erm...Help!? Graphics card temperature...

Someone please tell me this is my computer reporting it wrong!?



If not, what on earth do i do!?

Blighter

 

damn that is hot, make sure the graphic card fan is working... do it now otherwise that mummas gonna go to the big graphics card in the sky before to long.

 

Is there any possiblity it's just being reported wrong? I haven't been using any 3d apps in the last few days? it's not overclocked, or anything...

 

could be but i would cheak the fan even so thats the most likely thing its goign to be, also try this http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html should be telling ya graphics card temp as well.

 

@wdowsing : where does it display the GPU temperature in that program...i can't seem to find it anywhere?

 

should be in computer and sensor. Report back what it says

 

That looks alright, doesn't it? Or am i reading it wrong? So what's wrong with the nvidia thing?

Blighter

 

That is the ambient temp as on your Nvida, ur motherboard tmeps look high as well, how many fans have u got and what specs machine have u got, maybe a cooling issue, if u have got lots of stuff and no fans.

 

Yeah, but it's better than 154, right? I have one fan on the CPU, and that's it...I built the PC nearly 4 years ago, and have been gradually upgrading it. Started off with P4 1.6ghz, gf4ti4200, 512mb ram... it's now, 2 gb ram and 6800gt...n a few new hd's n dvd writers...

 

wait...if it's the ambient temp, then my GPU could still be 154??

 

well i would recommend getting a couple of fans at least 2 1 in and 1 out and a new psu if u havent already.

 

Yes but probley Nvida given off a rouge reading, have u looked at uur graphics card fan

 

forgot to mention...PSU is about 2 weeks old!! New Antec 430watt

You don't think my graphics card's gonna die anytime soon, do you?

Also, i'm not sure where to mount any new fans, if i get any. There aren't any spare, like, slots or anything on the case?

Blighter

 

like everything i wouldnt worry about it until it happens.

Have u cheaked the fan?, is the case 4 years old as well?

 

Yeah, i'll check the fan in a sec.

The case is indeed nearly 4 years (i bought it in October of 2002). The graphics card i bought 2 weeks ago as well, so i really don't want that to go anytime soon!!

Will check the fan now...

Blighter

 

i invested in something simalar to this

Works great just behind the graphics card keeping it cool.

 

Well, i just opened the pc up, and the graphics card fan does seem to be working alright. Spinning real fast n everything.

I seem to have overlooked the 2 slots where something fan sized could fit on the case as well!

You mentioned an 'in' and an 'out' fan as well?? I take it these both go on the inside of the case...

Also, about that fan you just displayed a pic of...how does that fit on? Does it go on top of the graphics card fan? Where do you screw it onto?

Thanks, blighter

 

Yea both inside 1 pulling air in and 1 taking air out lol, that fan takes up "1 pci slot" so just slots n screws in.

 

I assume that graphics card fan needs the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP slot?

Do you think that graphics card could hold on for another two weeks? The weird thing is, the 154 doesn't fluctuate at all...I just played Doom 3 for 5 minutes and it didn't even change... The ambient temperature does tho.


Cheers, Blighter

P.S Where can i get one of those graphics card fans?

 

i think its just a rouge reading, and if u want to replace it but a new graphics card fan, the product i said will help the fan out but not replace it!, and definatly buy a couple of fans asap, i think the graphics card fan is fine, although that is not an oppatuiniy to sue my sorry ass if it all goes wrong lol. Good luck and goodnight, i am retiring to get some sleep.