7800gt temps
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watertown1978
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Thats alot of heat. I think you would want to keep the temps on them around 75c if my thinking is correct. My 6800 GT only hits 52c.
Also the software might not be accurate either. I think Nvidia has a temp monitor with thier software. I have it on my 6800 here.
BTW is this with stock or a aftermarket HS on the GPU?
After some looking 90+c is bad for the card so your getting there. Try to get some decent airflow in the case. The air in there might be too warm for the HS to cool properly
Also the software might not be accurate either. I think Nvidia has a temp monitor with thier software. I have it on my 6800 here.
BTW is this with stock or a aftermarket HS on the GPU?
After some looking 90+c is bad for the card so your getting there. Try to get some decent airflow in the case. The air in there might be too warm for the HS to cool properly
name='watertown1978' said:
52 is what i have when idle in windows.
i believe everest shows the same as nvidia's does, atleast they show the same idle in windows.
stock heatsink but the card in question has a better than average heatsink.
bigger fan than other 7800gt cards i looked at and the fan throttles with the temp.
cant get better airflow than i already have as i have 1 120mm fan blowing more or less onto the bottomside of the card and another 120mm fan moving the air around above the card and i get less than 2 celsius temp increase when going from idle on both cpu and gfxcard to maximum load.
watertown1978
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Have you tried to put some AS5 on it instead of the stock paste. I found that helps alot with any kind of cooling. There is something for sure wrong here because your temps should never get that high. If nothing else, I would back down that oc just so you dont fry your GPU. You could always try a aftermarket HS also. Well worth the 40.00 for the GPU is as important and the CPU now a days
as5 and aftermarket heatsink is nothing i will even consider as the card is less then 3months old and if their is something wrong then i can get a new one of warranty and most likely swap in in the store for a even better card.
and i shouldnt have to pay extra for the card either, i already paid 420$ for it.
and for the overclock, its slightly higher than the extreme version that to my knowledge uses the same heatsink i already have so it should be enough.
and i shouldnt have to pay extra for the card either, i already paid 420$ for it.
and for the overclock, its slightly higher than the extreme version that to my knowledge uses the same heatsink i already have so it should be enough.
watertown1978
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what kind of voltage is going in to it? I am not up on the whole pcie ocing YET but did you adjust the voltage at all?
If there are the same setups like yours that are oced with the same specs with lower temps, I would send it back if thats what you want to do
Like I said before poeple oced were seeing mid 50's temps load and thats 30c or so lower than you
If there are the same setups like yours that are oced with the same specs with lower temps, I would send it back if thats what you want to do
Like I said before poeple oced were seeing mid 50's temps load and thats 30c or so lower than you
50celsius sounds like a dream to me as the card draws over 50w power.
over 50w creates ALOT of heat and the heatsink isnt big.
checked and default varning temp with nvidia's driver is 115 celsius.
but have sent a mail to leadtek support to se what they think about it too.
did some quick googling and seems as 60-65 celsius is normal work temperature.
over 50w creates ALOT of heat and the heatsink isnt big.
checked and default varning temp with nvidia's driver is 115 celsius.
but have sent a mail to leadtek support to se what they think about it too.
did some quick googling and seems as 60-65 celsius is normal work temperature.
Dont touch the voltages whatever you do. These temps do seem abnormally high, do you have any way of testing the ambient heat in the GC area? Check the back of the card with your hand (make sure youre earthed) to see if the temp is a mis-reading. The 70/80*C mark will be too hot to touch. The techies might say theyre ok up to 90, but temps above 70 are still too high and will drastically shorten the life of your card.
name='llwyd' said:
have not touched any voltages relating to the gfx card as i dont want to invalidate the warranty.
if the card breaks i cant use the computer :/
after some googling im not so sure they are abnormaly high.
seen one fellow with a card hitting 100+, actually went so high so the drivers went in and throttle down the card.
at another site i saw a claim that 90-100 celsius isnt extremly high for nvidia cards and it is right with atleast some of the gf4 cards i have seen.
at most 28celsius measured at the top of the case so should be lower around the gfx card as i have a 120mm fan on the side blowing air towards the card.
done it a couple of times when idle and the heatsink has always felt a bit warm to the touch.
waiting for a reply from the store.
but found information that i am far from alone to hit 80celsius.
btw gpu's can tolerate much more heat than cpu's does.
an ati 9800pro, my previous gfx card hit 80celsius with the reference cooler from ati.
WC Annihilus
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O, we know that GPU temps tend to hit higher than CPU. Most of us have been doing this for a while you know 
Anyways, personally those seem high to me. Of course, as someone said, stock temperature monitors are not necessarily right (heck, frequently they're way off). The 7 series cards should run quite a bit cooler than the 6 series cards, and those sound like 6 series temps to me <shrugs>
Anyways, personally those seem high to me. Of course, as someone said, stock temperature monitors are not necessarily right (heck, frequently they're way off). The 7 series cards should run quite a bit cooler than the 6 series cards, and those sound like 6 series temps to me <shrugs>name='WC Annihilus' said:
yup, thats why usually touch the heatsink to get a better "feeling" for it.
also the overclock i had have worked great with several games and benchmarkig programs including atitool artifactscan but when the temp went up i started to get some artifacts so seems oblivion pushed the card harder than anything i used before.
also seen claims its a good program to check for artifacts due to the heavy use of gfx card.1
the most information i found sofar suggest 40-45 idle and 60-65 celsius max load to be normal temps but some cards like mine have higher.
but saw one interesting thing when i checked which gfx card the store has and they dont have any 7800gt so they must give me a 7900gt if its returned
WC Annihilus
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name='Raven' said:but saw one interesting thing when i checked which gfx card the store has and they dont have any 7800gt so they must give me a 7900gt if its returned
:rollingla Well, if they honor that, good news!
if, they dont have any choice.
if the card is returned under warranty they are obligated to either give me a card with the same specs or better.
its one of those nice laws i have in my country
and if the card is sent away to be repaired and it takes 2weeks or more i can demand to borrow a card in that time or be compensated.
it is also possible the store will go for a refund and thats fine with me too as the 7900gt costs the same as i paid for the 7800gt.
this is something i can do even if only the fan breaks down.
if the card is returned under warranty they are obligated to either give me a card with the same specs or better.
its one of those nice laws i have in my country
and if the card is sent away to be repaired and it takes 2weeks or more i can demand to borrow a card in that time or be compensated.
it is also possible the store will go for a refund and thats fine with me too as the 7900gt costs the same as i paid for the 7800gt.
this is something i can do even if only the fan breaks down.
e-mail them before you do it and say 'the fan on the graphics card i bought from you seems to have failed and the card has over heated, i have all the appropriate paperwork etc, what are my options in terms of an RMA?' and argue untill they offer what you want and/or act according on their response
eg, if they say 'we cannot offer this service as fan failure is not covered' then dont stick your finger in it lol
eg, if they say 'we cannot offer this service as fan failure is not covered' then dont stick your finger in it lol
Someone correct me if im wrong, but, technicly, you screwed over your warrenty the second you took it over stock speeds. Ive just flicked through my leadtek warenty and your practicly not allowed to breather near the thing. Wich is quite odd as they provide overclocking software.
Also i am aware that its practicly impossible ot tell if an undamaged chip has been overclocked or not.
To me it sounds like you need to extract the air from around the cards HS. Having a fan blow air over it is all good, but not if that then warm air is just hanging around.
Also i am aware that its practicly impossible ot tell if an undamaged chip has been overclocked or not.
To me it sounds like you need to extract the air from around the cards HS. Having a fan blow air over it is all good, but not if that then warm air is just hanging around.
watertown1978
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HAHA that is true with everything , Once you use a HS on a cpu besides the stock HS you have voided the warenty.
BAck on topic though, you should have no problems RMAing it if needed and getting a new card. You didnt flash the bios with a custom one, and most ocing with the card is done with software so there is no "real" way for them to tell it was oced at all.
BAck on topic though, you should have no problems RMAing it if needed and getting a new card. You didnt flash the bios with a custom one, and most ocing with the card is done with software so there is no "real" way for them to tell it was oced at all.
