Isn't 134C too hot for FX GPU temp?

[walk2]

No, mine doesn't run at that It runs at about 45C in 2D mode and 55C after a gaming session.

But ... in the Nvidia control panel, the max (shutdown) temp is 134 deg C ?? You can't change it either. Isn't that um... a weeeee bit high? !! As far as I can figure, that's about 300 deg F. You could cook hotdogs on that! I mean seriously, if the temp reached 133C or hell 120C and stayed there, that would be "OK" according to Nvidia??

 

[titanmiller]

I know CMOS chips cant run that hot (CPUs), if the FX isnt a CMOS chip than it should be able to run that hot, atleast for a bit.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

134C?

Ai Yo! :Q

- M4H

 

[Schadenfroh]

please say you meant Feirenheight. becuase if that is celcius it is hotter than the burning fires of hell

 

[Crapgame]

No, mine doesn't run at that It runs at about 45C in 2D mode and 55C after a gaming session.

If you're checking your temp "after" a game session you arent getting anywhere near an accurate running temp. THE ONLY way to get a temp is to have the temp window open and alt tab out *during* gameplay. I thought my card ran pretty cool too, then I alt-tab'ed to the temp screen while playing Ghost Recon maxed out 8tap/8xAA on the Gold Mountain map.

I was at 82c :Q

 

[modedepe]

Wow, hot. If you had some plastic parts on the card, wouldn't that kind of...melt them?

 

[walk2]

Take a look...

As I said, it's not user-configurable, it's hard set at 134C.

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: walk2
Take a look...

As I said, it's not user-configurable, it's hard set at 134C.

they've got a typo .... 134F ~ 57C which you have labeled as your slow down threshold, meaning at this temp it'll throttle down

and you're running it at 50C which is your gpu core temp. , ambient is the air around the vdo card.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1

Originally posted by: walk2
Take a look...

As I said, it's not user-configurable, it's hard set at 134C.

they've got a typo .... 134F ~ 57C which you have labeled as your slow down threshold, meaning at this temp it'll throttle down

and you're running it at 50C which is your gpu core temp. , ambient is the air around the vdo card.

That makes hell of a lot more sense

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: modedepe
Wow, hot. If you had some plastic parts on the card, wouldn't that kind of...melt them?

Yes... it would... remember at 100C water boils so 134C means your somewhere around 270F .... that's like being in a low setting oven.

 

[Crapgame]

It's not a typo. FX cards are expected to hit 100c within spec, rember this isnt a socket thermistor like on your CPU. My FX5900 has the slowdown hard coded in at 147c.

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: Crapgame
It's not a typo. FX cards are expected to hit 100c within spec, rember this isnt a socket thermistor like on your CPU. My FX5900 has the slowdown hard coded in at 147c.

I beg to differ... can I get a second opinion on this? what you are saying can not be true, it has to be a typo...

 

[Crapgame]

Let me elaborate a little, with a true core temp reading these suckers skyrocket under a load you can catch them in to 80c range quite easily. On the other hand they also get back down to idle temps within ten to fifteen seconds maximum. The reviewers who said they run in the 60-65c range either used an external thermistor or did what I did when I first got the card...

I'de shut down my game, right click the desktop, settings/avanced/FX tab and then click on the temp and yes I'de see it dropping down from 60c. From the 60c it would drop like a rock to like 3-4c over ambiant, seemed reasonable to me.

Then someone pointed out how fast they drop and that by a normal methode they were already half cooled off. Alt-Tab right out of a game to an already open temp screen and wow, dang they get hot. If it were read by a thermistor 1/16" behind the GPU like a CPU is I'm sure it wouldnt look so shocking.

My case is breezy to say the least my home can get warm but I'm not anywhere hot being North of Boston. Put my FX in a cramped case in a hot roomin Arizona and hitting 147c dosent sound unreasonable considering how it is measured.

 

[Crapgame]

Steve Sims, the NVIDIA Program Manager for NV35 (GeForce FX 5900), said that the 140°C maximum is a real indicator of headroom, and any temperature below 105°C is non-threatening to the lifespan of a GeForce FX GPU.

 

[walk2]

Well by extension that means any temp over 105C is life-threatening to the life span? Then why didn't they set the slowdown temp to 105? I still think 134C is crazy.. but whatever. If I alt-tab out of UnrealII it shows 67, right now it's rather cool, if I did the same on a hot day probably 70, 75C max, which is reasonable.

 

[videoclone]

ive got the same 134c temp on my geforce fx card too .... its the shutdown temp for the videocard lol .... crazy stuff the highest my card ever gets is 57c ... i dont see the point of having a high shutdown temp like that one

 

[Schadenfroh]

put this on it

 

[stardust]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1

Originally posted by: walk2
Take a look...

As I said, it's not user-configurable, it's hard set at 134C.

they've got a typo .... 134F ~ 57C which you have labeled as your slow down threshold, meaning at this temp it'll throttle down

and you're running it at 50C which is your gpu core temp. , ambient is the air around the vdo card.

ever touch the botton PCB portion of your gpu while playing a game? did u know that the GF2 MX400 can heat up to 55 Celcius by jus booting up to windows? If u doubt the validity of the temps please give ol' Chris Malachowsky of nVidia a call, i sure did.

 

[walk2]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
put this on it

Yeah I bought one of those. Returned it the next day. Sounds like a damn Hoover. Didn't fit in the little plastic clips in my case either...

Anyways, ever since I had a Geforce 2 GTS (then a GF3, now a GF FX) I couldn't keep my finger on the top of the card behind the GPU chip for very long... In fact I always wondered why they don't put a HSF (or just a HS) on the top of the video card. Well, for the ram chips they do, but not the GPU. Actually what they really should do is put the whole chip/HSF etc. on the TOP of the card, not the bottom, since heat rises....

 

[stardust]

MSI does put double fans on both sides. You see the problem with a heatsink to the back of the GPU is because there are open connection transistors there and if you put a metal conductor right on the components you will short circuit and fry your whole video card. Plus ever since fipchips came out, there hasn't been a big need for double heatsinks. Note if u ever touch the back of your motherboard while ur CPU is in full load u'll be in for a surprise