7800 GT temp 82c under load sounds high..

[keyser]

As title says. After 20 mins of FEAR my gpu gets toasty.. is 82c something to worry about? I'm using a Zalman VF700-AlCu cooler on silent mode. Usually runs at ~42c idle. I'm just wondering if i need to screw the heatsink down some more - when I was fitting it there's no mention in the manual about how much you need to tighten screws, I just stopped when i thought it was ON!

I've done the 'detect optimal' setting in coolbits/forceware (486/1170), but since oc'd my CPU from stock, now running detect optimal again shows lower speeds. Maybe this is due to my cpu oc? I know the warning message is only displayed at 115c though, so it sounds safe, although a crazy kind of safe

 

[DannyW]

Mine runs cooler then 42*c with stock cooler, and on a game about 65*c

 

[mattx2]

My 7800gt is 42c idle and hits 70ish under full load with the zalman cooler. If you don't get any artifacts then you should be ok.

 

[Legless]

I have a 7800GTX EE and that idles at 50c and hits 70c under load, so i would say that 82c is a tad high...

 

[crashuk]

lol my card at idle is 80c ish and when in use 110c, still trying to get a rma from xfx.