Card Temperature

[javier]

ok when idle my nvidia 8800 GTS 320 mb SC i get 65 degres celcius

when playing mildy graphics games 70-75

when playing new games like the CoD4 demo and Bioshock, i get 80-85

i think 80 is alot, is it, i realy dont want to ruin my card or anything

 

[SYL\X/3K]

is it overclocked?
BTW seems normal, if you want better improvment put some AS5 paste on it

 

[Preacher]

MY X1900XT 512 is at 50c idle and 65-70 load

 

[b1gapl]

when playing new games like the CoD4 demo and Bioshock, i get 80-85

i think 80 is alot, is it, i realy dont want to ruin my card or anything

80C load is acceptable for the high end 8 series. Although it's a bit much, they can tolerate it. You might want to do what Sylwek mentioned, with applying a better thermal paste, such as AS5. Or you should look into adding more case fans, such as a side intake.

 

[Preacher]

Will AS5 on its own on the RAM do anything with no heatsinks b1g ? PS (go online msn)

 

[b1gapl]

Thermal paste itself, isn't going to do anything. You need a heatsink for the thermal paste to work effectively.

 

[Preacher]

Alright .

 

[SYL\X/3K]

80C load is acceptable for the high end 8 series. Although it's a bit much, they can tolerate it. You might want to do what Sylwek mentioned, with applying a better thermal paste, such as AS5. Or you should look into adding more case fans, such as a side intake.

I just bought myself a PCI-Fan card , does the trick form 57*C on idle to 45*C on idle, and it looks great too

 

[SYL\X/3K]

Will AS5 on its own on the RAM do anything with no heatsinks b1g ? PS (go online msn)

you should be looking at something like this:

Paste on RAM modules can do damage if they're conductive

 

[Preacher]

oo lol AS5 is . Maybe ill get heatsinks