7800gt running hot

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Hey guys, my 7800gt is getting temps over 100c when playing games, and 60c when idle. Can I just slap some artic silver on the gpu, or is my card just going bad? Thanks for the help.
 
that´s some insane temps !! make sure your heatsink/fan is dust free, u better put some fans on your case to increase the airflow, the idle temps on those cards is around 45ºC.
 
I have 4 case fans and my normal case temps are around 28c-33c. I cleaned all the dust out of the card as well. I've had this card since the 7800gt first came out. It was never this bad before, but has been getting steadily worse over time.
 
hhmm, that´s odd, i´ve had 2 7800gt cards for about 1 year and during that time they worked fine, with no increase in temperature that is. Have u install some new hardware recently?
 
Just ram changes, and more hard drives. Everything else is the same. Do you think I can put some arctic silver on the gpu core and would it help?
 
u could try putting some AS on it but dont expect more than 5ºC of difference, u could also check your heatsink to see if it is attached properly to your video card, cuz it might´ve loosen up a bit
 
I just completely took apart my card and put as on the ram and gpu. Took apart the fan as well and blew out all the dust with canned air. Now it runs low 40c idle and mid 60c stressed:D . Thanks for the help.
 
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