8600GTS overheating

brunoxyz

brunoxyz

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Hi, I used GPU-Z recently and noticed that my graphics card is getting ~69° C all the time, while idle... will this kill my card soon? or is it normal?

if not, how can I lower those temperatures? (cheap solution preferred)

I have two 120mm fans, one of them getting air out next to the PSU.

My cpu is a q6600 and it runs at 35° pretty much all the time, and the AC is on in my apartment.

thanks in advance.
 
What's your airflow in the case look like? You could have the greatest cooler on the card but if you have no airflow, you're just going to be circulating hot air. Also make sure that there isn't any dust built up in the heatsink. Finally, check the fan speed. Usually they default the fans at ~35%. You may have to download RivaTuner or EVGA Precision to change the fan speed.
 
I think you guys are right, I put my hand near de vid card and the air is warmer.... not sure how to fit an exaust there though, any ideas?

EDIT: cool I installed evga precision, didn't even know it existed, fan at 75% brings temperatures down to ~63 C ... I still need some work on the airflow.



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The case lid has two sets of holes, one on top of the CPU fan and one on top of the video card,, should I somehow cap one of these?
 
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Yea that seems a little high, @ 25% fan mine runs at like 60c. If i ramp it up the idle can go as low at 52ish.
The temps in my room range from 75-80F.
My advice would be try to clean out the heatsink/fan...maybe some gunk?
 
What does the side panel of the case look like? I would add a nice 120mm or 92mm case fan on the side, either as intake or exhaust. There may be a lot of room around the card, but if you look at the picture, there is no airflow. The intake is at the front, and it is exhausted out the top. If you're not a stickler for noise, I would buy a slot fan and add it 2 slots below your video card, just to get some air movement down there. Adding a case fan to the side panel would also give the same effect.
 
definately a slot fan, they're very effective because they bring the hot air DIRECTLY outside of the case.
 
Slot fan is the clean, but slightly more expensive route. Neither would break the bank though, difference of say, 15 dollars over 5. Would be about as effective to just get a standard fan, cut a circular hole in the side of your case and have that exhaust the hot air. Really comes down to what you wanna do with it, but personally, the slot cooler is a more polished solution.
 
69 degrees is fine. When it reaches around 80 at idle, then start to worry.


Be sure to clean out the heatsink on the card once in awhile from the dust build up that might make your card run hotter.
 
well u could try and aftermarket gpu cooler, i know they make slot fanes, that would screw into like an open pci slot u could maybe get one of them to work, try replacing the thermal paste on the hsf with some as5
 
JlCollins005 said:
well u could try and aftermarket gpu cooler, i know they make slot fanes, that would screw into like an open pci slot u could maybe get one of them to work, try replacing the thermal paste on the hsf with some as5
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Yeah, artic silver is great stuff, but if the slot fan works, unnecessary
 
Yeah a slot cooler should be sufficient, its not the cooler on the card thats the issue, its the total lack of airflow through the case, although an aftermarket cooler would make it nice and chilly for sure.

Also, thanks muchly pfig, you're never too old for spongebob :)
 
If you're a stickler for noise then I probably wouldn't consider getting the case fan. Depending on what the side of you case looks like, you may have to make custom fan drill holes for the fan. I would make it an exhaust fan, it would cool better than an intake fan would.

You can also just look for a dual-slot aftermarket cooler for your video card. The ones have have an exhaust out the second slot. This would help rid the area of the hot air and would be a much quieter solution. The fan speed would only be audible when you need it to cool the card when gaming if you make a custom fan profile.
 
I was referring to the case fans, not the slot fans. If he were to drill a fan into the side panel, I would have it exhaust heat rather than blow in cool air. Although Thermaltake does make an intake slot fan.
 
My 8500GT fan sometimes never starts up when i turn on my computer and when i'm watching a movie after about 50 min it starts getting choppy and i'm like Oh crap check GPU Temp and it's around 114C Lol i flick the fan and it starts up and cools down to around 70-80C
 
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