9800 xt idle temps with a vga silencer

[dheffer]

idles around 69, load is around 75 with a radeon 9800 pro 128mb modded to an xt with a different bios
running at stock xt mem and core, with a vga silencer, rev 2.
will this be a problem if i keep running it at these temps?
with the stock cooling it wasnt much worse than this
whats a good way to cool down my gpu
btw - my case temp is ~ 40, bad i know but my coolermaster case doesnt have any intake fans =/

 

[kylebisme]

those temps are pretty normal for an xt, it wont kill it. better cooling would be nice though, you really should get an intake fan or three.

 

[dheffer]

case doesnt have ANY intake fans, didnt realize that til i bought it
its the atc-220 or whatever it is
looking at new cases but wayyy too much - otherwise I love the case

kind of off topic but ive been thinking about doing like an 80mm blow hole
ive searched the internet, but cant quite find the answer
what is the best way to cut thru acrylic or plastic or whatever a stock coolermaster window is made of
im just really afraid of it cracking when i try and drill or cut - anyone try this?

i think that would really help the situation

 

[dheffer]

threw a sunon 80mm blow hole right over the videocard in my window and my case temps went down 10C, video card max went down 15C
woo... only took 15 minutes or so
dremels rock
thinking about putting a 120mm over the cpu / pwm area