jeeeebus 85 degrees

[slap ed]

hi i have got an xfx xxx edition 8800gtx the 630 mhz core ,
anyway i have been having problems after a couple off hours gaming so i decided to monitor temps . as title says i was very surprised to see 85 c recorded , anywhooos at that temp the fan is spinning at 2000rpm does anybody know if that is the fastest the fan can go ? and secondly i presume the card throttles back when it gets to hot is that right ? and sorry for the essay guys but i'm sorry i know i have read it here before but i have forgotten whats the best utility to manually alter fan speeds

 

[Kelt]

hi i have got an xfx xxx edition 8800gtx the 630 mhz core ,
anyway i have been having problems after a couple off hours gaming so i decided to monitor temps . as title says i was very surprised to see 85 c recorded , anywhooos at that temp the fan is spinning at 2000rpm does anybody know if that is the fastest the fan can go ? and secondly i presume the card throttles back when it gets to hot is that right ? and sorry for the essay guys but i'm sorry i know i have read it here before but i have forgotten whats the best utility to manually alter fan speeds

Do a search for a post I did on linear fan control using Rivatuner.

 

[slap ed]

thx kelticdaz

 

[p4radox]

85C isn't very hot for a stock cooler is it?

 

[Kelt]

thx kelticdaz

You're welcome.

I found linear fan control to be better, and easier to set up than fan profiles.

 

[chaparral]

85C isn't very hot for a stock cooler is it?

85c underload is quiet low for a stock colder...

The 8800gtx idle temp is about 62C

and secondly i presume the card throttles back when it gets to hot is that right ?

Yes the card will throttle back at some temp over 100c (I think it somewhere around 106c)

 

[TheMagic1an]

85c is not really hot for a graphics card and with the stock cooler that's about right.

 

[jimmybates]

85 ain't so bad

 

[N19h7m4r3]

My card BSOD's at 106 degrees. Well that and the constant sound of capacitor's making an electronic buzzing sound = RMA.

85 is normal and a GTX can easily handle it.

 

[slap ed]

god job its got a two year warranty hey .
still don't feel comfortable with it running that hot though , i will have a play with the fan speeds to see if i can get it a little cooler .