My brother has a 7600 GT for about 2 year now.It didin't give him much trouble except now.The 7600 now heats up pretty quickly and the games,which used to run quite well,now start to run in slow-mo.Also after running for about 20-30 mins the fan of gpu stops suddenly and doesn't start until system is restrated.The GPU is getting heated up pretty quickly now.He has a 350W power supply with Inel C2D and @ GB RAM.
Wrecks
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Assuming it is a basic reference design with the centrifugal fan and cowling, simply blowing the fan out does not clean the heat sink, and if you smoke, as I do, it is a billion times worse.
I would bet if you pulled that card out, and took that cowling off, you would see a dust clogged nightmare, and worship that little card in awe for lasting as long as it did.
I would bet if you pulled that card out, and took that cowling off, you would see a dust clogged nightmare, and worship that little card in awe for lasting as long as it did.
mactronix
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Um i was talking about the memory on the Graphics card, not the system memory. As far as taking the card apart i think it would be easier if you googled a guide from the internet. Its not that i dont want to help its just that by the time i had typed it all out you would have read the online guide and taken the card apart cleaned it and put it back together again 
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coozie7
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Computer/electronics stores sell cans of `compressed air` which are supposed to be quite good, just squirt it into the heatsink AGAINST THE NORMAL AIRFLOW DIRECTION I.E. into the exhaust.
Just do n`t do it indoors. Or towards your/someone elses face. Or against the wind.
Just do n`t do it indoors. Or towards your/someone elses face. Or against the wind.
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