GeForce 8800GTX getting really hot

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xGh0stSn1p3r

xGh0stSn1p3r

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I have a GeForce 8800GTX and it is getting really hot, it is getting to like 80 degrees while the cpu and things stay under 40 degrees. I have a Thermaltake A31 Chaser Blue Thunder case with a few fans in it. Any reasons causing the graphics card to get really hot? I have like really good parts except for my graphics card, gonna get a new one after christmas when i get enough money.

My pc specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 3820 @ 3.60GHz
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH X79 (LGA2011)
RAM: 8.00GB DDR3 @ 667MHz (9-9-9-24)
HDD: 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 (SATA)
GPU: 768MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (ASUStek Computer Inc)
 
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lots of things............ when's the last time you pulled the card apart ( heatsink from pcb ) and cleaned the dust form the heatsink and when's the last time you cleaned up the old thermal paste and reapplied new?

if you're running the newest drivers........... go back a year and run those. i had drivers written for new video card's architecture that ruined a card once. they get pushed beyond their limit s somehow.

don't lose the pads that go on the memory modules. if they fall off during dis-assembly make sure you put them back in the right spot.

yes, the card is getting old. time for a replacement. even a modern low/medium card will be much better.
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azzazel_99

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you have a locked cpu? that seems like a waste of money. Anyway its probably dusty inside the video card. Blow it out and see if that helps. Could also just need some adjusting with the fan profile. Download evga precision X or msi afterburner and setup a fan profile.
 
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lots of things............ when's the last time you pulled the card apart ( heatsink from pcb ) and cleaned the dust form the heatsink and when's the last time you cleaned up the old thermal paste and reapplied new?

if you're running the newest drivers........... go back a year and run those. i had drivers written for new video card's architecture that ruined a card once. they get pushed beyond their limit s somehow.

don't lose the pads that go on the memory modules. if they fall off during dis-assembly make sure you put them back in the right spot.

yes, the card is getting old. time for a replacement. even a modern low/medium card will be much better.
 
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You need to remove the fan and heatsink. Clean old thermal paste and apply new. That stuff only lasts a couple years, then degrades. I'm assuming that card is much older than that. Google a how-to vid for that card. I'm sure there's a million.
 
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It was a very powerful card in its time, probably similar performance to a GT640, so might just about have enough power for low settings I guess?
 
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You arent playing bf4 on high with playable frame rates. Thats pretty much impossible so im going with either troll here or you arent sure what you r talking about.

I dont care what reso you are playing at I dont think there is one low enough for playable frame rates on high graphics setting for bf4 on a 8800gtx.
 
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