ZaRRaZa
join:2005-12-04
Norway
2 edits | reply to jsimmons
Re: [OC] EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR
JSimm, i read that, i might try this method. Thanks a lot for the posts.
edit: atittool even at default settings keeps lagging badlly if 3dview is open.
When i tried to find out max core temp, at 669 mhz core speed i got blue screen and pc restarted. I dont get it why my screen keeps freezin even on default settings in atitools when 3dview is open?
edit2: i am running at 645/1493/910 and fan set to 85, and i used evga tool. I see no artifacts and games doesn't crash. Still wondering what is safe temperature for video card? It idles at 47-50. |
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jsimmons
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| Video card CPUs are designed to tolerate and operate at much higher temps than our system CPUs. While we tend to panic when system CPUs hit 60C, the video CPUs are very happy at 80C+. My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool.
When atiTool starts causing crashes, you've pushed the CPU or memory well beyond its limits and have to back off.
Generally speaking, these cards do not have a huge amount of headroom as EVGA has already boosted the speeds above the Nvidia spec. I had to drop mine a little below the level ATItool found as the max since I'd see sporadic problems that didn't show up in ATItool.
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Keizer
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| said by jsimmons  : My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool. Man, you need better cooling. I have never seen 71C ever, even when over clocking, and running modern games on my 8800 GTS. |
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DKS
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| said by Keizer :said by jsimmons : My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool. Man, you need better cooling. I have never seen 71C ever, even when over clocking, and running modern games on my 8800 GTS. My 8800GTS 512 idles at 73C and hits 74C during heavy game playing. It's fine.
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Keizer
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| said by DKS :said by Keizer :said by jsimmons : My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool. Man, you need better cooling. I have never seen 71C ever, even when over clocking, and running modern games on my 8800 GTS. My 8800GTS 512 idles at 73C and hits 74C during heavy game playing. It's fine. Mine idles at 48C, and goes up to about 62C during COD 4, and BF 2142. Temps reported from Everest, and Riva tuner.
Are you saying your card only goes up 1C during game play? |
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DKS
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| said by Keizer :Mine idles at 48C, and goes up to about 62C during COD 4, and BF 2142. Temps reported from Everest, and Riva tuner. Are you saying your card only goes up 1C during game play? Yes. And that's using Everest to monitor the temps.
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jsimmons
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said by Keizer :said by jsimmons : My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool. Man, you need better cooling. I have never seen 71C ever, even when over clocking, and running modern games on my 8800 GTS. I'm using the stock cooling solution provided by EVGA on the card. Even at stock speeds, this card idled in the high 60's. I'm sure if this was excessively high, EVGA would have done a better job on the design. The card has been running fine for over a year. No problems. For me... If it ain't broke don't fix it. 
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Keizer
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| said by jsimmons :said by Keizer :said by jsimmons : My 8800 GTS idles at 71C. Peaks between 85 and 90C during ATItool. Man, you need better cooling. I have never seen 71C ever, even when over clocking, and running modern games on my 8800 GTS. I'm using the stock cooling solution provided by EVGA on the card. Even at stock speeds, this card idled in the high 60's. I'm sure if this was excessively high, EVGA would have done a better job on the design. The card has been running fine for over a year. No problems. For me... If it ain't broke don't fix it. I'm assuming that I have extremely good case cooling then. I have a huge Lian Li server case with really good case fans.
I still can't believe the other posters card only goes up 1C during game play. |
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ZaRRaZa
join:2005-12-04
Norway
1 edit | heating/cooling really depends on the case, and extra fans and the temperature of room if you run air cooling.
My video card idle temperature varies. For example; few days ago it was 49, now 54. Its 22c right now in the room.
my cpu idle varies alot too because the room is non heatable, so in winter time its mad cold and cpu idles at 10c right now idles at 30c.
I have antec 900 case and 120 tuniq tower, and video card stock cooler. Case and cpu coolers set to max, video card to 85%.
It really depends on conditions around and inside your machine. |
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