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UnderLord
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Posted: 28th May 2008 00:22
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I've been looking online at PCI slot fans and what have you to help get my 8800GT to cool off a bit. I don't want to replace the stock heat sink and fan because i've never done that before, plus if i mess it up i don't have the cash to buy a new one =\.

Any suggestions on any good ways to get the heat down my GPU idles at 52C with a full load of almost 70C

Video Monitoring : nVidia Driver
GPU Temperature : 52 °C
GPU Ambient : 36 °C
GPU Fan : 100%

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Samoz83
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Posted: 28th May 2008 00:35 Edited at: 28th May 2008 00:36
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I take it you haven't overclocked it, you could underclock it or add more case fans and provide better air flow to you case.

Edit: Isn't the ambient temperature the one we should be taking as the actual temp?

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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 28th May 2008 00:35
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Take case door out, aim cheap 5$ fan at the graphics card. Saw a guy mention it in a review of the Dell H2C computer that practically melts itself. Apparently a good method.

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Posted: 28th May 2008 01:58
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my power supply gets so hot that i have to run it with the case open, which i can't figure out since it (the psu) has two built in fans and a fan overdrive button on the back.
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UnderLord
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Posted: 28th May 2008 05:46
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You're PSU is probably sucking in hot air already inside you're case from your CPU gfx card etc. and is traveling though you're PSU already hot making it hotter. getting more fans for your case to expel hot air from the case can help.

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Posted: 28th May 2008 12:51
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52c-70c isnt bad for an 8800 card, regardless of whether its a g80 or g92 chipset. those are my idle and load temps now on an 8800 gts 320 (g80) which run hot. they used to be 59c-72c but I added an after market cooler to the card (removed the stock hsf shroud). I use a zalman vf1000 and the zalman rhs88 sink kit. The fan on it is 92mm and I bypassed the fanmate2 controller, plugging straigh into fan head on mobo, running full rpm (2600) its in audible in my case so it runs cool. Maybe see if they make a kit for your card and bring your temps down 5-10c. Also a good case intake exhaust system helps, but it will depend on your case

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Posted: 28th May 2008 23:10
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this is the case i have (its actually silver) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133154

and this is the PCI slot cooler I ordered today
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835114024

Im hoping with the extra 140MM fan on the side of my case the 2 120MM fans in the front and back will help out i also have a 92MM fan above the back 120MM fan were my HDD's go to help keep them cool. I have about 5 more fans in storage and am thinking about putting a 80MM or maybe another 120MM fan at the very top of the case since the holes are already there it can bring air in from the top right over my CPU and ram. Did some wire management as well and the front 120MM fan is finally getting the air from the front to the back of the case were my GPU is. so now its a whole 2C cooler =)

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Posted: 29th May 2008 03:45 Edited at: 29th May 2008 03:47
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heh, trial and error as they say.
you should join overclock.net, great friendly forums with tons of different topics. I mostly frequent the case modding area since thats what has become my new hobby.
They have whole sections dedicated to cooling cpu's and gpu's, watercooling, peltiers, phase change etc, and of course overclocking amd/intel and all sorts of modding. very cool site imho.

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Posted: 29th May 2008 03:46
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Check out my Thermalright HR03 GPU cooler review. everything said about it still applies today

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Posted: 29th May 2008 03:49
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<--TRUE 120
28c idle - 34c load

isnt the hr03 a north bridge cooler? lol
sorry if mistaken

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UnderLord
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Posted: 29th May 2008 04:54
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I'll do that cattlerustler.

El groof im sure taking a heat sink off a GPU and putting a new one on is not like changing stock coolers for a CPU if i knew how to do it i'd probably take the time too, but im worried i'd break the card in half and 189$ down the drain i'd go =(

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Posted: 29th May 2008 06:06 Edited at: 29th May 2008 06:07
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like others said your temp range is normal

from experience of fan faults you don't have to worry until you reach 90c+ when you might start to see artifacts.

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Posted: 29th May 2008 22:20
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that depends entirely on the card, my card was getting artifacts at less than 50C which is why i went to get the cooler

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Posted: 30th May 2008 21:21
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Well even if the temps are still in the normal range helping to cool it off will only extend its life so might as well, besides i already ordered it. If it turns out to not cool as well as all the reviews for it said, then i'll just stick it in my wifes computer all her fans are almost dead anyways =\

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