After putting in a new graphics card (gtx 550ti) into my pc it seemed to get very hot to the point where i could smell burning so i stopped using it and i thought this was mainly down to poor airflow and a small case size.
I have now bought a new, much bigger case but i am still having issues where it is hitting temperatures of around 70c while playing games such as Battlefield 3.
Yesterday it got very hot again and so i stopped playing games and let it cool down and when i turned it off i thought i would feel how hot it was and check it was OK and just before turning it off i checked the temperature which was 37c. When i felt the card it wasn't hot but the actual centre of the fan was very hot although i did have the fan on full speed. It still seems weird that the thing designed to cool the card is actually the cause of the heat.
Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening?
I have now bought a new, much bigger case but i am still having issues where it is hitting temperatures of around 70c while playing games such as Battlefield 3.
Yesterday it got very hot again and so i stopped playing games and let it cool down and when i turned it off i thought i would feel how hot it was and check it was OK and just before turning it off i checked the temperature which was 37c. When i felt the card it wasn't hot but the actual centre of the fan was very hot although i did have the fan on full speed. It still seems weird that the thing designed to cool the card is actually the cause of the heat.
Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening?
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