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| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 749911 | 2009-02-21 06:29:00 | Does anyone know, is the 9800 GX2 video card prone to overheating problems. | JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 749912 | 2009-02-21 06:58:00 | Doesn't surprise me a lot if it does, although I don't use a PRO graphics card as yours. But if you want to play heavy games (well, that's the whole point having such a good card), the temperature may go up to 100 degrees centigrade. A friend of mine said that his 8800GTX goes up to 80-90 degrees centigrade when he plays games. | LynX (14542) | ||
| 749913 | 2009-02-21 07:05:00 | I'm having problems during hot afternoons. Distorted picture and even lockups.If I reduce the size of the window or shut down one monitor it stops the problem. Overheating is the only thing I can think of. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 749914 | 2009-02-21 11:15:00 | if it starts locking up, stick a fan pointing at the pc with the side off it. if problem goes away its overheating. if problem stays its prob something else, (but may still be a bad contact with heatsink causing overheat) |
dbs (8785) | ||
| 749915 | 2009-02-21 18:29:00 | Think I may have solved it. Turned off "Cool and Quiet" |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 749916 | 2009-02-21 19:25:00 | What's your case cooling like Jack? | stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 749917 | 2009-02-22 00:25:00 | What's your case cooling like Jack? Lian Li case with stock fans. It's quite good realy. What I have doubts about is two vid cards in a box with one fan and a gig of ram, realy working overtime. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 749918 | 2009-02-22 01:20:00 | Lian Li case with stock fans. It's quite good realy. What I have doubts about is two vid cards in a box with one fan and a gig of ram, realy working overtime. Did turning off Cool and quiet actually solve your issues? One fan in your Lian Li? It also depends on airflow through the box. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 749919 | 2009-02-22 01:31:00 | Think I may have solved it. Turned off "Cool and Quiet" On what? CPU or graphics? I never run any of that, you want your fans going flat out while gaming. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 749920 | 2009-02-22 01:48:00 | Cool and Quiet? Isn't that an AMD feature? I thought you have a Core 2 Extreme? It would be pretty hard to overheat a GPU to the point it will corrupt graphics unless you are really negligent to your case's airflow or if the GPU's fan has failed. Google and download GPU-Z and check the sensors page to see if the card is indeed overheating. You don't have to open up a game to fully load the GPU - download Atitool and run its 'Scan for Artifacts' feature. It will work the GPU to over 95%. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
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