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Hey, I was wondering if there is anything i can buy to help cool down my graphics card?
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Cooling my graphics card
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I see from your sig you have a 3870x2, this unfortunatly limits you opitions a lot as unfortunatly there are no aftermarket air coolers as far as i'm aware
There will have been waterblocks made for that card but sourcing one i imagine would be very hard.
YOu could just replace the thermal paste with mx3, could make a good difference to tempertures.
There will have been waterblocks made for that card but sourcing one i imagine would be very hard.
YOu could just replace the thermal paste with mx3, could make a good difference to tempertures.
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oh right, could the heat from the graphics card cause games 2 crash?
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It is possiable if the graphics card is overheating.
But it could also be down too bad/ & old drivers, none stable overclock etc
But it could also be down too bad/ & old drivers, none stable overclock etc
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What temps are you getting when gaming?
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Change the paste as said to mx3 ditch the small fans and diy 2x120mm on with cable ties..not pretty but effective
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ive got 2x120mm fans on the chasis and then the standard CPU fan
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im not sure what the temps are of my graphics card as i dont have any programs to tell me. anyone know of any that are compatible with my card?
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Try googling CPUID HW Monitor or Speedfan.
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CCC will tell you in the overdrive tab.
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afterburner works fine with my 3850x2 which is the same