Nvidia 8600GT Idle Temp

[a7mado]

Hey Guys

I have problem with my graphic card idle temp .. My idle temp is 70 C which I think is too high. The standard cooler is installed and the graphic card is not even overclocked. I tried cleaning it .. it goes down to like 60C which is still too high. I played Battlefield Bad Company 2 with low settings on the temp reached 85C.

I have a HP Pavilion Elite m9280.me Desktop PC.

What should I do to lower my temp and is it safe to overclock in this state ?

Thanks alot

 

[tinytomlogan]

deffo dont overclock it. Take the heatsink off, clean & replace the TIM.

Make sure you get all the dust and crap out of the heatsink. Does your case have good airflow?

 

[a7mado]

deffo dont overclock it. Take the heatsink off, clean & replace the TIM.

Make sure you get all the dust and crap out of the heatsink. Does your case have good airflow?

From the outside or from the inside ?

From the outside its like this

If you want it from the inside I can take a picture for you.

What do you mean by TIM ?

Is there any guide that can help me to how to take off the heatsink .. cause I dont want to do anything wrong.