What is/was your hottest running graphics card?

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onestep

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My trusty GF 5900 finally retires after 4+ years of service when I receive my Gainward GF 8500GT in the next few days and I was looking for a way of sending the old girl off in style...

However I was struggling to find something that really set my 5900 apart until I read about people complaining about how hot the new 2900xt gets.

That's when it hit me, the one thing that my card does better than any other is get HOT!

For those of you bothered by the heat of the new 2900xt you might want to consider that my geforce 5900 (stock: 400mhz core, 425mhz ram) IDLES at 79C and 30secs of artifact scanning in ATItool gets the temp up to a toasty 106C! 8O

It's like getting a free imersion heater with your graphics card :D

My trusty GF 5900 stands ready to fry an egg quicker than your stove!

Do you think your card is better?

Post your temps and let the sizzling commence, mmm bacon...

GF 5900 Idle: 79C, Load: 106C... Beat That!
 

Farhang

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Hahahaha!
Nothing can beat my previews MSI X1900XTX!
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Lived only 2 Weeks!
Why?
Play 2 Weeks of Test Drive Unlimited at 110c & your graphics card melt like cheese! :twisted:
The fan was too loud(1000watt RMS i think)that i couldn't hear my car's engine!
I couldn't play at nights, because nobody could sleep in the whole neighbourhood!
I could easily make Tea & Coffee on it!
I wish i had some images...
That's why i will never buy any AMD/ATI card again!
 

billdcat4

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I thought that my current card was running hot: a Dell OEM X800SE/GT. It idles at 48C and loads at 78C after maybe 5min of artifact testing.

The thing is, when I open my case, the load temps drop 10C. I do have a fan blowing on that area, but its very weak.

After a while of gaming, it startsto stutter, and I have to open the case.

Im getting a 7600gt w/VF700CU off of my friend for $90. Im also getting a PCI slot blower. It should give me lower temps.
 

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I had a Sapphire x800 Factory OC'd that ran at about 90c - 95c under load. It was like a little nuclear reactor in my box. Nice in the winter as it kept my feet warm in the mornings.
 

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115c on my 6800gt :tongue:

Same on my Leadtek's WinFast 6800 GT (OCed) :)
Died after 10 month of use hitting that temp only in hottest summer days.
I bought a zalman cooler when I've started getting artifacts at all clocks.. well prolonged the life of my card for 2 month but it died anyway :(
 

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85C - 110C....., you guys must live in

HELL!!

I have two 8800GTX, and the one furthest from the fan has never gone over 73C full load...., and I was worried then and the are OC'ed.???????
 

xela

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85C - 110C....., you guys must live in

HELL!!

I have two 8800GTX, and the one furthest from the fan has never gone over 73C full load...., and I was worried then and the are OC'ed.???????

Well.. GPU's die in "HELL!!", 2 of mine did + 3rd but I am not sure it was because of high temps. Somehow every time GPU dies I seem to scrape some cash for a whole new setup (selling old one with some low end GPU) so high temps never stoped me from overclocking.
 

gondo

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My hottest card ever is definitely a Voodoo 3 3000. It was so hot I once boiled a pot of water and cooked speghetti on it.

I don't have temps but a nasa probed once crashed through my bedroom window thinking it was heading for the sun. It coast me $3000 to patch the roof.

Now that's hot!!!
 

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I live in the UK, not exactly hell but close enough (more of a frozen hell really)... it's may and it's been cold & rainy for over a week with the same forecast for this week. :(

My temps were recorded this morning in 11C heat so that just tips me back over the top!

I'd h8 to think how hot the card would get if it actually warms up here.

To regain the temperature crown I will try to OC the card before my new 1 arrives.

The struggle for a 1mhz OC is on!

Who will die first?

The 5900 or me from heat stroke! :lol:
 

billdcat4

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My room is MUCH hotter than any other room in the house, and thats with the window open!

After a morning of encoding video, my room stayed unbearably hot for the rest of the day.

My Specs: Dell XPS Gen 3
Pentium 4 540 Prescott with Heatbust and Hyperthreading 3.2ghz, non OC
ATI X800SE/GT gpu

After my PC wasnt used for a couple weeks, my room became much cooler, even cooler than any other room in the house.

But I have never felt hot air coming out the back of the PC. The HSF has also never felt hot to the touch, maybe a little warm during full load.

I have no idea how the cooling in my case works. I will have to post some pics so you guys can help me out.
 

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My overclocked X1800XT gets to about 110C before the graphics driver reboots - that's when I know that the sticky tape on the fan has fallen off :)
 

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115c on my 6800gt :tongue:
Dam it!
that beats my X1900XTX! :x
but not in loudness! 8)

That was about two years ago that it was hitting those temps
the heatsink was full of dust for about two months before
i found the problem 8O

It is still kickin though.
 
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