temps with Giant III VGA cooler

[madmike]

hey i know i just posted but i got another question already,


i ran the temperature settings thing for my card while running unreal tournament 2k4 in a window to watch my temps. I noticed that my temps fluctuated constantly by as many as 5 degrees instantly and was going as high as 68 degrees. Is this high for this cooler?

[gar187er]

68c? or 68f?

yes its typical for GPUs to run much hotter then CPU's...however if its C i would say that is a tad high....

[AsianBatman]

no why it can not be F....and i think that is about right. Check your case for proper airflow, dust.

[madmike]

yep its in celcius, the airflow is fine but im wondering if it was due to improper TIM application. I read a review on newegg from another person who said his only got to 38C as a high, but that was running unreal tournament 2003 instead of 2004 so i dunno. Still worried though

[AsianBatman]

38c for a graphics card? I dont think so...but then i dont have any exp with that cooler.

[madmike]

yeah i agree, that sounds a bit cool. Well i havent experienced any artifacts or lock ups/slow downs so i guess ill just relax for now