Video Card Load Temperatures
I downloaded RivaTuner today and recorded my GPU's temperature during load while playing CS. At idle it stays below 50C, ~47C usually, with ambient being a couple degrees lower. I checked it after about an hour and my GPU's temp.
I downloaded RivaTuner today and recorded my GPU's temperature during load while playing CS.
At idle it stays below 50C, ~47C usually, with ambient being a couple degrees lower.
I checked it after about an hour and my GPU's temp. hangs around 70-83C on load...
Is that bad? Should I buy an aftermarket VPU cooler?
P4 3.2gh HT
4x256 pc3200
eVGA 6600GT (I installed aluminum heatsinks on all the ram chips (There are four of them on the card))
I've got 1 80mm intake fan on the front, 1 120mm exhaust fan on the back, 1 80mm intake on my left case cover, and 1 80mm exhaust a couple inches above the intake on the left case cover.
At idle it stays below 50C, ~47C usually, with ambient being a couple degrees lower.
I checked it after about an hour and my GPU's temp. hangs around 70-83C on load...
Is that bad? Should I buy an aftermarket VPU cooler?
P4 3.2gh HT
4x256 pc3200
eVGA 6600GT (I installed aluminum heatsinks on all the ram chips (There are four of them on the card))
I've got 1 80mm intake fan on the front, 1 120mm exhaust fan on the back, 1 80mm intake on my left case cover, and 1 80mm exhaust a couple inches above the intake on the left case cover.
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Thats fairly normal. My 9800XT used to go up to 90 or so. As with anything in your PC- cooler is better but not always something to get too worried about. If you get bored by all means fit a 3rd party cooler. I did (Zalman heatsinks plus a fan to be sure).
The GPU gets really hot- moreso than RAM or CPU....
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The GPU gets really hot- moreso than RAM or CPU....
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