msi 8800gt zalman temp problem

[Smoke-Alot]

Hello
i got my new card today but have a serious temp problem,

I am running vista x64

idle my temps are around 70c, has anyone got any ideas on what could be causing it?

 

[Smoke-Alot]

Thank you for the reply,

I have already removed my side panel,

I have the Kandalf case so tems insiode shouldnt be a problem,

the ambiant temp of the card is only 39c

I have tried an older set of drivers but still had no luck, as soon as i load upo a game and play for 5mins it reaches 100+


My setup is as follows:

msi kn9 diamond (mobo)
ozc pc6400 2gig (mem)
msi 8800gt zalman (GFX)
5600+ amd (CPU)


GFX mem temp: 65c
GFX GPU temp: 73c

 

[Smoke-Alot]

it came with the zalman fan, after reading all the reviews i shouldnt be havin a problem with it,

here it is: link

 

[Smoke-Alot]

I have read reviews where they have overclocked a good amount and still only reached 74c on load,

I have just tried it on my xp drive and its the same, as i thought it might be a problem with vista,

I really dont know what to do,

 

[Smoke-Alot]

no the fan dont seem to boot up, from when i turn it on its virtually silent no matter what i do, the fins on the fan arnt even all that hot to be honest,

(Tagen 480w) dont run any fancy lights or nothing, just the usual stuff

 

[Smoke-Alot]

i have just 9installed nTune and the fan is set to 29%, so i have increased it to 100% and it idles at 64c but reaches 100+ when in game for only a few minutes,

I dont know what to do cos if i rma it ill probably just have the same problem but have to wait weeks for a replacment

not sure weather it would be worth setting up water on it either with temps that high anyway, (but i shouldnt have to)

 

[Smoke-Alot]

i think i might have to try that and see if it helps,
i even took the card out to make sure there wasent a cover on the fan or something stupid like that lol

 

[Smoke-Alot]

thats a good point, i have changed a few in the past so hopefuly it should be ok,

really not a happy chappy

 

[Smoke-Alot]

OMG,

I took it down my brothers so i could try it in his, just incase i had an issue with my comp,

Had the same results as me but like me he said the fins on the cooler wernt hot enough to be that temp,

We took the cooler of and you know the plastic protective film used to protect the heatsinkl surface,

IT WAS STILL ON, Yes the plastic film was still in place, lol with thermal paste all over it,

so obviously removed it, put more paste on and now its idle at 38c and load is 50c

 

[Smoke-Alot]

im glad i got it working aswell, and yes it is a bit mad how something like that can be missed,
I wonder how many there are out there!!!!