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Thread ID: 86433 2008-01-16 11:44:00 Graphics Card Overheating Azure018 (13291) Press F1
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630997 2008-01-17 01:50:00 www.ascent.co.nz

theres that

but wouldnt it suck the heat off the bottom card and blow it into the top card? 		Azure018 (13291)
630998 2008-01-17 02:29:00 I reckon something like this would be better:

www.thermaltake.com

Of course, it's essentially doing what the fan on your 8800's should be doing (they vent out the back, right?) - but if the heat build up in the PC is still too much then drawing that hot air out and as a result pulling more (cooler) air in via the front may work.

The problem is these things are all very hit and miss. Since you can't really "see" the airflow in action inside your PC. 		Biggles (121)
630999 2008-01-17 08:02:00 120mm fan sucking in air at front, 80mm at the side sucking air into cpu, 120 exaust fan at rear of case to suck air out

Try turning this one around (like Myths) :2cents: 		feersumendjinn (64)
631000 2008-01-17 10:19:00 Hey i have a NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and i was wondering it says its running at 84 Degrees and i was wondering what was that optimum temp for good performance?? password (5384)
631001 2008-01-17 19:27:00 Not really - the one I have is jut a cheapy no-name brand but it seems to do the job.

I've had regular problems with heat in summer on my past 2 PCs, but this summer the 7900GT started acting flaky in games. I had taken it out and reverted to a 6600GT but tried this latest solution when putting it back in and it seems to work. I've had no repeat of the corrupted displays that made games unplayable, so I'm pretty convinced excess heat on the the card was the cause of the problem.

I also gave the whole card a good vacuum/clean to remove dust build up, which will impair fan/heatsinks ability to dissipate heat.

What I really want is a small cheap air-con box that you can place on your desk next to the PC which then blows cool, dry air into the side fan. That would solve almost all these summer blues, I reckon.

now thats an idea. codex and i have resolved it down to: 1x 8800 in there is fine, no matter what card it is, so neither of them are faulty, but as soon as i put the 2nd in, thats when heat builds up, so now im running one by itself and another being lonely in its box. 		Azure018 (13291)
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