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I HAD THE SAME problem get a small glasses screw driver and unscrew the top metal plate on the graphics card. When i did that i found a huge chunk of dust inside not able to be removed by a can of compressed air...it is stuck inside trus t me lol i had the same exact problem and the dust should be to the left of the metal heat sink inside. its a flaw in the fan engineering... attracts alot of freakin dust you will find a pretty big chunk of a dust bunny in there... its really well hidden inside the heatsink not able to be seen from the outside

 

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no problem dude you should try doing it soon because it will make your gpu work less as it is not trying to keep it cool... i would advise doing it soon because at 71c idle thats a bit creapy...

 

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awesome lol

nasty in there aye? do you know were i should post faqs? oh and also this should make your oc's easier

i check every month but i do a bit more screw work to do it more effectivly than a can of compressed air.... i dont know about other models of graphics cards but... i know that alot of heatsinks are flawwed and have alot of dust build up over time hidden

. yes it dropped my temps exactly the same actually to 38c

and i can overclock to 405/1.13 easily but i would suggest just doing 370/1.05 and 380/1.05 for 3d it wont hurt ur card at all and it will help you out with like 1-3 fps

might just knock of that little studder here and there to. especially how much lower it dropped..

30c down big drop wewt!!!!! oh yeah and when u blow into the fan it makes it worse.. lol it only gets rid of the little specs but pushes the dust farther into the gpu and if you have a clear heat sink.. well your lucky because once you open your case you will eventually see it lol

 

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anyone think this deserves to be stickyed?

 

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nice