Because heat lowers performance. Heat causes parts to fail faster. 85c is way too hot. 60c is much too hot unless you're running prime95.

So does that mean my 8800 is going out? I would like to double-check that temperature with another program, but all the gadgets for GPU temperature I've found cant' read off my card.

Read the 3 pages starting at this link: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62

4th page for round bottom heatsinks
5th page for square bottom heatsinks
6th page for exposed heatpipe heatsinks


and this link: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com%5Fcontent&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=12


lists all the A grade thermal compounds ^^

This post was edited by ghot on Jun 15 2011 12:47pm

The page you are trying to access does not exist.


do I have to sign up?

nah it is a bad link.

one sec Ill fix it lol


ok just made new post here: http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=55642447&f=188&o=0#p371597852

This post was edited by ghot on Jun 15 2011 01:06pm

That's a lot of info :O. Thanks dude.

My CPU & GPU are currently exposed and have the thermal paste cleaned off it. Just wondering... on CPU I put a dot, and with the GPU I put on a glove and smear it around, yes?

I already read that. Do I do the same for the GPU? Youtube tutorials are showing people putting on a glove and smearing it around.