Got a Gigabyte Geforce 8800GT 512mb (GV-NX88T512HP b-version). The card comes with a zalman heatpipe cooler. At idle, the GPU temp is around 95C if the chassi is open, if I close it it goes up to 105C. Haven't really been running the comp for very long so far with the chase closed.
It seems quite hot, or what do you think?
Any advice to replace the coolr to get the temp down?
Also, I did some modifications to the cooler. I grinded down the end of the two heatpipes (took of top 7mm) on the top of the graphics card. This was because they were sticking out to far so that I could not close the chassi. A bit worried that the pipes are not "sealed" anymore, not sure if the contain some liquid or if this affects the performance.
It seems quite hot, or what do you think?
Any advice to replace the coolr to get the temp down?
Also, I did some modifications to the cooler. I grinded down the end of the two heatpipes (took of top 7mm) on the top of the graphics card. This was because they were sticking out to far so that I could not close the chassi. A bit worried that the pipes are not "sealed" anymore, not sure if the contain some liquid or if this affects the performance.