is my video card too hot?

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justwondering

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I have a gt120 by nvidia. On idle, it's about 60c and when gaming at about 85% of it's ram, it's at about 80c-90c. Is this too hot? My system is a prebuilt gateway that has smartfan which gets really loud and at high speeds when I am gaming. Are the temps too high?
 
For stock, that isn't anything to worry about really. When it starts getting to about 95+, then you should start to freak out
But really, just make sure it has enough air to breathe, and maybe make shift something to allow it to get more air.
 
It's hot, but not dangerously so. If the fan noise is bothering you, you might look into replacing it with a quieter one.
 
It's pretty hot, but still relatively safe. Prebuilt systems don't have the best airflow, so you might want to unclutter stuff inside and replace the fans with better ones. Or clean the video card with compressed air?

BTW, what's the GT120? Sounds like a rebrand (8600GT?).
 
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