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Answer» HEY ya'll! Just upgraded my system from the processor up and I'm pretty happy with it! However, I'm a little worried that my video card might be running hot. I'm using a BFG GeForce 7300 GS 512 MB with the stock Nvidia GPU FAN. Both Everest and Speedfan show my GPU TEMPS at AROUND 65C idle and as high as 78C load. Is this high for that card? I've done some research and found conflicting opinions. I trust the members here and would appreciate your advice. Should I consider an aftermarket GPU cooler? Also, I have a 3 fan 5.25" bay mounted intake from my old system that I haven't installed. Is it worth the effort to install it in the new system? I'm currently set up with the stock Intel CPU heatsink/fan, a 90 mm rear exhaust, a 120 mm side intake, and the stock Nvidia GPU heatsink/fan. Should I install the front bay fans, or would it be a waste of time and load on my PSU? Thanks for your input!Congratz on the system upgrade, you seem very pleased with it. It would help if you would let us know more about what you have running in your computer and also what case you use. For the GPU: I skipped over that series of cards, so I have no experience with them specifically. GPUs tend to run hotter than what CPUs will tolerate. 78C is a little higher than what I'd personally like to see on load, but many people report temps that high or higher without short-term effect. If the card gets too hot to operate properly, you will begin to experience anomalies ranging from artifacts to crashes. It doesn't sound like that's a problem for you at this time. If you are able to manually set the fan speed, that's the simplest and easiest way to bring GPU temps down usually. The trade-off is noise. I find that a)ambient temps affect idle temps more than load temps b)idle temps are suspect and of very little real value unless they look more like load-range temps. As far as adding/changing/removing fans in your case, do it. Play around with it. See what kinds of changes happen with your case ambient temps and experiment to improve them. Air flow, volume and turbulence all CONTRIBUTE to ambient temps which in turn affect idle/load temps.thanks for the tips! I installed the bay fan setup and it looks like it lowered the GPU temps by like 2-3 degrees C... I know every little bit helps! |
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