, there is however a difference between update of 10.8.2 to 10.8.3 via combo update compared to a fresh install of 10.8.3.

 

[lithetails]

I've used iMac 12.2 as SMBios and the temps returned to normality!!

Thanks so much!

PS: What's the differences to use iMac SMBios or Mac Pro?

 

[jmpa]

Now I understand why I have normal temperatures on my hd6870.

I am using iMac 12.2 smbios.

 

[Davidbill]

Followed now another procedure: I installed 10.8.3 from the scratch and viola - the temps are nearly to default without changing to iMac 12.2 SMBIOS. Temps are around 44 degrees in 10.8.3 now - in 10.8.2 I had around 41 degress. So, there is however a difference between update of 10.8.2 to 10.8.3 via combo update compared to a fresh install of 10.8.3.

Thanks for the tip basi. Glad it worked.