hey folks
i have a xfx8800gt oced edition which was bought during launch in the us i had my sister brign it for me to india when i first installed the card in my pc the idling temperature was 59degrees with fan speeds at 100% it has been 2 years now and my idling temps was increasing gradually now it idles at 70c :hap5:.
so inorder to bring the temps down i under clocked my card even then the core temps was at 70 idle i can play games like tf2 and others for like just an hour or 2 after that the system freezes and i have to restart it i guess the heat is the main problem here.
so can anyone please tell me how to bring the core temps down
i have zebby peace cabinet with a 120mm fan which sucks air and a 80mm fan just below it which blows hot air out i also have a fan on the top of the cabby which blows hot air out so if a fan has to be added in which part of the cabinet i have to place it and should it suck or blow?
me buying a third party cooler like hr 03gt is out of question cuz iam saving up for 4890 or gtx275 so please dont suggest me that
is there any way i can apply thermal compound to the core chip so that i can see a substantial decrease in the core temps iam prepared to dissect my
card,please tell me the safety precautions that i have to follow in order to prevent any mishaps.
since i saw no change in core temps i restored my clock settings to default that is the factory specified settings
thanks for going through the post i like to hold onto this card till i get a new one so guys please advise me on what to do.
i have a xfx8800gt oced edition which was bought during launch in the us i had my sister brign it for me to india when i first installed the card in my pc the idling temperature was 59degrees with fan speeds at 100% it has been 2 years now and my idling temps was increasing gradually now it idles at 70c :hap5:.
so inorder to bring the temps down i under clocked my card even then the core temps was at 70 idle i can play games like tf2 and others for like just an hour or 2 after that the system freezes and i have to restart it i guess the heat is the main problem here.
so can anyone please tell me how to bring the core temps down
i have zebby peace cabinet with a 120mm fan which sucks air and a 80mm fan just below it which blows hot air out i also have a fan on the top of the cabby which blows hot air out so if a fan has to be added in which part of the cabinet i have to place it and should it suck or blow?
me buying a third party cooler like hr 03gt is out of question cuz iam saving up for 4890 or gtx275 so please dont suggest me that
is there any way i can apply thermal compound to the core chip so that i can see a substantial decrease in the core temps iam prepared to dissect my
card,please tell me the safety precautions that i have to follow in order to prevent any mishaps.
since i saw no change in core temps i restored my clock settings to default that is the factory specified settings
thanks for going through the post i like to hold onto this card till i get a new one so guys please advise me on what to do.