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Just installed my gfx card..[finally].
But after like 10 mins i touched the gfx and boy..Its HOT! :laugh:
Im thinkin what could be causing this 'hotness'....Or isit supposed to be like that...Im planning on getting 2 fans tomoro...1 input the other to fan the PCI slots area.
But even without the fan i doubt it wil be THAT hot??
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What model gfx card is it? and does it have a fan? any gfx card should have some sort of fan unless its got a huge mother of a heatsink on it for fanless cooling.
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Nah...Mine doesnt have a fan :p
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I run a 9250 and it never goes above 83 Fahrenheit. I'd deffinetly get a fan for it if it's running over 95.
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Its behind where the arrow is pointing...THe other side..
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Hmmm you could take it back, there is the possibility that the coolant in the heatsink leaked out.
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Hmm....i doubt so...but ill go enquire.
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did u buy it from a little comp shop or a place like best buy?
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Its not really a small shop...its a shop in a pretty huge shopping mall...
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i think u should just buy a new fan. i run a 9200 n it doesn't get too hot
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My card doesnt have a fan on it..zz
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Buy a 6600GT.......that was my most recent investment.......i overclocked it as high as i could with keeping it stable......it was stock 500Mhz Core, 900Mhz Memory.....i overclocked it to 516Mhz Core(i know, not much), but the memory, i overclocked to 1140Mhz, its as stable as without overclocking it, and it runs very cool at that too, i dont have a thing to monitor its temp(anyone know one for the 6600GT?), but it runs cooler to the touch then my processor(which runs 35C idle, up to 45C under full load)
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Advice is to buy a new card?
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No. Get another fan. Easy.
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