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February 5th, 2009, 01:14 AM

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9800 gtx+ temps...

yesterday i checked the temps of my cards and the temps were primary 62 and secondary at 45 (both idle) isnt the temps are a lil bit of hot. plus some time ago i changed the thermal paste of both cards is it because of that

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February 5th, 2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sun_akaffck

thats pretty normal for a card to run that hot. My 8800gt has hit 80"C but under normal conditions its running at 50-70"C So there isnt anything wrong with your cards

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62C is a tad high for an idle temp
I'd try redoing your thermal paste on that card
45C idle is about right for both cards

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