My 7600GT agp getting too hot?

[Brutalfate]

Just a quick question, is 59 degree's celcius, to hot for my card?

[randomperson21]

mebbie. i don't like cards going over 60C.
stock cooler?

just as a reference point, my 7900gt (zalman vf-700alcu w as5) is running @ 37C idle, 50C load. stock clocks.

[Brutalfate]

Im using the XFX stock cooler...

[tkpenalty]

As we are on the topic of 7600 series cards... Why the f*** is my cousin's Passive ASUS EN7600GS getting so hot? On Idle it clocks a whopping 70*C...

Is this a joke of some shit or what? Seriously, those temps are far too high in my standards and the fact is that the GPU's heatsink doesn't even get hot.

Any comments? Should I recommend he get something like a VF700 AlCU?

[Brutalfate]

I read some comments on the 7600 series cards apparently they run hot on the stock coolers.. But 70*C doesn't sound right..

[tkpenalty]

I read some comments on the 7600 series cards apparently they run hot on the stock coolers.. But 70*C doesn't sound right..

Probably is right... The Passive heatsink isn't getting much heat transfered... I don't know why such a cooler of such a monstrous size would not cool the memory as well. I think that the weight of the cooler and the crappy low retention of the cooler is to blame. Its funny that the card isn't even stable at stock cooling and stock speeds. Next time I go, I must change the thermal paste! I'll try installing thermal pads on the passive heatsink. Its idiotic that they don't IMO.




(FUCKING ASUS NORTHBRIDGES AND SOUTHBRIDGES GET SO FUCKING HOT :mad: .. I burnt myself trying to fit the probe on the P5ND2 SLI motherboard)

[xman2007]

if the heatsink isnt even getting warm, maybe its not making proper contact.

to the first poster 59c load is not hot at all for a graphics card.

[OOTay]

59C is perfectly fine gaming operating temperature, wont hurt it.. just try not to oc it to much why you are getting those temperature. If you do want to oc go and get yourself a nice hs.

[Nyte]

60 is normal for high-end graphics cards on load.

70 on the other hand...

[randomperson21]

in all honesty, passive heatsinks aren't the best for gaming systems. they just don't dissapate enough heat, espeically if there is low airflow thru the system. I'd reccomend replacing it with a zalman or something.

Or, you could try reseating the cooler, maybe with some better thermal paste like as5, and see if that helps.

[xman2007]

dont even know why the still put passive heatsinks on some budget cards, i mean i know its mainly the budget ones but its not like a stock hsf would bump price up much if any and now budget cards are a lot more advanced and do put out a lot more heat than they used to

[randomperson21]

some people want them for silent media pc setups, i guess....

[OOTay]

some people want them for silent media pc setups, i guess....

thats exactly why they make them too. you can just pick up the same model of the card with a different heatsink, the informed consumer would do that but the normal novice couldn't tell the difference.

[randomperson21]

its for lazy people

[tkpenalty]

However a poorly designed passive heatsink is inexcusible.

[OOTay]

However a poorly designed passive heatsink is inexcusible.

doesnt matter for media pcs, all their going to be doing is playing video files....hardly that graphically intensive. plus saves on cost of production.

[tkpenalty]

doesnt matter for media pcs, all their going to be doing is playing video files....hardly that graphically intensive. plus saves on cost of production.

Yes... I see what you mean... :wtf:

I'm saying it Idles at 70*C...It should have better thermal contact and at least heatpipes as well as cooling for the RAM.