Linksys WRT54GS speed and heat issues

[khemist]

I have just gone wireless for the first time buying a Linksys WRT54GS router and a WMP54G card to go with it and since installing this nic card my gfx temp has gone from 57-61 idle to 68-69 idle with the fan speed up as well.
Also cpu temp from 49-50 to 51-54 idle, it is REALLY hot and i cant keep my fingers on it for more than a few seconds(nic card)...i never even thought of heat issues when i ordered this tbh and i would just plug in the ethernet cable but i have pulled it back through a wall and i cant get it back through atm and the dl speeds are terrible.

The nic card is Linksys WMP54G ... thanks for any help.

PS i have the nic card in the bottom then xfi then 2 free spaces and the gfx card.

 

[dbmzk1]

I have 2 wireless computers, both of which use the WMP54G WNIC. I've just been to have a poke around and neither suffer from any kind of heat problems. They do get warm, but they are not hot enough so that I can't touch them. If I were you I'd stop using it right away and send it back for a replacement.

 

[khemist]

Managed to get the wire back through the wall so i'm done with wireless forever!.