Video Card overheating

ComproxComprox *chortle*Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
edited June 2008 in Off-Topic
I just moved my video card into a new PC, a 7800GT. It ran fine in the old PC and I never had any problems. In my new PC, it's overheating constantly. In windows, it's hovering around 80C and just go ups from there in graphic heavy games. Everything else is not heating up all at (30-40C).

I made sure the drivers were up to date, the PC is brand spanking new and it has plenty of room on all sides for air flow, the cover is off, I blew out the fan, and I am out of ideas now. The video card fan is definitely spinning quite fast, it knows the GPU is hot but it doesn't seem to be helping. Does this mean something is just fried? Or am I missing something obvious?
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    With an open case and spinning fan I would think the airflow would keep it cool. How's the airflow in the case in general? Is it possible the air is still not flowing in front of the GPU fan?
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    edited June 2008
    Well, seems the problem is worse than I thought. I finally pulled it out to inspect it closely. The area right where the air comes out from the GPU fan is now melting <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> So either it's not sucking in enough air (which I doubt is a problem), or the card is just running abnormally hot. I'm guessing it's busted and time for a new one, wheee.

    edit - Seems I am wrong again. After plugging it back in again, I found the problem. There was some dust deeper in the fan assembly, which would only get clogged up around the fan when it was running and then settle down out of sight when it was off. Canned air hadn't done the trick so I took a vacuum to the dang thing. We're down to 45C in windows now. The card is still a little melted, but hopefully it will hold out until I get a new one in a few weeks.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Heck, a little melting makes the card run faster!* It becomes aware of its own mortality and vows to do the best it can.


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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    Thus why i love liquid cooling ^_^
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Dust, the no. 1 enemy of our dear 'puters.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    *kicks Proxy*

    I want a 7800 GT....
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    How do you monitor your card temperature? I think something similar is happening to mine.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    I found a free tool called <a href="http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php" target="_blank">speedfan</a>, which measures many things including your video card.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    put a filter over the intake to your case, takes care of the evil thing known as duuuusssssttttt!
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=1682441:date=Jul 2 2008, 04:09 PM:name=Comprox)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Comprox @ Jul 2 2008, 04:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1682441"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I found a free tool called <a href="http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php" target="_blank">speedfan</a>, which measures many things including your video card.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thank you very much. Did some cleaning and now I don't get artifacts in TF2 anymore. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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