Nvidia GTX480 running very hot

[crumble114]

Quite worried about my GTX480 as it can hit up to 100 degrees under load even with the fan on 100%. Is there anything I can do to help reduce the temps of it? What are safe temperatures for it to run at? Usually running at around 60 degrees idle.
Thanks

 

[tinmann]

If that's a 100 in Celsius then there is cause to worry. Do you have good air flow in your case? How's your cable management? Your case isn't cluttered is it? Do you use a program to manage your fan speed like afterburner or Evga Precision tool? Have you tried cleaning it?

 

[purple stain]

GTX480's are known for running hot but 100c is to hot.The max temp for the GTX480 is 105c so I would suggest avoiding going over that.

If it simply isn't able to cool the card at 100% their's probably a lot of dust or you need to replace the thermal grease.Try cleaning it first and if that doesn't fix it then look towards getting some thermal grease.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

 

[crumble114]

Yeah 100 celcius. I just tried cleaning up the inside of the case and there was a lot of built up dust which I've removed most of. Still hitting around 80 or so under load which still seems high to me? Yeah I use afterburner and generally have the fan on 100% when playing games / under load, etc. How can I use thermal grease on a video card? Also, should I think about getting a specialist cooler for my card? What is the best available for the 480GTX right now?

 

[tinmann]

80 Degrees is within tolerance for this card but if you are looking for a good aftermarket cooler checkout this thread.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/accelero-xtreme-plus-v6000-vf3000,2784.html

 

[purple stain]

Wow.That must have been A LOT of dust for the temps to drop 20c.
80c is normal for a GTX480.They were some of the hottest cards ever made.

It depends on how long you've had the card for.If you've only had it for a couple months chances are it would only drop temps by like 3c.Their are plenty of how to guides on youtube for applying thermal paste.

Here's a bunch of different coolers from Arctic Cooling.Make sure to look that the cooler supports your GTX480.

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga.html

 

[David Gonzales]

One of my 480's gets up to 105c all the time. At 107 it shuts down. Gonna redo the paste on it or use it as an excuse to buy a new card.