Is there something wrong with my 8800GT now?

Terranova · 02-19-08, 01:15 AM

When i first got this card it ran super cool, even when it was kinda hot inside. I have never seen it go over 53 C under load in crysis. But here recently the damn thing has been idle at 52 C and loads at 88 C and i cant play crysis anymore because it starts to artifact on me. Even when i adjust the fan speed to 100% in riva tuner the temps at idle dont adjust at all. So im wondering, could my fan be going out or something? When the accelero gets in stock on newegg im gonna go ahead and buy it, i shoulda bought it a long time ago. im oc'ed to 700/1700/950 (1900 effective) and have the volt mod done to it but i did the volt mod before and my temps were still really good in the mid 50's under load in crysis.

technoViking · 02-19-08, 01:30 AM

Did you change the location of your pc? Or has your house gotten hotter? Sounds silly but is a major factor. When my computer was at my house it was pretty hot, but at my apartment where we have like NO HEAT, its running at 39 idol, where it was 55 idol at my house.

Check out the heat sink to see if its also filled with dust as well.

Terranova · 02-19-08, 02:09 AM

well i did move my computer back into my room from the living room but i always have my window open and its cold outside so its a lot cooler in my room than it would be out in the living room. The only real difference is i don't have the fan on full blast like i did in the living room. But even when i do it the temps don't change they just go up. The ambient in my room is about 37 C and also I had just dusted my computer out with a vacuum. No dust in sight...

Drinkyoghurt · 02-19-08, 10:00 AM

88c load for stock cooler seems just about right, have you changed the fanspeed or is it still set to 29% ?

jason4207 · 02-19-08, 10:23 AM

Can you see (in RT Harware monitor) or hear the fan speed changing?

Terranova · 02-19-08, 11:18 PM

oh ya i can definitely hear the f an speed change. sounds like a turbine really annoying lol. but the temps dont adjust whatsoever

jason4207 · 02-19-08, 11:30 PM

Bad HS contact?

ps2cho · 02-19-08, 11:58 PM

It probably got knocked during the move. I would take off the HSF (just 4 screws and its off) then put some AS5 on it while your at it, then replace.

That should fix it.

02-19-08, 01:15 AM	Thread Starter #1
Terranova Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cottonwood	Is there something wrong with my 8800GT now? When i first got this card it ran super cool, even when it was kinda hot inside. I have never seen it go over 53 C under load in crysis. But here recently the damn thing has been idle at 52 C and loads at 88 C and i cant play crysis anymore because it starts to artifact on me. Even when i adjust the fan speed to 100% in riva tuner the temps at idle dont adjust at all. So im wondering, could my fan be going out or something? When the accelero gets in stock on newegg im gonna go ahead and buy it, i shoulda bought it a long time ago. im oc'ed to 700/1700/950 (1900 effective) and have the volt mod done to it but i did the volt mod before and my temps were still really good in the mid 50's under load in crysis. __________________ Mobile: Asus G73JH-A2 with 6x blu-ray read/write, i7 720, 8gig DDR3 1333, 2x 500 gig HD, mobile HD5870, Win 7 Ultimate, Intel Centrino 6200, 17.4" 1080p Desktop: Abit IP35-Pro, Q9400 @ 3.4ghz, 4gig Gskill ddr2 1100, Corsair 650w, eVGA GTX260, 2.5 terabytes, Antec Nine Hundred, 4x blu-ray dvd cd r/rw Acer 24.4" 1080p full HD monitor
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02-19-08, 01:30 AM	#2
technoViking Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Jose, CA	Did you change the location of your pc? Or has your house gotten hotter? Sounds silly but is a major factor. When my computer was at my house it was pretty hot, but at my apartment where we have like NO HEAT, its running at 39 idol, where it was 55 idol at my house. Check out the heat sink to see if its also filled with dust as well. __________________ Videocard: BFG nvidia/8800gt/512 OC @ 725/1816/2000 Processor: E8400 @ 3.6 [1.26V] Mobo: ...... Gigabyte P35-DS3L Memory: ...2x1gig G. Skill DDR2 8500: 5-5-5-15 Sound: .....Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity PSU: .........Enermax 460W Monitor: ...22" HP w2207 @ 1680x1050 && 40" 1080p @ 1920x1080 Mouse: .....Logitech mX518 One must remember... The techno viking doesn't dance to the music. The music dances to the TECHNO VIKING!
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02-19-08, 02:09 AM	Thread Starter #3
Terranova Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cottonwood	well i did move my computer back into my room from the living room but i always have my window open and its cold outside so its a lot cooler in my room than it would be out in the living room. The only real difference is i don't have the fan on full blast like i did in the living room. But even when i do it the temps don't change they just go up. The ambient in my room is about 37 C and also I had just dusted my computer out with a vacuum. No dust in sight... __________________ Mobile: Asus G73JH-A2 with 6x blu-ray read/write, i7 720, 8gig DDR3 1333, 2x 500 gig HD, mobile HD5870, Win 7 Ultimate, Intel Centrino 6200, 17.4" 1080p Desktop: Abit IP35-Pro, Q9400 @ 3.4ghz, 4gig Gskill ddr2 1100, Corsair 650w, eVGA GTX260, 2.5 terabytes, Antec Nine Hundred, 4x blu-ray dvd cd r/rw Acer 24.4" 1080p full HD monitor
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02-19-08, 10:00 AM	#4
Drinkyoghurt Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands	88c load for stock cooler seems just about right, have you changed the fanspeed or is it still set to 29% ? __________________ CPU:Intel i5-2500k 4.7ghz 1.34V - M0b0:Asrock P67 Pro3 Rev. B3 - Ram:Corsair XMS3 1600mhz 7-8-7-21 1.63V - Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme - Videocard:Sparkle GTX 260 216 core 55nm - 14459 marks in 3Dmark06 Reboot: "Don't argue with idiots. They bring you to their level and beat you with experience." rdrash:"I think Todd changes hardware more frequently then he changes his underpants." Join the benching team and be part of the elite
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02-19-08, 10:23 AM	#5
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02-19-08, 11:18 PM	Thread Starter #6
Terranova Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cottonwood	oh ya i can definitely hear the f an speed change. sounds like a turbine really annoying lol. but the temps dont adjust whatsoever __________________ Mobile: Asus G73JH-A2 with 6x blu-ray read/write, i7 720, 8gig DDR3 1333, 2x 500 gig HD, mobile HD5870, Win 7 Ultimate, Intel Centrino 6200, 17.4" 1080p Desktop: Abit IP35-Pro, Q9400 @ 3.4ghz, 4gig Gskill ddr2 1100, Corsair 650w, eVGA GTX260, 2.5 terabytes, Antec Nine Hundred, 4x blu-ray dvd cd r/rw Acer 24.4" 1080p full HD monitor
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02-19-08, 11:30 PM	#7
jason4207 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Concord, NC	Bad HS contact? __________________ MAIN RIG: 3570K @ 4.5GHz 1.272v H100i Extreme4-Z77 8GB-G.Skill @ 2200MHz 9-11-11-28 1.60v CM_430-Elite GTX670_DCuII_TOP @ 1358/7244 1.212v Xplosion-DTS 256GB-Samsung_830 1TB-Black Seasonic_X-750 27.5"-1200P-LCD Z5500-5.1 \|\| PLV-Z4_720P_Projector_95" Paradigm_6.1_DTS-ES G9_Mouse Logitech_Illuminated_KB Logitech_G27_Wheel+Microsim_Racing_Pod *HEAT* GAMING HTPC: i3-550 @ 4.5GHz 1.35v H70 MSI_H55M-ED55 4GB-G.Skill @ 1875MHz 7-9-7-23 1T GTS450 @ 970/1940/2100 240GB_Sandisk_Extreme 640GB_Blue Corsair_CX430 Panny 42S2 1080P Plasma unRAID FILE SERVER: E5200-M0 @ 2GHz 0.856v MSIP43Neo3-F 4GB-Corsair @ 800MHz CM590 Antec550W 19TB-Parity_Protected_Storage / 1TB-Cache / 2TB-Parity / 10x2TB 2x1TB
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02-19-08, 11:58 PM	#8
ps2cho Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Socal, no hella here	It probably got knocked during the move. I would take off the HSF (just 4 screws and its off) then put some AS5 on it while your at it, then replace. That should fix it. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz:.:GA-P35-DS3L:.:4GB DDR2 RAM:.:BFG GTX 260:.:Ultra 120 eXtreme:.:Corsair 520HX X2 3600+ @ 3.1GHz:.:GA-MA78GPM-DS2H:.:1GB DDR2 RAM:.:eVGA 7900GS 256MB:.:Corsair 400CX HTPC: X4 620 0.9v:.:DFI LP JR 790GX:.:2GB DDR2 RAM:.:Asus HD4550 512MB:.:Corsair 450VX:.:32" Vizio 1080p HDTV Laptop: Sony Vaio CW27FX:.:Intel Core i5 @ 2.4GHz:.:GT 330M 512MB:.:4GB DDR3 RAM:.:14" LED AMD CPU List:.:How to HLDS:.:Heatware "The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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