- Jul 10, 2013
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My Specs
Graphics = XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
CPU = Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @2.67GHz
Arctic Freezer Cooler
Motherboard = ASUSTeK P5N-D
RAM = 8GB DDR2
PSU = Corsair 750W
Case = CM Storm Scout 1
Fans =
Front =140mm
Top = 140mm
Rear = 120mm
Side = 2x120mm
Issue
Hi everyone
My graphics card seems to be reaching extremely high temperatures when playing games and I’m really not sure what the problem is. When idle it hovers around the 45 degree mark but that is with the graphics card fan speed set to 100% and when playing games it reaches over the 100 degree mark. Now my current graphics card is only two years old and I know graphics cards are built to sustain high temperatures but I can’t help but feel something is wrong either with the graphics card or with the something else.
I’d appreciate any feedback whether it’s on ways to improving cooling or a solution to the existing problem.
- The games I've been playing which have caused my graphics card are Dead Island, BioShock, Starcraft 2, Borderlands 2 and a few others.
- The software I used to test my temperatures were MSI afterburner and CPUID Hardware monitor.
Graphics = XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
CPU = Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @2.67GHz
Arctic Freezer Cooler
Motherboard = ASUSTeK P5N-D
RAM = 8GB DDR2
PSU = Corsair 750W
Case = CM Storm Scout 1
Fans =
Front =140mm
Top = 140mm
Rear = 120mm
Side = 2x120mm
Issue
Hi everyone
My graphics card seems to be reaching extremely high temperatures when playing games and I’m really not sure what the problem is. When idle it hovers around the 45 degree mark but that is with the graphics card fan speed set to 100% and when playing games it reaches over the 100 degree mark. Now my current graphics card is only two years old and I know graphics cards are built to sustain high temperatures but I can’t help but feel something is wrong either with the graphics card or with the something else.
I’d appreciate any feedback whether it’s on ways to improving cooling or a solution to the existing problem.
- The games I've been playing which have caused my graphics card are Dead Island, BioShock, Starcraft 2, Borderlands 2 and a few others.
- The software I used to test my temperatures were MSI afterburner and CPUID Hardware monitor.
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