- Mar 15, 2003
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I once owned a GeForce 6800 GT, and it ended up dying eventually. I never quite figured out if it was the VRAM or the core itself, but I can tell you that it was one of the hottest running GPUs I've ever had (It would go well into the 80+ °C range). Coincidence that it eventually died?
Anyway, I'm on the market for a new GPU. I'm looking at either a 660 Ti or 7950. I'll be getting the spec/stock version of whichever I decide to go with (I may even do a huge downgrade and just go with a 650 Ti, pending more research on what I really need for my purposes).
I'm wondering: which runs cooler? The 660 Ti or 7950? I've seen plenty of power draw articles which show that the 660 Ti uses a bit less power at full load, but temperature information is a bit harder to come by. I'm getting anywhere from high 60s to low 70s at full load for a 660 Ti. If true, is that well within the safe margins for that chipset?
Anyway, I'm on the market for a new GPU. I'm looking at either a 660 Ti or 7950. I'll be getting the spec/stock version of whichever I decide to go with (I may even do a huge downgrade and just go with a 650 Ti, pending more research on what I really need for my purposes).
I'm wondering: which runs cooler? The 660 Ti or 7950? I've seen plenty of power draw articles which show that the 660 Ti uses a bit less power at full load, but temperature information is a bit harder to come by. I'm getting anywhere from high 60s to low 70s at full load for a 660 Ti. If true, is that well within the safe margins for that chipset?