8800GTS Running hot

[benjo]

Just done a fresh install of everything, and just been looking at the temps.

Idle, my 8800GTS is reporting a temperature of 80c :/

Would it be wise to remove the heatsink, and reseat it with some decent thermal paste?

My only concern is whether it has thermal pads between the ram chips and the heatsink.

Any ideas?

 

[Cleeecooo]

I'd reapply the TIM. I'm sure you could find some thermal pads for cheap.

 

[stopper]

My only concern is whether it has thermal pads between the ram chips and the heatsink.

Any ideas?

My old 8800 had thermal pads for the ram, they were sticky on the HS side only so you are fine to remove it.

 

[benjo]

Thanks for the replies guys, that's my job for tomorrow

 

[Dutch Guy]

First check to see if there is any dust in the heatsink that blocks airflow.
Was the idle temp lower before?
Are you using a different driver version with a different fan profile?

 

[benjo]

First check to see if there is any dust in the heatsink that blocks airflow.
Was the idle temp lower before?
Are you using a different driver version with a different fan profile?

I haven't checked in a while, but it used to idle at around 50c.

It's the EVGA 8800GTS. Using the latest drivers now, so I presumed the fan profile would be the same still. There's no dust in the cooler

 

[Dutch Guy]

Is there something changed after the reinstall, something running in the background causing the card to go to 3D clocks instead of 2D clocks?
Maybe aero or a sidebar widget?