Graphics card overheating? Geforce 7200GS

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The graphics card which came with my computer somhow stopped working porperly, it was a nvidia geforce 6200 256mb, so i bought a new graphcs card which is a Nvidia geforce 7200GS 512mb. I put it into ma pc and it runs all fine, but then i started playing a game: Doom3 after several minutes i got a message sayign that me graphics card is over heating. So i stopped and checked the temperature of the card and it was 107C, at first i though that it was normal since the slowdonw theshold is 130C, but one i did soem research into the temperatures i started to get worried since most poepel say that 90+ is way too high. And if i leave my pc on without doign anythign the temperature stays around 89C. Furthermore when i switch on ma pc in the morning it starst up at around 44C and start rising slowly

Well the graphics card does have a heat sink but no fan, but i also do not want to buy somethign extra to cool down the card, so has anyone got anythign as an advice what i could do? or maybe these temperatures are normal? is there anyoen with the same graphics card and has the same things goign on?

plz i am desperate, anythign woudl be helpful:)
 
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It should have a heatsink, I know most 7200's dont have fans, although they have to have a heatsink. First you can try getting more powerful case fans, or you can buy a GPU cooler for it.

Just out of curiosity, why did you buy a 512MB 7200GS if you want to game? How much did you pay for it?
 
well my last graphics card was broken so i got this one thinkign its better, yes i do wanted it for games but is the card not suited for that? i bougth it for 30£. Oh and yh sorry i made a mistake it does have a heatsink (got mixed up with words).
 
i have the geforce 6200 and it keeps overheating. until i find a good cooling system, i just open the side of my case n put a house fan next to it. not perfect, but it keeps my system pretty cool.
 
polesp said:
well my last graphics card was broken so i got this one thinkign its better, yes i do wanted it for games but is the card not suited for that? i bougth it for 30£. Oh and yh sorry i made a mistake it does have a heatsink (got mixed up with words).
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I know this doesnt really help you, but just to let you know VRAM sizes dont show how good a card is or not. The 7200 is a horrible gaming card, you should have went with a 7600GS 256MB or better.

Now as for your original question, since it is a budget GPU, theres no point in spending the same amount of money on a cooler, so you may want to buy say, a 120mm fan and just have it positioned so it blows across the video card.
 
put more fans in your case for better air flow. I have 7 fans in my case that cools the cpu and video card. mine idles at about 55 degrees and max out the card, it jumps to 78 degrees.
 
well i wasnt plannign on buying anything more on ma pc. Can someone tell me how this fan is workign and if i did get oen how to set it up, furthermore hwo much woudl it cost?

also is there anyway that teh graphics card coudl possibly destry something else in the pc? coz i dotn want any damages to it :(

any help would be appreciated :)
 
also there is this lil problem, if i look closely on my pc i can see lines going upwards, well u cant really say lines its like big lines which is a bit darker than the normal display goign all over the screen, it increases and goes quicker whiel i am playing games or when the gpu is hot, any advice what that would be?
 
Hi,

Just do the same as I did with my 6200 turbocache, put a fan on it. I did that with a tape and the temperature went down like mad.

Zangetsu
 
you mean just strap a fan on it? but how did u do that wouldnt that damage the graphcs card? btw what was the temp. your geforce 6200 turbochache went at before and after you put the fan on?
 
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you mean just strap a fan on it? but how did u do that wouldnt that damage the graphcs card? btw what was the temp. your geforce 6200 turbochache went at before and after you put the fan on?
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Hi,

My 6200 was about 60°C IDLE, so don't ask what it was when you stressed it... Anyway, I've taped a fan on it and it went down like 20°C. It will go down because the environment is cool enough.

Check this picture, you see the back? I have put a double side tape on that, and put it on my passive cooling.


Zangetsu
 
oh yh!!! i managed to solve the problem yey !!!!
many poeple told me to get another fan, which i did and once ive fitted it into the rear of ma pc it works!!!! now my card stays at 59 - 60 c without a game running, and doom 3 is now at around 80-82 c!!!! it unbelieveable i never knew a fan could reduce the temp. by 30C and alos that random flickering is gone!!! i am so happy all these problems are gone with just 5£, luckily saving a few hundred £, but its weird tho how can a fan do all this? someone coudl explain plz?

and also thank you very much for everyones help!!!! i love you and i hope you have a nice day!!!!
 
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