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| 337376 | 2005-03-24 00:14:00 | I have a Leadtek FX5900 (www.leadtek.com.tw) (photo towards bottom of page) that I am having problems keeping cool. When I run anything with intense graphics (Uru, Need for Speed, Far Cry etc) the temperature on the card goes up into the 90's and occasionally even passes 100 degrees (C) whereupon the alarm within Winfox 2 is triggered. Firstly, how big a problem is this temperature? The NVidia settings for the card have a default "core slowdown" temperature of 140 C. If the temperature is a problem, what are my options for lowering it, as the whole card is encased in an aluminium case (with 2 fans). I suspect that the heat from the card is also responsible for pushing my CPU/MB temperatures up into the high 50's and 60's. Other info : Processor P4 2.8 HT (with standard fan) |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 337377 | 2005-03-24 00:57:00 | becuase it has 2 fans and the aliminium case on it, you will want to look at your case cooling. Becuase the fans on the Vid card will be sucking in the air that is around it, (not sure of the intake and the exhaust, if any on your card) So if you dont have a decent airflow in your case, the card will be using warm air to try and cool the card. | Jams (1051) | ||
| 337378 | 2005-03-24 01:08:00 | Try removing and reseating the heatsink, you might have installed it incorrectly. Make sure it contacts the chip fully, and dont use too much thermal paste because that also inhibits cooling Also try cleaning out the dust in your fans and the case itself. 40 degrees is pretty damn high for a case temperature, assuming thats correct. I would also try cleaning up the wiring in the case and add some more fans if posible. I'm sure if you got some more air circulation going, you could drastically drop those temperatures. Remember more exaust is better than more intake.also do you have case fans? if you do you have to orient them properly...the fans at the back and top should be exhaust...fans on the side and front should be intake...if you dont..i would invest in atleast one exhaust fan...(better to have more exhaust) |
TINY (7596) | ||
| 337379 | 2005-03-24 01:12:00 | I don't have any case fans, so I guess an exhaust fan will be my first step. I realise that I can't entirely believe everything that temperature sensors tell me, but the fact that my processor and video card are reading relatively high suggests that there is an airflow problem somewhere. | Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 337380 | 2005-03-24 01:23:00 | I don't have any case fans, so I guess an exhaust fan will be my first step. I realise that I can't entirely believe everything that temperature sensors tell me, but the fact that my processor and video card are reading relatively high suggests that there is an airflow problem somewhere. you should buy some case fans they are a lot better in the long run i think (personally) umm yea look at that because that could be a major problem. |
TINY (7596) | ||
| 337381 | 2005-03-24 01:50:00 | A good case fan will be a wise investment. Also look at the positioning of PCI cards in relation to the Video card. There should be at least one empty PCI slot next to the card to allow good air movement. |
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