D dukethr3rd Distinguished Jan 11, 2011 1 0 18,510 Jan 11, 2011 #1 graphics card is idling and is @ 55-57 Celcius... is this normal? i have a 250mm main fan, the gpu fan and an external fan, one side open and SpeedFan is telling me its overheating (has a little fireball next to the GPU)
graphics card is idling and is @ 55-57 Celcius... is this normal? i have a 250mm main fan, the gpu fan and an external fan, one side open and SpeedFan is telling me its overheating (has a little fireball next to the GPU)
wolfram23 Splendid Apr 12, 2010 6,313 0 26,460 Jan 11, 2011 #2 It's on the hot side, yes, but idle temps don't mean much generally. What matters is load temps. Also matters is: What GPU do you have? How old is it? Have you cleaned the heatsink out? What case do you have? Upvote 0 Downvote
It's on the hot side, yes, but idle temps don't mean much generally. What matters is load temps. Also matters is: What GPU do you have? How old is it? Have you cleaned the heatsink out? What case do you have?
stingstang Distinguished May 11, 2009 1,160 0 19,310 Jan 11, 2011 #3 Usually anything under 90c is alright. Upvote 0 Downvote