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June 10, 2006 6:33:02 PM

that 7900 GT's ran pretty cool, so does anyone know whether this temp is a little extreme?

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2871/7900temp7mu.jpg

It generally hangs around at 65* idle, and upto 77* under load.
Should i be concerned?

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June 10, 2006 6:37:33 PM

Nothing to worry about.
June 10, 2006 7:06:39 PM

You should only worry if the temp gets near 100C. If you want your card to run cooler, take off the cooler, clean off the current thermal paste, and put on Arctic Silver.
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June 10, 2006 7:28:03 PM

Hell you can go 115c and it would still be operating normally eventhough you can boil water on top of it. :D  GPU are rugged and can take extreme heat and beating.
June 10, 2006 7:51:57 PM

My 7800GTs idle at 37-38C; so much for the 7900GT running cooler.
June 10, 2006 7:55:56 PM

Same as what everyone else said but if the card seems to be unstable at those temps you may have a problem. Reason 1 why it might be unstable thermal paste applied incorrectly, Reason 2 the heatsink is put on incorrectly , Reason 3(Which i saw happen) the voltage is too high.
June 10, 2006 7:59:42 PM

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that 7900 GT's ran pretty cool, so does anyone know whether this temp is a little extreme?

It generally hangs around at 65* idle, and upto 77* under load.
Should i be concerned?


The GT is supposed to be quiet, too, but the one I had was louder than a GTX and more obnoxious than an X1900XT.
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June 11, 2006 12:15:52 AM

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The GT is supposed to be quiet, too, but the one I had was louder than a GTX and more obnoxious than an X1900XT.


Quiet?!?! Who told you that?
June 11, 2006 1:31:00 AM

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The GT is supposed to be quiet, too, but the one I had was louder than a GTX and more obnoxious than an X1900XT.


Quiet?!?! Who told you that? His nearly deaf neighbor.
June 11, 2006 3:20:48 AM

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The GT is supposed to be quiet, too, but the one I had was louder than a GTX and more obnoxious than an X1900XT.


Quiet?!?! Who told you that?

Early reviews said the 7900GT ran cool and quiet. I saw it all over the net, in magazines and at stores.
June 11, 2006 3:12:59 PM

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The GT is supposed to be quiet, too, but the one I had was louder than a GTX and more obnoxious than an X1900XT.


Quiet?!?! Who told you that?

Early reviews said the 7900GT ran cool and quiet. I saw it all over the net, in magazines and at stores.

Mine runs as near to silent as it possibly could.

Either way, thanks for your help all!
June 11, 2006 3:32:05 PM

the stock heaksink and fan should be fine no matter wat card it is, unless u tweak the card settings
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