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erm...Help!? Graphics card temperature...
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 12:57 |
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Someone please tell me this is my computer reporting it wrong!?
If not, what on earth do i do!?
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26. February 2006 @ 13:01 |
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damn that is hot, make sure the graphic card fan is working... do it now otherwise that mummas gonna go to the big graphics card in the sky before to long.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:03 |
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Is there any possiblity it's just being reported wrong? I haven't been using any 3d apps in the last few days? it's not overclocked, or anything...
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26. February 2006 @ 13:09 |
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System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. February 2006 @ 13:09
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:14 |
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@wdowsing : where does it display the GPU temperature in that program...i can't seem to find it anywhere?
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26. February 2006 @ 13:19 |
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should be in computer and sensor. Report back what it says
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:24 |
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That looks alright, doesn't it? Or am i reading it wrong? So what's wrong with the nvidia thing?
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26. February 2006 @ 13:27 |
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That is the ambient temp as on your Nvida, ur motherboard tmeps look high as well, how many fans have u got and what specs machine have u got, maybe a cooling issue, if u have got lots of stuff and no fans.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:33 |
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Yeah, but it's better than 154, right? I have one fan on the CPU, and that's it...I built the PC nearly 4 years ago, and have been gradually upgrading it. Started off with P4 1.6ghz, gf4ti4200, 512mb ram... it's now, 2 gb ram and 6800gt...n a few new hd's n dvd writers...
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:34 |
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wait...if it's the ambient temp, then my GPU could still be 154??
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26. February 2006 @ 13:34 |
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well i would recommend getting a couple of fans at least 2 1 in and 1 out and a new psu if u havent already.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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26. February 2006 @ 13:37 |
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Yes but probley Nvida given off a rouge reading, have u looked at uur graphics card fan
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:38 |
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forgot to mention...PSU is about 2 weeks old!! New Antec 430watt
You don't think my graphics card's gonna die anytime soon, do you?
Also, i'm not sure where to mount any new fans, if i get any. There aren't any spare, like, slots or anything on the case?
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26. February 2006 @ 13:42 |
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like everything i wouldnt worry about it until it happens.
Have u cheaked the fan?, is the case 4 years old as well?
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 13:44 |
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Yeah, i'll check the fan in a sec.
The case is indeed nearly 4 years (i bought it in October of 2002). The graphics card i bought 2 weeks ago as well, so i really don't want that to go anytime soon!!
Will check the fan now...
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26. February 2006 @ 13:46 |
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i invested in something simalar to this 
Works great just behind the graphics card keeping it cool.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 14:03 |
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Well, i just opened the pc up, and the graphics card fan does seem to be working alright. Spinning real fast n everything.
I seem to have overlooked the 2 slots where something fan sized could fit on the case as well!
You mentioned an 'in' and an 'out' fan as well?? I take it these both go on the inside of the case...
Also, about that fan you just displayed a pic of...how does that fit on? Does it go on top of the graphics card fan? Where do you screw it onto?
Thanks, blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 14:05 |
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Yea both inside 1 pulling air in and 1 taking air out lol, that fan takes up "1 pci slot" so just slots n screws in.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 14:07 |
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I assume that graphics card fan needs the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP slot?
Do you think that graphics card could hold on for another two weeks? The weird thing is, the 154 doesn't fluctuate at all...I just played Doom 3 for 5 minutes and it didn't even change... The ambient temperature does tho.
Cheers, Blighter
P.S Where can i get one of those graphics card fans?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. February 2006 @ 14:08
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26. February 2006 @ 14:11 |
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i think its just a rouge reading, and if u want to replace it but a new graphics card fan, the product i said will help the fan out but not replace it!, and definatly buy a couple of fans asap, i think the graphics card fan is fine, although that is not an oppatuiniy to sue my sorry ass if it all goes wrong lol. Good luck and goodnight, i am retiring to get some sleep.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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26. February 2006 @ 16:52 |
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Just purchased one of those PCI fans, and also two 80mm fans. Just realised though...how do i set it up so that one sucks air in and the other sucks air out...do i install one the other way around or something?
Also...both my fan slots are adjacent to each other just beneath my PSU. Is this alright? Or would you recommend installing one fan there and the other elsewhere?
Cheers, Blighter
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27. February 2006 @ 08:58 |
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sorry been to work all day, neva a good start to a monday morning lol, right i would install 1 fan there and the other one i dealy would want to be at the front of the case pulling air in, if this is not possible then it should be installed on the side case, there is no point putting it just under the otherone, cuz as one sucks in the other blows all the sucked in air out so it would be like not having any fans or nearly. Hope all this helps mate.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Blighter
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28. February 2006 @ 05:16 |
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Well, i've bought an Akasa System Exhaust Blower (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Akasa.html - SY-000-GE) and 2 Akasa AK-182-L2B Ultra Quiet 80mm Fans (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Akasa_Fan... - FG-023-AK).
I've installed them like you said - one just below the PSU sucking out, and one at the bottom of the front of the PC blowing in...
I've currently got the PC open on my lap as i type, and the fans are working fine...but it doesn't seem to be making it much cooler or anything. The PC doesn't really feel that hot either. My ambient reading now is around 34/36 mark, but my graphics card core is still 154 apparently? Should it feel hot if i touch it while it's running (because it doesn't)? The hottest area of the PC seems to be the exhaust bit of the PSU (where it pumps air out the back), but i'd only say it's at about 40 degrees (rough estimate). I'm beginning to think it's just a false alarm, because while the ambient temperature fluctuates if i stare at it for 5 minutes, i've never ever seen the 154 change! Also, i would have thought i'd see artifacts all over the screen if it was that hot, but there's nothing...I played Doom 3 for 5 minutes yesterday and it ran flawlessly...
What do we think? Is it being reported wrong, or do I need more fans?
Cheers, Blighter
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28. February 2006 @ 06:02 |
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everything in that systems looking a little toasty... your harddrive are running at like 50 degrees... thats never good... mine tend to run at just 30 - 35 degrees
If the heatsink doesnt feel hot then its likely that it hasnt been fitted properly... which would also explain the abnormally high temperatures.
remove the heatsink and fan from the graphics card clean away any old thermal paste, apply some new thermal paste (only a thin layer just enough to cover the gpu) and put the heatsink back on... if im right you will see a significant drop in temerature
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Blighter
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28. February 2006 @ 06:38 |
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I should probably mention that the PC had been on for about 5 days straight when i took those previous readings! These are the ones i've just got :
Also, i can't actually touch the heatsink on my graphics card because it's got thise huge xfx thing covering it. Where can i get thermal paste?
Another question : What would the performance leap be like in Doom 3 etc, if i upgraded my motherboard from AGP4x to AGP8x?
Cheers,
Blighter
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