8800 GT @ 73c?

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Justintoxicated

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Well I put in my new 7800 GT

At idle with stock cooler it is around 32c
Under load (Bioshock) It is exceeding 73c (and cauing my MBM5 alram to go off (I had to diable it).

I'm used to having a liquid cooled card so my temps never exceeded 48c, even on a hot day. is 73c too hot?

I am using my G15 to display video card temp passed through MBM5 while in game. (in case your wondering how I am getting this info)
 
That sounds like a large swing. Mine idles around 55 and hits 73 under load. I'm not sure how reliable MBM is for these new cards. Try Rivatuner's monitor. What speed is your fan set at?
 
Your idle temp seems WAY low at 32C with the stock cooler.

Mine idles at 51C and loads at 81C on the stock cooler with the fan at 43%. (690/990 clocks)

EDIT: Are you talking about the 8800 or 7800?
 
WhyYouLoveMe said:
Your idle temp seems WAY low at 32C with the stock cooler.

Mine idles at 51C and loads at 81C on the stock cooler with the fan at 43%. (690/990 clocks)

EDIT: Are you talking about the 8800 or 7800?
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8800GT for sure my 7800GT under liquid was much cooler.

Ill check with riva tuner when I get home but MBM5 should be accurate it's just a temp sensor reading afaik.
 
mine hit 74c in crysis demo

thats pretty normal

with fans at 60% playing bioshock for 30 minutes they hit 66c
 
Very normal. I heard of ppl hitting 99 during gaming with the 8800gt
 
Normal, mine would go to 78*C at stock, so I ran the fan at 100% to bring the temps down to 62*C load.
 
hmz said:
Increase the fan speed and it will drop to 80.
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Yeah, I would, but I hate noise and I'm not too concerned.

I'm kinda "borrowing" the card til my "real" card comes in. I have an aftermarket cooler I'm going to slap on it that'll keep temps way down.
 
Justintoxicated said:
Well I put in my new 7800 GT

At idle with stock cooler it is around 32c
Under load (Bioshock) It is exceeding 73c (and cauing my MBM5 alram to go off (I had to diable it).

I'm used to having a liquid cooled card so my temps never exceeded 48c, even on a hot day. is 73c too hot?

I am using my G15 to display video card temp passed through MBM5 while in game. (in case your wondering how I am getting this info)
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73c under is load is pretty good for stock cooling. And 32c is very good too @ idle.
If you're still not happy, just buy another cooler. There's some pretty good ones, for no more than $20-25.
 
kumquat said:
Yeah, I would, but I hate noise and I'm not too concerned.
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I hate noise, too. A LOT. If you pump up the stock fan to 40% you still can't hear it over the normal 29% and it'll cool better. I'm also waiting for my S1 to shut that sucker up. :D
 
WhyYouLoveMe said:
I hate noise, too. A LOT. If you pump up the stock fan to 40% you still can't hear it over the normal 29% and it'll cool better.
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Uh, maybe you can't, but going from 29% to 40% on my case goes from "slightly annoying" to "maddening."

At 29%, it's already the loudest thing in my case. You shouldn't tell people what the can and cannot hear :)
 
kumquat said:
At 29%, it's already the loudest thing in my case. You shouldn't tell people what the can and cannot hear :)
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My mistake and I am truly sorry. Relativity has no place on this forum, eh? ;) May my apology be as pleasing as seventy-two of these guys: :rolleyes:

EDIT: Dang it, quat, yer too fast for me to edit my post. ;)

EDIT 2: I also said you wouldn't hear 40% over 29%. If 29% is annoying to you, 40% will be annoying to you but nothing more. Better cooling without more noise = win.
 
If someone has a super silent PC then they may hear it at 29%. I can't. I run mine at 50% and barely hear it, but it's totally tolerable. Then again I have 2 120mm case fans and a stock CPU cooler, so it blends in just fine.
 
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