4890 overheating in furmark

[MaFi0s0]

Got a Gigabyte 4890 with the zalman fan.
Ran furmark and I stopped it at 109 degrees.
Currently running a passive 8600GT and it only reaches 90degrees so I doubt its a problem with airflow in the tower.
I contacted gigabyte and they said it is the tower, but this wouldnt explain a temp 40 degrees too high.

I took it back to the shop and they are claiming 80degrees in furmark but I am suspecting they are running FurMark.exe.
Do catalyst drivers still choke the GPU when it detects furmark.exe?

Here is a screenshot of whats happening:
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/599/furmarkheaters.png

Any1 else had a similar overheating issue?

[MaFi0s0]

btw I was using the 9.9 drivers.

And I just came across this:
http://www.geeks3d.com/20090914/catalyst-9-8-and-9-9-improve-protection-against-furmark/

Well I was using FurMark 1.6.5 so I am guessing it protects against 1.7 but not 1.6.5, can someone confirm this?

[Patjuh1990]

I don't know anything about the potential issue or problem, I just do think the 'idle' temp of 68 degrees is kinda high, may not be a problem but it is high. I am running my GTX260 Black Edition from XFX @ 44C idle....

[JeGX]

Got a Gigabyte 4890 with the zalman fan.
Ran furmark and I stopped it at 109 degrees.

Normal if there is a problem with the GPU cooler...

I took it back to the shop and they are claiming 80degrees in furmark but I am suspecting they are running FurMark.exe.
Do catalyst drivers still choke the GPU when it detects furmark.exe?

80 deg for a 4890 with FurMark? They must use Cat9.8+
Anyway, I think 109 degrees is an anormal temperature even for a 4890 except if the GPU / VRM cooler is defect.

[JeGX]

Here is a screenshot of whats happening:
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/599/furmarkheaters.png

Your screenshot is cool so I publish it here: