Issue with My EVGA 8600GT
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I have had my EVGA 8600GT (256mb, 128-bit) for about 2 years now. It only has a month left before I replace it with an undecided card. Anyways... my temperatures have always concerned me, but I've just come to the assumption that it just wrong... because my idle temps are usually.... 65-70...
Anyways, today I've decided I'm going to see what I can get from the card without killing it because I still need it to last another 1-5 weeks until I decide which card to replace it with and I get some more paychecks.
I decided to overclock it to these specs... Core Bus - 624 and Memory Bus - 796...
I decided to completely max out every single setting on Half Life 2 @ 1920x1080 at those specs. I Alt+Tab out to check my temps after only around 5-10 minutes and I was startled to see my temp was reading at 105...
Anyone want to help me out and tell me why the hell it would read 105 and still be functioning? If it was running at 90 I'd be surprised even.
Anyways, today I've decided I'm going to see what I can get from the card without killing it because I still need it to last another 1-5 weeks until I decide which card to replace it with and I get some more paychecks.
I decided to overclock it to these specs... Core Bus - 624 and Memory Bus - 796...
I decided to completely max out every single setting on Half Life 2 @ 1920x1080 at those specs. I Alt+Tab out to check my temps after only around 5-10 minutes and I was startled to see my temp was reading at 105...
Anyone want to help me out and tell me why the hell it would read 105 and still be functioning? If it was running at 90 I'd be surprised even.
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You don't want that card getting any ware near that hot knowing how well that generation was made with the bonding issues. Keep it under 80c at the most however I strive to keep my cards under 70c including my 8800gtx. I recently landed a 8600gt my self and it does run on the warm side but didn't get that hot only topped out at 70c at default clocks. It by chaintech and has a very crappy cooler. So I would clean the dust if any that is in the cooler on your card to help with the temps.
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bsecksmonster said:
Just read 104 after Alt+Tabbing down Half Life 2 Episode once again at fully maxed settings @ 1920x1080... it's running at 84 after about a minute after I Alt+TabbedGet riva tuner and turn the fan speed up to max. A computer is a lot like a car if you hear an odd noise you don't drive it till it breaks down in the middle of rush hour you take it to a shop or fix it your self and in this case you got to get those temps lower. Clean the cooler it isn't brain surgery just clean it instead of slow killing it by running it at those temps.
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