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Topic: My card is Super Hot (Read 1231 times)

legendary
Activity: 952
Merit: 1000
October 17, 2012, 10:38:33 PM
#7
I try and keep my card's under 70C, ESP for 24/7 mining. I've been able to undervolt my 7970, and my core temps are usually < 60C. At 85+, I wonder what your VRM temps are like, and you're just asking to kill your card.
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Activity: 126
Merit: 100
October 17, 2012, 05:57:28 PM
#6
90c is where solder gets brittle and graphics cards get broken..

.. so try and stay below 80 if you can.

Cleaning up the cables is a good start, if you don't have dedicated cable storage areas use cable ties.

Make sure you have a fan blowing in at the front and one blowing out at the back to pass air through the case.

nVidia's are not very good for mining with, if you have a friend with a decent Ati card see if they will swap Grin

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison


My case has 4 fans in it, and I am working on getting a better setup (getting some Xilinx fpgas)
just redid the wiring a bit, lets see if that works xD
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Activity: 126
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October 17, 2012, 05:22:19 PM
#5
90c is where solder gets brittle and graphics cards get broken..

.. so try and stay below 80 if you can.

Cleaning up the cables is a good start, if you don't have dedicated cable storage areas use cable ties.

Make sure you have a fan blowing in at the front and one blowing out at the back to pass air through the case.

nVidia's are not very good for mining with, if you have a friend with a decent Ati card see if they will swap Grin

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

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Activity: 187
Merit: 100
October 17, 2012, 05:17:20 PM
#4
Depending on what you're willing to do:

1. point additional spot cooler fans at the card, with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209044

or even some regular case fans if you have any spares.

2. re-apply thermal paste

3. replace existing fan, either with same type or aftermarket cooler:
http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/detail?sArticle=18.%3F
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Activity: 126
Merit: 100
October 17, 2012, 05:12:08 PM
#3
Alright, ill try and get my cables more organized, won't be using this for mining too much longer anyway though, getting a few xilinx FPGAs (Virtex-6 not those cheap spartans xD )
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1001
I'd fight Gandhi.
October 17, 2012, 05:07:36 PM
#2
Yeah, it's bad... And yeah, that's Nvidia...
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Activity: 126
Merit: 100
October 17, 2012, 05:01:27 PM
#1
My GPU is running super hot (85+ Celsius)
Anything I can do to keep it cool, it's an NVidia GeForce GTX 465 (I got it for Gaming way before i started mining)
I could definaty make the airflow better, right now cables are everywhere.

How bad is it that its this hot?
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