Why, how, can the graphics card idle at 88 degrees celsius?

[dougyfresh]

Greetings.

I have an Nvidia 8800 GTS @ 80% Fan speed with an Antec 900 case (good airflow).

Why does the card idle at 88 dc? That's nearly 200 degrees fahrenheit.

Can't they put in like 1 line of code that reduces the power usage to 1-10% when not drawing anything but a 2d picture that isn't changing at all? Does this thing not use any more energy in sick games vs the background of XP?




Fail.......

 

[customisbetter]

uh, your card is running a bit warm. is it a 320/640 or a 512?

for a 512, that is ridiculous. For a 320/640, its not THAT bad, but still kinda warm.

Try re-seating the Heatsink with decent Thermal paste. That will significantly reduce your temps.

Also, your card won't be injured until its well past 100 C. So don't worry.

 

[dougyfresh]

Apparently it has already reduced the temperature to 76 dc and I haven't touched it.


Apparently it's hotter when it first starts up. (...)


Really I just want to know why the thing doesn't use 90% less power/90% less heat when it's just sitting there not even drawing a cursor moving.

 

[IzzyCraft]

it's not bad for the card if your running a G80 320/640 those always ran host but most idel at 60c and load at 68c for most ppl i would consider redoing the heatsink, or a spot cooling fan to move the air under it or getting an aftermarket cooler. if it makes you really worry

 

[jennyh]

I knew before opening this thread that you had an 88xx series card.

Like I said before however, the 8800's can cope with extreme temperatures. They don't actually kick in the auto-slowdown feature until they hit 130C.

 

[dougyfresh]

They probably make it inefficient on purpose.

 

[jaguarskx]

What's the ambient temperature of your room?

 

[g3force]

I knew before opening this thread that you had an 88xx series card.

Like I said before however, the 8800's can cope with extreme temperatures. They don't actually kick in the auto-slowdown feature until they hit 130C.

I remember when I had the 8800 GTS awhile back and checked the temp while running Crysis. It shocked me at first when I saw it was at the 90C mark

In any case it would be worthwhile to re-apply the thermal paste on your card. 88C is still rather warm for an 8800GTS at 80% fan speed.

 

[customisbetter]

They probably make it inefficient on purpose.

ineffective troll is ineffective.

Don't make assumptions about a company's intentions based upon ONE product that you bought years ago.

wait, you never said whether it was a 512 or 320/640...

 

[spathotan]

Idling at 88c is highly unlikely. Either the fan isnt even running, or the heatsink has came completely detached.

 

[customisbetter]

60% on my 8800GS/8800gt/9088Gt was inaudible.