Soldato
Hey guys,
Just got an XFX GTX 260 set up with the system in my sig, and I'm having quite bad temperature problems with it. It seems to be ok in Idle mode, at around 52*C with the fan at 40% (approx 1400rpm according to GPU-Z).
However, when loading with something like RTHDRIBL or HL2 Ep2, the fans quickly ramp up to 100% (3200rpm, aka hairdryer mode!) and the card is hitting temps up to 89*C. It cannot run Furmark for more than a few seconds before it crashes - the screen gets stuck a certain colour (either yellow, white or grey) and the display does not get "unstuck" unless I power down for a few seconds and leave it idle (overheating?). It's also crashed a couple of times playing HL2 with a similar problem.
Cooling in my case isn't horrible by any means, although the card is in the bottom slot of my Ultra-D so it isn't in the direct path of my 120mm intake. I tired placing a 120mm fan blowing over the side of the card which did not help temps at all. Other temps at load (from Everest): Memory 76C, Ambient 60C, VRM 70C.
So is this a "faulty" card? Should I try reseating the heatsink, or just RMA it?
Cheers,
Suman
[edit] Here is how it sits in my case:
Just got an XFX GTX 260 set up with the system in my sig, and I'm having quite bad temperature problems with it. It seems to be ok in Idle mode, at around 52*C with the fan at 40% (approx 1400rpm according to GPU-Z).
However, when loading with something like RTHDRIBL or HL2 Ep2, the fans quickly ramp up to 100% (3200rpm, aka hairdryer mode!) and the card is hitting temps up to 89*C. It cannot run Furmark for more than a few seconds before it crashes - the screen gets stuck a certain colour (either yellow, white or grey) and the display does not get "unstuck" unless I power down for a few seconds and leave it idle (overheating?). It's also crashed a couple of times playing HL2 with a similar problem.
Cooling in my case isn't horrible by any means, although the card is in the bottom slot of my Ultra-D so it isn't in the direct path of my 120mm intake. I tired placing a 120mm fan blowing over the side of the card which did not help temps at all. Other temps at load (from Everest): Memory 76C, Ambient 60C, VRM 70C.
So is this a "faulty" card? Should I try reseating the heatsink, or just RMA it?
Cheers,
Suman
[edit] Here is how it sits in my case:
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