MSI 8800 Ultra fan issue

Hello!
I have a weird issue with my 8800 ultra graphics card.When the GPU is running on idle the temps are around 48C-50C.I tried to play battlefield 3 and the temps are going up to 73C and my pc is crashing.The problem is that the graphics card fan is not running on 100% and when the rpm drops down it lets the temp go above 70C.When the fan goes on 100% the temerature immediately drops down under 60C.I have tried to download MSI Afterburner,Riva tuner,Nvidia ntune but all is the same.If I munually alter the fan speed on 100% is still not running on 100% druing Battlefield 3.I can hear when the fan slows down and when speeds up the system is crashed...nothing helps just the restart..

Well I cant tell you that because I have got only that game installed on my pc. But that before I have played COD Modern Warefare 3 without any problems.Even this as well the game is running smoothly than the fan rpm drops down and a minute later the whole system is crashed....
Is there any other way the keep the fan speed on max?Because with the softwares what I have used they keep the fan running on 100% but when I start the BF3 it seems like the card is completly ignoring my settings...

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Quote from: w33daw on 03-December-13, 18:14:26
fan is constantly spinning with the same, average speed. It goes faster when on stress but continue to spin when system is idle
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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=162459.msg1251647#msg1251647
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jku

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# Motherboard model: Asus Basswood 3G
# Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks: 2x 1 GB PC 5300 @667, 2x 512mb PC 5300 @667
# Video card brand, chipset type, memory size: MSI 8800 Ultra OC
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Quote from: voltageme5 on 15-September-07, 04:53:58
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