Time to de-dust the 8800GTX ?

[Buckster]

I know its slightly obscured by HDDs at one end (Akasa 62 case)

but I'm currently at 79C idle ?!!

sounds a bit high to me even for a GTX ? (stock clocks too)

All air-inlets on PCs have filters - but dust still seems to get in somehow

Mark.

 

[Buckster]

cheers guys - just took the card out completely

used compressed air on both the main fan assembly, and the vents towards the back, and then cleaned all of tha fan blades

idle now is .... 60C

a lot better !! cheers

 

[Buckster]

about 82C under load (ATI Tool) still though - but these do get hot I suppose

 

[Buckster]

thanks - mmmm mine is now 73C idle actually oh well its as dust free as it can be !

 

[Buckster]

ps anyone else on here with a 8800GTX (there has been a thread about this before) - get a stray yellow pixel (but not detected as a proper artefact as such in ATI Tool ?) - I started getting one about 4-5 months back (but card totally stable) - now I've 4 ! - always in the same place

if I switch ATI Tool to "old compatible scanning method" - they disappear