[Waffles]

is 62 C idle bad for a 6800 gt. and how far can i push it on load? i havent overclocked it yet but i was just wonderin...

 

[YiffyGriffy]

That's a little warm, mid 50's is normal, keep it under 70-75 for load is what I'd say.

 

[Waffles]

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Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy That's a little warm, mid 50's is normal, keep it under 70-75 for load is what I'd say.

ok sweet

 

[adas]

yeah, those are pretty normal temps...just put more ventilation by it and u can oc way more

 

[Waffles]

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Originally Posted by adas123 yeah, those are pretty normal temps...just put more ventilation by it and u can oc way more

i have a fan blowin on it from side panel and 2 pci slots directly under it opened. how could i get more ventilation than that?

 

[adas]

dang...that much and still 62...hmm now thats wierd. i got 52* with a pci fan card

 

[Evil XP2400]

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Originally Posted by Waffles i have a fan blowin on it from side panel and 2 pci slots directly under it opened. how could i get more ventilation than that?

If you have some AS5 laying around you could remove the heatsink, wipe that crap off, apply AS5 and that should help your load temps quite a bit.

 

[Waffles]

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Originally Posted by Evil XP2400 If you have some AS5 laying around you could remove the heatsink, wipe that crap off, apply AS5 and that should help your load temps quite a bit.

i dont...

i suppose i need a pci fan... and a higher cfm side fan too. when im not so strapped for money good things will hapen

 

[ItsLasher]

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Originally Posted by Waffles i have a fan blowin on it from side panel and 2 pci slots directly under it opened. how could i get more ventilation than that?

Two fans right next to each other will cancel each other out as far as air flow ........they are fighting each other...........try to place a card(i.e. sound,ethernet) bewteen the fans to allow more flow

Edit: I thought you had 2 pci fans ...my bad

 

[Waffles]

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Originally Posted by ItsLasher Two fans right next to each other will cancel each other out as far as air flow ........they are fighting each other...........try to place a card(i.e. sound,ethernet) bewteen the fans to allow more flow Edit: I thought you had 2 pci fans ...my bad

the side fan gets about 28 cfm but it has nowhere to draw air from. a rather crap design in that portion.... have a look for yourself
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