View Full Version : 6600gt at 148c!
slyfury
08-11-05, 08:05 PM
it all started with my k8n neo plat. it was fine and then all of a sudden my sound and my usb took a ****. so then i decided " ok...time to break out my trusty k8v se deluxe". wrong I was! for some reason, i cant have more than my pump , my hd, my dvd-rw and 1 120 mm fan at once because it says that my GC is not reiciving adaquate power. this leads me to believe that it must be my psu that is pumping out irregular voltages from the rails. soooooooo, i disconnect every thing except the GF and hd. it starts up and i dont see the warning soo im thinking "SCORE!" but when i check my GC temps it's at 148c!
thats freaking nuts! imj stumped and am about to give on it, any help would be much appriciated. thanks guys.
Ouch that is way to hot! I would say to reseat the heatsink and then see if it is still that hot. Check the fans on it too. Unless it is watercooled.
slyfury
08-12-05, 11:03 AM
i just tried it twice and it is still the same. yeah, the card is watercooled it has a maze 4 on it. i also noticed that my motherboard is reporting my 12v rail at 11.1. and sometimes if i turn on my box and the nvidia sentinel tells me there is not enuff power, all i have to is wiggle my pwer supply cables (after i shutdown) and it starts up fine. i can even play cs:c with no artifacts, but it's still at 148c.
Fr3@k3r
08-12-05, 03:11 PM
...... throw in a different video card if you have one to test that one also.
CCUABIDExORxDIE
08-12-05, 03:13 PM
you need a more powerful PSU. your pump is being starved for power, hense the shiesty temps. something is OFF bigtime.
you need a more powerful PSU. your pump is being starved for power, hense the ****ty temps. something is OFF bigtime.
youch yes
go buy a bluestorm!
CCUABIDExORxDIE
08-12-05, 03:19 PM
agreed!
slyfury
08-12-05, 03:24 PM
my pump works ok. i took everything out of my case and reset everything and also checked each part individually. my cpu temps before were between 36/46. right now im waiting for all the air bubbles to get out so i can boot up.
BTW - anyone know if its possible to disable the nvidia sentinel?
CCUABIDExORxDIE
08-12-05, 03:27 PM
what kinda PSU do you have?
slyfury
08-12-05, 03:34 PM
its this one
http://hi-techreviews.com/nuke/vigor/vigor_page1.htm
CCUABIDExORxDIE
08-12-05, 03:38 PM
that is ONE LOW 12v RAIL! get a new PSU! do it. thats your issue.
slyfury
08-12-05, 03:41 PM
awesome,,,thanks a bunch. i kinda suspected that it was my psu but i wanted someone with more experiance to confirm. thanks again
consumer9000
08-12-05, 05:28 PM
BUY A PC POWER & COOLING PSU and never worry about power issues again! :thup:
slyfury
08-12-05, 05:30 PM
ok, so is my card really at 148?
i cant play any games, how do i turn off the nvidia sentinel?
PLEASE HELP I CANT GET MY GAMING FIX!!!!!!!
slyfury
08-13-05, 01:39 PM
ok, so is my card really at 148?
i cant play any games, how do i turn off the nvidia sentinel?
PLEASE HELP I CANT GET MY GAMING FIX!!!!!!!
_____bumpage_____
Sentential
08-13-05, 02:21 PM
Is the fan of your GPU spinning? Normally those temp sensors are quite accurate.
My 6600NU:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/zalmanpwnage.jpg
slyfury
08-13-05, 03:20 PM
its watercooled, i checked the pump and also if its properly sitting and they were both ok.
wpmegee
08-14-05, 08:30 PM
Um, 148C is over 300 degrees fahrenheit. There's no possible way that could be the real temp, your card would melt instantly. Your temp diode or monitoring software is screwed up somehow.
slyfury
08-14-05, 08:52 PM
could it be from mounting my maze 4? does anyone know how to disable the nvidia sentinel?
Son1990
08-14-05, 08:58 PM
It def. could be the maze 4. If its not seated and is not touching the core....its not cooling it. Same thing happend after lapping an old heatsink. It wasent seated properly so the temps sky rocketed.
~Ken
Doomer87
08-15-05, 01:44 AM
If sentential has the same problem, and your card cant really be that hot, then its most likely a software problem... try downloading a new driver. Remember, you have to tighten the springs on the maze 4 until they are compressed half-way.
DaSpEcSter
08-15-05, 03:50 PM
I think something's wrong with the sensor.
Like wpmegee said that's like 300 degress F.
My gigabyte 66GT runs at like 63C @ load...with stock everything.
But my room is like 95 degrees F so that might be some of it.
And isn't like 145C or 148C the magic number that they max out to when they short or something..I can't remember.
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