So my video card fan broke down yesterday. I was playing some Gmod yesterday when all of a sudden my game slowed down and my graphics went AWOL. I kinda knew what was up so I opened up my desktop and saw that my video card fan stopped working and that the card itself was hotter than a grill. So, I went and got a big fan, which is a little bit bigger than the desktop case and put the two paralell together. So basically I have a large fan blowing cool air into the desktop case(The side of the case is open to allow the blown air to get better acess to the faulty card.
Is this a good idea until I fix my video card problem?
Well if your temps are fine, why not.
Check them with HWmonitor.
The temperature of the video card is running at about 45 C and 116 F when Im on the desktop doing nothing.
Runs at about 147 F when Im playing a video game.
147°F is around 60°C I believe, that's a decent temperature.
I hate Fahrenheit, such a retarded temperature scale :argh:
[QUOTE=ze beaver;29362867]147°F is around 60°C I believe, that's a decent temperature.
I hate Fahrenheit, such a retarded temperature scale :argh:[/QUOTE]
Haha sorry I'm from the U.S. so you know how we roll.
Thanks for the help. I'll just roll with my primitive cooling system until I get a new card or something.
You should be fine unless the CPU cooler breaks too, then you'd be in trouble.
Keep an eye on the dust levels.
Just make sure other components in the case stay cool, things like hard drives depend on proper airflow (especially hot running Seagate drives) to keep from overheating.
[QUOTE=ze beaver;29362867]147°F is around 60°C I believe, that's a decent temperature.
I hate Fahrenheit, such a retarded temperature scale :argh:[/QUOTE]
Waah, a system not based on 0 as the freezing point of water.
Fahrenheit is a more precise scale, and at least it's not a forced standard. Most of Europe used the Imperial scale until some retards were like "hurr durr changing to metric will save us moneyies :downs:" when it really didn't. Just one more example why socialism/communism fails on a wide scale.
[QUOTE=bohb;29394776]Just make sure other components in the case stay cool, things like hard drives depend on proper airflow (especially hot running Seagate drives) to keep from overheating.
Waah, a system not based on 0 as the freezing point of water.
Fahrenheit is a more precise scale, and at least it's not a forced standard. Most of Europe used the Imperial scale until some retards were like "hurr durr changing to metric will save us moneyies :downs:" when it really didn't. Just one more example why socialism/communism fails on a wide scale.[/QUOTE]
Socialism/communism? What the fuck are you on to? And celsius is much more logical, 0 is the freezing point of water, 100 the boiling point. Absolute freezing point is ~273, and the human body teperature ~37.5, but since when did you reference much to either?
Haha oh wow still arguing how many years has it's been?
[QUOTE=moesislack;29398576]Haha oh wow still arguing how many years has it's been?[/QUOTE]
I'm more puzzled about what the fuck he means with communism and socialism, as Europe is capitalistic like most of the world today. I really want to give him the benefit of doubt, as he normally leaves good advice.
I'm sure he knows something we don't.
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Did this when the fan died on my old 9600gt. Interestingly enough it keeps it about 20 degrees colder than the stock cooling and is almost inaudible. I've since replaced it with a better black fan and sealed the holes and gaps in the metal casing so all of the air delivered by the fan travels the distance of the heatsink and is ejected at the back of the case.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;29398643]I'm more puzzled about what the fuck he means with communism and socialism, as Europe is capitalistic like most of the world today. I really want to give him the benefit of doubt, as he normally leaves good advice.[/QUOTE]
You probably can't see it because you've lived there all your life, and it's a integral part of your daily life that you've accepted as the norm.
It may have been a bit extreme to call all of Europe socialist outright, when most of Europe falls under a sort of social democracy:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy[/url]
Certain things that should be under private sector control were taken over by the government (healthcare, telephony, internet, etc.) And certain services are provided for the entire population (healthcare, welfare) at the cost of extremely heavy taxation, putting a large burden on the economy, even when most of the economy doesn't benefit from said services. Certain parts of the economy are also planned by a central authority, which should be left to market forces instead because a centrally planned anything on a huge scale like that will almost always have severe problems or fail. (the widespread adoption of the Euro being one.)
Different countries in Europe all handle stuff like that differently, but they're all based around the same principle and some are worse than others in implementation.
[QUOTE=bohb;29415309]You probably can't see it because you've lived there all your life, and it's a integral part of your daily life that you've accepted as the norm.
[b]It may have been a bit extreme to call all of Europe socialist outright, when most of Europe falls under a sort of social democracy:[/b]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy[/url]
Certain things that should be under private sector control were taken over by the government (healthcare, telephony, internet, etc.) And certain services are provided for the entire population (healthcare, welfare) at the cost of extremely heavy taxation, putting a large burden on the economy, even when most of the economy doesn't benefit from said services. Certain parts of the economy are also planned by a central authority, which should be left to market forces instead because a centrally planned anything on a huge scale like that will almost always have severe problems or fail. (the widespread adoption of the Euro being one.)
Different countries in Europe all handle stuff like that differently, but they're all based around the same principle and some are worse than others in implementation.[/QUOTE]
You damn right it is.
Anyway, telephone lines here in Denmark is not under control of the government, neither is internet and tv except for 4 channels (DR1, DR2, DR K, DR HD). Most countries in Europe has got a liberal government right now, with almost no exceptions, and I really can't see why you think social democracy is bad, as it really is the sweet spot. Everybody has the chance to do what they want, as education (elementary school, high school, university) is free (unless, you as me goes to a private school), healthcare (so you don't get fucked majorly over if you haven't got an insurance), and the weak gets money so they actually have a chance to get on their feet. I know many in the U.S thinks "Why the hell should I give money to people I don't know", and they're kinda right, but in the end, it's to ensure that everybody can live the american dream and get to be what they want.
If you have to ask if something is a good idea, it's not a good idea.
[QUOTE=Jmir 54;29362913]Haha sorry I'm from the U.S. so you know how we roll.
Thanks for the help. I'll just roll with my primitive cooling system until I get a new card or something.[/QUOTE]
Well I'm just awfully glad I'm not an engineer living in the US.
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