my evga 6800gt is gettin up to 80c during game play, i only play that one game on my computer which is city of heroes. the card idles around 58-59c, i tried opening the case side up and that doesnt help still gets up there. would the drivers have anything to do w/it?? i was using like 71.somthing then i up'd them too 77.72 then i noticed it started then droped them back to 71.84 and its still hott. during game play my guy starts laggin and things start dissappearing from the game. i have a pci fan, but it sucks and blows out back of computer and i know i got plenty of fans in my case too (6) any help would be nice, its drive'n my up a wall not bein able to play.
VC overheatin, Help ASAP
- Thread starter SnoMan
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Yeah i agree with NickS - re-applying some decent TIC should drop your temps a bit.
Also consider doing the following:
* Use driver cleaner to remove all VC drivers from your machine. Nvidia drivers have a strange habit of not uninstalling properly. Then reinstall the drivers that worked best for you.
* Grab an Arctic Cooling Silencer for the card - these are excelent and reasonably priced.
* Mod the BIOS on your card to always run the fan at 100%
* Consider installing a fan that blows cold air from the outside of your case on to the card.
Also consider doing the following:
* Use driver cleaner to remove all VC drivers from your machine. Nvidia drivers have a strange habit of not uninstalling properly. Then reinstall the drivers that worked best for you.
* Grab an Arctic Cooling Silencer for the card - these are excelent and reasonably priced.
* Mod the BIOS on your card to always run the fan at 100%
* Consider installing a fan that blows cold air from the outside of your case on to the card.
FarFarAway
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name='SnoMan' said:
If you follow Kemps guide, you can't go wrong - it really is very easy to do.
For cleaning off the goop i suggest this (2nd item down):
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Thermal_Materials_27.html
and some of those ear cleaning sticks. It really does work a treat
Edit: To mod the bios, what you need to do is take a backup of the bios using a util called nvflash, and then you can send it to me and i will change the fan settings for you, and then reflash your card with the modified bios.
ok, well my internet has been F'n up all week, losing packets big time. but neways i went and bought a lil 9in personel fan and put it in front of the case w/the side on and it help, droped it bout 5deg both idle and underload, and sometimes ill open the side up and place the fan directly towards the v.c. this will work for me for now till i start workin 10hrs a day again at work to purchase nv5 silencer. gas is got me kinda broke. and i got a virus on computer so i had to reformat it too, sry for late reply
FarFarAway
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name='SnoMan' said:
Its no problems - we were just wanting to know if you ok!
80c aint to bad for the 6800 it should be able to handle it iv seen my evga 6800 softmodded to gt and overclocked to core 400mhz ram 950mhz hit like 70c if stuff is missing from games try lowering your ram clock that should temp fix it till you can clean it up good and get a better cooler for it.
bloodthirst
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yeah he should just get a NV silencer if hes worried about the temps, but i dont see much wrong with them 
Damianscott71
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Correct me if I'm wrong (or just talking shite), but if you've got another card stacked right next to the graphics card, wouldn't that effect the heat dissipation from the fan on the card? I found that leaving a space of 1 slot between cards helps, then you can also pop the blanking plate from the middle slot, to allow improved airflow.
On my old 5950, I also fashioned an acoustic baffle out of card & foam, to cut down the noise from the fan on the card. It worked a treat.
On my old 5950, I also fashioned an acoustic baffle out of card & foam, to cut down the noise from the fan on the card. It worked a treat.
