So, I have this video card, xFx 9600 GSO 1.5 gb VRAM (I think) The fans seem to be working fine, its in the motherboard nad hooked up proper, but its sitting temp is a massive 75-85 C, and its temp when I play games can go up to 120 C, its hot to the touch. It isn't the room, its winter here so its damn cold. I don't think some dust could really hurt my computer to the point that the temp almost double? dunno.
[QUOTE=lifehole;26717495]So, I have this video card, xFx 9600 GSO 1.5 gb VRAM (I think) The fans seem to be working fine, its in the motherboard nad hooked up proper, but its sitting temp is a massive 75-85 C, and its temp when I play games can go up to 120 C, its hot to the touch. It isn't the room, its winter here so its damn cold. I don't think some dust could really hurt my computer to the point that the temp almost double? dunno.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit dude, check for dust in that card and blow it out with some compressed air, 120 is WAY to hot, even under load 85C is pushing the limit.
[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;26718245]1. Buy [url=http://www.amazon.com/Squirrel-Cage-Fans-180-CFM/dp/B0012BFC6I]this[/url]
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I think that'd cause chips to blow clean off.....
Reapply thermal compound - if the card's relatively new maybe just try to RMA it, or simply upgrade your card; You could get a nice one for pretty cheap right now.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;26720933]Reapply thermal compound - if the card's relatively new maybe just try to RMA it, or simply upgrade your card; You could get a nice one for pretty cheap right now.[/QUOTE]
I bought this about a year ago, it still works, it can run almost all newer games fine. I'll have to dust it out, too bad I have no compressed air cans anywhere and the nearest major store is a bit far away.
Dont let it get too bad, i managed to fry a whole card with too much dust (alot of dust in room, one month without cleaning can be fatal). But hey i could run HL2 at lowest with extreme graphics glitches and 30 FPS :buddy:
Dust is most commonly the problem
Compressed air, bro! Or upgrade.
Ok, I dusted it out and it turned down from 80 to 60 sitting, but, thats still high. At normal temps, its usually 50 or so.
I dusted the fan on my laptop. Temps dropped from 80 on the CPU for MINECRAFT to 70...
Okay its at 67 now, right after dusting. Its rising the longer I have the comp on, what gives? And, NVIDIA control panel always resets the fans auto control to 0% or something, argh I suck with comps.
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If you can, try setting your BIOS to override software controls (nVidia Panel) and keep your fans at 100% all the time.
It'd be noisy as hell, and might cost a few cents more on your power bill, but it'd help cool your shit.
invest in water cooling if your looking for much lower temps
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[QUOTE=lavacano;26791659]If you can, try setting your BIOS to override software controls (nVidia Panel) and keep your fans at 100% all the time.
It'd be noisy as hell, and might cost a few cents more on your power bill, but it'd help cool your shit.[/QUOTE]
or this
It just keeps rising, the temp, its at 72 now, its like the fans aren't keeping it cool.
[QUOTE=Badal;26791747]Someone needs to try this. Now.[/QUOTE]
If I had the money to throw at some kind of old graphics card, I found one in my auto tech room that's about 4x4
If someone has the money and wants to see the results, I would say [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204093&IsNodeId=1&name=%2410%20-%20%2425[/url] any of those would work. I would have to figure out how to rig it on first, or you could do it yourself. Either way, we'll need video...
Even better, we could enter that competition MTMod is hosting and label it as a "Graphics Card Cannon" if it actually blew it apart.
[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;26791972]If I had the money to throw at some kind of old graphics card, I found one in my auto tech room that's about 4x4
If someone has the money and wants to see the results, I would say [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204093&IsNodeId=1&name=%2410%20-%20%2425[/url] any of those would work. I would have to figure out how to rig it on first, or you could do it yourself. Either way, we'll need video...
Even better, we could enter that competition MTMod is hosting and label it as a "Graphics Card Cannon" if it actually blew it apart.[/QUOTE]
This thread isn't about that, this post is not contributing to my question.
Your problem appears to be solved. Dust. All else fails, get a 120mm fan and rig it above the damned card.
[QUOTE=lavacano;26791659]If you can, try setting your BIOS to override software controls (nVidia Panel) and keep your fans at 100% all the time.
It'd be noisy as hell, and might cost a few cents more on your power bill, but it'd help cool your shit.[/QUOTE]
I don't know how to use Bios, so I need help with this please? and deeps, no it hasn't been fixed, As I said, I dusted, and the problem persists.
Do something like this
[img]http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7079/dsc02695ir4.jpg[/img]
Argh, I don't mean to be a dick, but what is up with all these useless posts. I am not going to glue my frigging fan onto the videocard or some shit.
[QUOTE=lifehole;26793502]Argh, I don't mean to be a dick, but what is up with all these useless posts. I am not going to glue my frigging fan onto the videocard or some shit.[/QUOTE]
Welcome to Facepunch where we either give you help, give you help in a joking form with extremes, or ignore you.
[QUOTE=gaboer;26792998]Do something like this
[img_thumb]http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7079/dsc02695ir4.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Legos? AGP? wtf is this?!?!?
[QUOTE=drummerundrcovr;26793775]Legos? AGP? wtf is this?!?!?[/QUOTE]
Cool.
[QUOTE=Badal;26791747]Someone needs to try this. Now.[/QUOTE]
Why not just put a bag of dry ice, or ice with salt on top of the graphics card?
No, actually I am serious. Ice is cold.
[QUOTE=Flubadoo;26799783]Why not just put a bag of dry ice, or ice with salt on top of the graphics card?
No, actually I am serious. Ice is cold.[/QUOTE]
condensation
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