New Computer System Running Hot?

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Vezra

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I just recently purchased a new gaming computer from AVA Direct and aside from all of the Vista 64bit problems (can't blame AVA for that) i'm just curious if my system is to hot. I haven't had a new computer system for about 5 years so I don't reeally know how hot this new hardware is supposed to be. Anyway, I downloaded speedfan to look at my temps and so far everything looks OK except for the AUX which shows a constant 127C but I read on forums that this is common problem for alot of people. It shows this temp even when I first turn on the comp so I know its not accurate. Anyway my system specs are:

Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit
CPU: Intel E6850
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTX
Hardrive: Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Ram: 4GB Corsair 800MHZ
Mobo: Asus P5K (Non Deluxe)
Sound Card: Creative X-FI XtremeGamer
NIC: Killer NIC
Case: Thermaltake Armor with the big 25cm fan on the side
Power: Thermaltake 750W power supply

Nothing is overclocked but like I said i'm not sure of the new hardware on temps to the "feel" now days BUT I was messing around with my cords on the back of my computer and noticed that there was alot of heat coming from the back of the system, I touched the Video card and its like RED HOT. If I leave my fingers on it to long it will burn me. My Killer NIC sets right underneath it and its getting extremely hot aswell. Is this normal or should I be worried?
 
Install a temp monitoring program like speed fan and post numbers.
 
Speedfan Shows:

System: 48C
CPU: 22C
AUX: 127C
HD0: 34C
Core 0: 19C
Core 1: 18C

For the AUX it shows this temp constant. It never goes up or down and even when I first turn on the comp it shows 127C. The part that gets really hot is the back of the video card that sticks out where you plug your monitor into and I just wanted to know if this is normal...
 
Everything I have found says your card should be right around 70c... I agree that the reading your getting is likely incorrect.. but it is not normal for the card to get hot enough to physically burn you... I would contact AVA and see if you can get the card replaced.....
 
See that's what I was thinking but I haven't had a new system in about 5 years so I didn't know what was normal these days. My games seem to be running fine, they are smooth and i'm getting good FPS with everything maxed (WoW, Quake 4). Everything else seems fine it's just the part where you plug your monitor into and the heatsink that sticks out below it that get really hot. I'm not sure what else I can do or what to look for. I will contact AVA though and see what they say. Also what is AUX? Is that the video card reading?
 
I don't have an 8800, but I cannot imagine it being normal for the back of the card to be too hot to touch... I could be wrong, but that just doesn't seem right to me... Maybe a call to AVA would clear things up... ask them what they think, and you could dig through the video card forum here and see what you can find, or maybe the EVGA forums...

Good luck... hope you get it sorted out...
 
I'm not sure about the heat coming off of your card but as far as AUX is concerned I searched around a bit and found this tidbit--

"SpeedFan's "Aux" is simply an unassigned spare input, which may randomly toggle through values up to 127. This is a known issue, is not a problem, and can be deselected for display, and disregarded"

The full thread is over here-

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/230808-29-e6600-temps-heck-speedfan
 
Thanks for the input guys. I recently pulled out the video card and reseated it hoping that would do something and I also switched places with my soundcard and my Killer NIC since my soundcard is alot smaller. The NIC set right underneath the video card and I noticed a spot on the card starting to form that looks like it's from heat. I booted up the system and got a BSOD as soon as I hit the desktop. Restarted, got to the desktop, so far so good. I touched the back of the video card and it seemed OK but it was a little warm. I had a tough time getting my NIC to work since I moved it but I got that all worked out (had to uninstall/reinstall drivers) I loaded up World of Warcraft and within 2 minutes the video card was starting to get extremely hot again so I have since shut down the system and i'm now waiting for a response from AVA. They have been really helpful so far so i'm sure once they get in and get my message they will take care of me. I do have another question though, is there anyway it could be the powersupply causing this?
 
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