whats wrong with my card temp

[sturmtruppe]

my gfx card temps are a little worrying. Playing a company of heroes 40 minute long game with 8 players on a large map, my temps go up to about 80c.

But it always idles around 70c even when ive just turned my pc on. even the gt200 cards get a lower idle reading than this, and mines only an 8800gts 512card.

I dont think its a stuck sensor either, because if i open up my pc, i cant even touch the heatsink because its so hot.

 

[DAnDan]

Cleaned the fans out recently?

 

[sturmtruppe]

all of the intake fans are filtered, which need cleaning which i do often enough.

I was told on another forum that the gt200 cards are able to power down when not in use. If this is true, it would explain why they are so low in comparison.

 

[Speed]

80c sounds fine for a 8800GTS in this weather at full load. I wouldn't worry about it unless you get instability or artifacting. As for the idle temps that's likely just a bug, what are you using to monitor them? Rivatuner?