What temperature is ok for 6800GT?

[caff]

My graphics card (Leadtek 6800GT A400 AGP) has started displaying a small amount of corrupt graphics in most games - white snow, blocks flashing, stretched polygons etc. It is happening immediately, not after several minutes as you'd expect from overheating. I've had the card since January 2005 and it's been faultless so far.

Could this be overheating? In the Nvidia temperature monitor it shows the card as 60'C at idle, and 70'C at max (ie. when I alt-tab out of a game).

I clean the inside of the case and fans regularly to remove dust.

In this case, is it possible to get this replaced under warranty?

 

[caff]

I don't overclock no, for fear of stuff like this happening

I've reseated it and properly cleaned it out, checked the power cables etc.

The only change I did make recently was to install a wireless PCI card.. but I can't see why this should cause probs? The PSU is a Tagan 480W and has been very reliable so don't think that's the problem.

I haven't seen any graphical problems in Windows, just in games.

I'll give the driver cleaner / full re-install a go, hopefully that might sort it.

The ever-helpful people at OcUK say its under 2 year warranty so should be ok to RMA if I send it back to them.

 

[caff]

Ok I'll give that a go too

Maybe I should just pick up a 7800GS to replace it? £230? Not sure if the performance jump would justify it tho..

 

[caff]

I'm confused now....

My machine crashed today (when I was testing out CS:Source) and wouldn't reboot at all. I thought the graphics card had died, so I swapped out with an old Ti4800 I have kicking about. Sure enough the machine boots but it kept crashing when I got into windows.

I've now tried swapping out the memory with an old 512mb stick and it seems fine now... So perhaps the 2gb of value select ram is faulty?

Gonna try and put back in the 6800GT and see how it fares with this memory

 

[caff]

Nope it's the card - dead as a dodo, on it's way back