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gt6800 Temperature Issue? (no oc)

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Hello all.
I have a NVidai 256mb ddr fx 6800GT card which is very nice. Ive had the card pre-installed in my machine by Mesh since september. Ive had long sessions on Far Cry and rome-total war with no worries. However, I just got half-life 2/CS-S and after playing for around 30-45min i get a warning message saying that its getting too hot (around the 99c mark) and it automatically switches HL2 off. I downloaded coolbits, but I have set it to no overclocking. I hoovered the dust out of the case of my tower, and yes it is in a well ventilated space. It has been getting hotter the last week or two, but still, why is this happening? HL2 is set at max detail graphics, but then i dont want to compromise and tune things down when its supposed to be top of the range gpu. There are other cards in the other pci slots but there is still enough room for the 6800 and there isnt really any way of rearranging them to get better room. Any ideas? Its ambient temp is 41, and its core slowdown threshold is set to default at 120. I dont think mesh would replace it as ive instlalled coolbits, and they are shit at customer service, would take them arounda month to replace it. Can someone with a 6800gt give me some of their temp readings. why am i so high?
 
On my system, the 7x.xx series drivers have "increased" my gpu temps litterally. At idle, they are at least 5-7C higher and at load as much as 10C.

I know this because I have an external thermistor in the vicinity of the gpu reading temps and it showed an increase as well.

I have backed down to 67.02 drivers to be at normal temp.

If it still shows a high temp, there may be a chance the thermal interface material between the heatsink and the gpu is not as effective anymore. Mine was very dry when I pulled my stock heatsink off and that was only a month after getting it.

Stock heatsink ~62C idle ~77C load
NVSilencer ~57C idle ~68C load
 
41 C amibent reported from Grafic card or from mainboar sensor or You have measured it?

Of it's from grafic card sensor then it's still normal though if it's real case temp then it's to high. Real air temp in a case must be just few (2~8) C higher then outside of case.

If case temps are O.K. then one of those fans like Zalman OP-1 would be nice help.

Normaly GT cards with stock cooling on full load run 52~65 C deppending on case PSU etc.

Also You can gett Your self Artic Cooling Nvidia 5 rev.2 Silencer. It will cool much better and it is much quieter then any stock cooler. Though taking of cooler is voids warranty.



MD
 
Yeah, I would replace the cooler and get a fan pointed at that baby.
 
Whoa, dude, 99c idle? Dang, dude! Dude, seriously! DUDE! I have a PNY 6800GT with NV Silencer 5 on it w/ Arctic Silver 5. Idle temps are 48-53°C and you must have a crap ventilated case, and you're saying you have 99C, it probably means your GPU's fan died, haha
 
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