9600GT Temps and Fan (rivatuner)

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pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · Nov 24, 2009

So, I'm in the process of overclocking my 9600GT (I take lifetime warranties seriously... got a free upgrade to this guy

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The card came clocked at 675Mhz GPU and 900Mhz memory. I'm currently testing 725Mhz GPU and 950Mhz Memory.

My only concern is that the temperature is reaching 77c (at a fan speed of 70%). Turning the fan to 100% only drops the temperature 3c (to 74c).

Also, the temps I'm reading are in OCCT (which I'm also using to stress test). I know temps sometimes vary depending on the program (there's a 10c difference between my motherboards CPU temps and OCCT's CPU temps).

I've heard that it's within safe temps, but people try to keep it at 75c or lower. Is 77c too high for comfort?

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Amdkillsintel

· #2 · Nov 24, 2009

That's pretty high but it should be safe still.

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 24, 2009

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That's pretty high but it should be safe still.

Is there another program that reads GPU temps? I would like to compare just in case. (If OCCT is messing that temp up too, it may be 67c)

Edit: I should also mention that the fan is set to auto, and it's lowering the speed to 69-70% by itself.

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Syrillian

· #4 · Nov 24, 2009

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Is there another program that reads GPU temps? I would like to compare just in case. (If OCCT is messing that temp up too, it may be 67c)

HWMonitor should give you a reading.

EVGA Precision Tune should also do the job

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pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 24, 2009

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HWMonitor should give you a reading.

EVGA Precision Tune should also do the job

HWMonitor is reading the same.... that's disappointing

The 725Mhz / 975Mhz Settings failed.

I'm backing down the memory so I can narrow this down.
Edit: 725Mhz / 900Mhz failed.... backing down the GPU now :-/

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TyrantTru

· #6 · Nov 24, 2009

Your temps are fine, those cards are made to run hot, look at the G92's - the stock fan profiles run the fan slow just to keep them warned up and ready for a full load (I'm assuming to help with fast heat/cooling phases extending the life of the card)

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #7 · Nov 24, 2009

Well, I'm testing 700Mhz now... and I'm getting kind of discouraged. I was really hoping for more performance than this...

At least at that speed the temps went down to 75c.

Will I even see an FPS difference with a 25Mhz OC? If not, I might as well just abandon this campaign to keep the overall system cooler and quieter.

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #8 · Nov 24, 2009

Well, it's passed an hour of OCCT at 700Mhz GPU and 950Mhz Memory @ 75c. It's not a wonderful overclock, but I guess it's something :-/

PizzaMan

· #9 · Nov 24, 2009

Something is wrong here. Your card should not be this hot. 9600GTs run very cool. Mine on air only hit 67C when folding for hours @ a room temp of 80F.

Try reappling the TIM.

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #10 · Nov 27, 2009

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Something is wrong here. Your card should not be this hot. 9600GTs run very cool. Mine on air only hit 67C when folding for hours @ a room temp of 80F.

Try reappling the TIM.

I'm sketchy on the lingo now-a-days.... TIM? Is that Thermal Material?

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Tig.

· #11 · Nov 27, 2009

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I'm sketchy on the lingo now-a-days.... TIM? Is that Thermal Material?

Yes, that means Thermal Paste.

I wiped off the thermal paste that came with the Zotac 9600GT and put on Arctic Silver 5. It's temperatures went down like 5c-10c.

I encourage you do it.

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tha d0ctor

· #12 · Nov 27, 2009

I was about to suggest reapplying TIM too. You could throw something like MX-2 on no problem and see a decent drop. In addition you can remove the top plastic/decorative cover over the stock heatsink and attach a 92mm or 120mm fan to get some better temps from it. If you temps are good enough you could even do a pencil mod (so you can rub it off if you ever want to RMA) and get higher overclocks due to higher voltages

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #13 · Nov 27, 2009

What about the memory? Aren't there usually thermal pads on those?

I have some AC Ceramique that I can use for the GPU, but I haven't had much luck finding thermal pads :-/

(I reset to stock speeds. It's idling at 52c with a room temp of 78f)

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #14 · Dec 1, 2009

If I remove the cooler to reapply Thermal paste, how can I reattach it without losing the thermal compound between the memory and the cooler?

zomgiwin

· #15 · Dec 1, 2009

hey, i have a 9600GT with a reference cooler as well....
i do reccomend taking off the cooler and re-applying nonconductive paste
what i did, was obviously clean off and reapply to the gpu, then on the memory, just put a tiny bit of paste between the pads and the memory or cooler....
some of my memory ICs had the pad stay sticking to the cooler, some had the pad stay sticking to the mem, i just put a tiny bit of paste wherever the pad came off if that makes any sense
edit: same for the VRMS etc, anything with a pad on it, put a tiny bit of thermal paste on whichever surface the pad broke contact with

pocketdrummer

Discussion Starter · #16 · Oct 12, 2010

So, I know I'm resurrecting a zombie thread here, but does anyone know the proper thickness for those thermal pads? I found a site that sells them.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/therinmat.html

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