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ridic23   09-22-2009 at 07:15:11 PM

Hi....This may be considered a follow up to my previous thread....but i wonder how a hot can a GPU get....in my case a GTX 295....i contacted my vendor and their support told me to get temp readings while running furmark tool.....i ran it for 5 min and by the 3 min mark or so the temp reading went up to 103 C....

An user pointed out it was too hot in my previous thread.....i need your opinions.....

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microterf   09-22-2009 at 07:43:28 PM

my 4870x2 would get to around 100*c during games. Have you manually tried to turn your fan speed up??

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sirkillalot   09-22-2009 at 07:56:17 PM

try speedfan or 1 of the other software programs to speed up the fan

also check the graphic card for dust or hair and clean it

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ridic23   09-22-2009 at 08:23:04 PM

can it get that hot????

the fan speed is 100 percent....

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sirkillalot   09-22-2009 at 08:37:38 PM

100 is not good
most of the time under heavy load im 75

was the gpu fan clean ???

do you over clock your gpu ???

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ridic23   09-23-2009 at 07:53:04 AM

i dont overclock the GPU....I suspect the fan may be dust laden.....

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FallenSniper   09-23-2009 at 07:56:43 AM

Mmmm that's definitely too hot. Try cleaning the fan as suggested and if it still runs that hot, I would suggest (assuming it's under warranty) sending it in.

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ridic23   09-23-2009 at 11:34:24 AM

Thanx for the answers guys....its much appreciated.....

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PaCanc   09-23-2009 at 01:45:56 PM

My 8800GT ussualy stays between 85 and 90 deg C under load.
In Furmark burn-in test I reached 99-101, though.

Check what is the temperature threshold for your card in the nVidia Control Panel. If it's higher than 110, I wouldn't worry.

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xbeater   10-01-2009 at 10:17:59 AM

My record: 113 Celcius with a 8600GTS Passive Cooling. Got quite worried.

I believe NVidia max safe is 147, but I would get quite worried if you even reached that.

Currently my gts250 goes to perfectly 80 under full load. (furmark burning mode)

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PsychoSaysDie   10-01-2009 at 10:42:30 AM

Question.. What case do you have?

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xbeater   10-01-2009 at 10:46:08 AM

PsychoSaysDie wrote :

Question.. What case do you have?



For the 8600GTS I had a case with only a rear out fan. no intake.

For my GTS 250 now i have a POV turbine case. It has a big 25cm side fan which blows hard but is useless when it comes to cooling. :P

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PsychoSaysDie   10-01-2009 at 10:54:46 AM

xbeater wrote :

For the 8600GTS I had a case with only a rear out fan. no intake.

For my GTS 250 now i have a POV turbine case. It has a big 25cm side fan which blows hard but is useless when it comes to cooling. :P




Was asking the op :)

Anyone having issues with heat should look directly at there case because 99% of the time it's the cause.

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