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Hot 8800GT artifacting/freezing - cooler or RMA?

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Gearoi   06-29-2008 at 07:20:27 PM

Hey all,

My Point of View 8800GT runs like a seriously angry little monkey:

Runs 63 degrees at idle, goes up to 91 on load (when playing Oblivion for example).

So I tried to get it cooler - I set up rivatuner profiles so that it runs the fan @ 100 % when it gets hot... however, my Oblivion still crashed (froze for 10 seconds, then resumed but with artifacts instead of graphics - really weird - ie the text boxes were unreadable, ... it has also blue screened and used to go black screen (monitor off) before I got a new 750W power supply...

I don't know what I should do - should I just return the card (to ebuyer in the UK) and get another one? What do people do - I'll be without a computer for 2 weeks surely? This would really suck for me as I need my computer daily for work / stress release with gaming!!!

OR - I haven't done this because I don't want to lose the warranty if I have to give it back - I could get a cooler like the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 (http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Arctic-Cooling-Accelero-S1-VGA-Cooler_5966.html) to make it cooler... but how do I know this will definitely work? My card is way hotter than other 8800GTs...

Maybe I could try to redo the thermal paste - some people have had success with this???

Please tell me your experience of this problem and what is the best to do...

If I return to ebuyer do I have to buy another one or can I get a refund? If I am guaranteed a refund I can just buy another card, then return the other one later! If they say it isn't broken, they really are lying... (I think - but do I need to prove it?)

Thanks for your help!

------------------------------ POV 8800 GT, Dual Pentium E2180, Gigabyte P35 DSL, 2GB Corsair XMS2, Antec Sonata case, Altec lansing THX speakers, Speedlink Medusa headset, IIyama Vision Master Pro 454
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dagger   06-29-2008 at 07:24:05 PM
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If you ran the fan at 100% and temperature is still that high, rma it. Consider getting a refund and buying a dual slot card if you can.


Message edited by dagger on 06-29-2008 at 09:22:19 PM
------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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Gearoi   06-29-2008 at 09:20:17 PM
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Yep - only when I play Oblivion on 1600x1200 though - if I turn down the settings (which looks much less nice sadly) to 1024 then it only runs at about 74 degrees...

I think I'm going to have to return it - but it's SUCH a hassle... wish they'd just have released decent products in the first place! :-S

------------------------------ POV 8800 GT, Dual Pentium E2180, Gigabyte P35 DSL, 2GB Corsair XMS2, Antec Sonata case, Altec lansing THX speakers, Speedlink Medusa headset, IIyama Vision Master Pro 454
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ovaltineplease   06-29-2008 at 10:58:43 PM
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are you overclocking the video card?

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kpo6969   06-29-2008 at 11:19:33 PM
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An aftermarket cooler will work.
Arctic Cooling Accelero
DuOrb
Zalman VF 900 or 1000

Other good choices also, I use a VF900
Most important, how is your case airflow?
You need to get the heat out of your case.
I run a 8800GT at the clocks in my sig w/VF900 and an extra 80mm case fan in the lower rear of my Sonata case set to exhaust with temps of 42c idle, 58c load.

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Message edited by kpo6969 on 06-29-2008 at 11:20:05 PM
------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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tokyotech   06-30-2008 at 01:53:48 AM
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I use an eVGA 8800GT.

- 50 C : idle in the winter
- 57 C : idle in the summer
- 65 C : UT3
- 70 C : COD4
- 80 C : Crysis

The card is very dependent on the ambient temperature. I put a book-sized block of ice in front of my 120 mm intake fan and the card's temp dropped 3 C. Your temps don't seem that much higher than mine and I have no problem running everything maxed out. Invest in more fans or better cooling.

------------------------------ Gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l mobo, Wolfdale E8400 3.0Ghz, Evga GeForce 8800GT 600Mhz, Seagate 7200.11 500GB HDD, G.Skill 800 2GB DDR2, 500 W Enermax PSU, Windows XP 32 bit, Acer 22' LCD, Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers, NZXT Apollo case.
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Gearoi   06-30-2008 at 06:32:57 PM
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ovaltineplease wrote :

are you overclocking the video card?




Nope - stock speeds! If I were O/C ing I'd be more tolerant to it being a small furnace! ;-)

------------------------------ POV 8800 GT, Dual Pentium E2180, Gigabyte P35 DSL, 2GB Corsair XMS2, Antec Sonata case, Altec lansing THX speakers, Speedlink Medusa headset, IIyama Vision Master Pro 454
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Gearoi   06-30-2008 at 06:34:47 PM
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kpo6969 wrote :

An aftermarket cooler will work.
Arctic Cooling Accelero
DuOrb
Zalman VF 900 or 1000

Other good choices also, I use a VF900
Most important, how is your case airflow?
You need to get the heat out of your case.
I run a 8800GT at the clocks in my sig w/VF900 and an extra 80mm case fan in the lower rear of my Sonata case set to exhaust with temps of 42c idle, 58c load.



I have an Antec Sonata (the first one - not III or anything) case too - I have an extra exhaust fan too! Mine is at the bottom hanging over one of the PCI slots and using a PCI exit hole to get the air out...

Not sure what else I can do with that case to improve air flow... any ideas welcome! ???

------------------------------ POV 8800 GT, Dual Pentium E2180, Gigabyte P35 DSL, 2GB Corsair XMS2, Antec Sonata case, Altec lansing THX speakers, Speedlink Medusa headset, IIyama Vision Master Pro 454
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Gearoi   07-02-2008 at 12:51:17 PM
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I put another fan in the box - one onto the HDDs - and now it works fine!!! Thanks for the suggestions :-)

------------------------------ POV 8800 GT, Dual Pentium E2180, Gigabyte P35 DSL, 2GB Corsair XMS2, Antec Sonata case, Altec lansing THX speakers, Speedlink Medusa headset, IIyama Vision Master Pro 454
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kpo6969   07-02-2008 at 11:09:39 PM
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Your welcome.

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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