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Need some help finding heatsink+fan

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zolo

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I'm in the market for a good heatsink and fan for my Gigabyte 8800GTS 320MB. I live in a relativly hot climet area and the gup idles around 67-69 C using th nvidia software (no oc). I have 2 intake fans in the front + 1 in the left panel right next to the gpu sucking hot air out of the case, + 1 @ the back + the big fan in my thermaltake 700W power supply.

The northbridge in my Gigabyte P65-DS3R has a passive cooling solution that sucks, it idels around 40 C and goes up to 48 C ( again no oc ). So I removed the stock garbage paste and applied some arctic silver 5, stuck a fan on top of the HS ( that just died on me ) but still temp. is around 40's. I'm using SpeedFan 4.34 beta 38.

Here's what I have in my cart:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835116018

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835106112

What do you guys think?
 
I have failed to notice any problems based on your post that would require any real concern.

Can you link to some information that leads you to believe that your temps are higher than the manufacturer's allowable specifications?

Are you getting graphical artifacts when you play games? Random BSOD? System crash under full load (prime95 etc)? If the answer to these 3 questions is no, then I don't see any reason to spend $50-75 + shipping to lower temps a few degrees.



 
The thing is when I'm using my PC the AC is always on, and I get these temps. I want to be able to leave the pc running when I'm at work, and not worry about the parts getting overheated cause the ambient temp can get up to 34C when the AC is off in my room. Should I not be worried about it in this case? I haven't read anywhere that 67-69C is too much for the GPU, but I thought it's a good idea to lower em down to 45-50C to lengthen the life of those parts.
 
The whole thing about "what temps are too high" always gets into a pseudoscientific grey area with a few individuals who claim that lower temps can extend life, and other individuals claiming that the manufacturer knows best.

Realistically CPUs and GPU's can both throttle down their performance IN THE EVENT that they are getting hotter than the manufacturer deemed allowable. Video cards that are not overclocked typically take care of themselves just fine unless their fans stop working.

Just keep an eye on temps as the weather continues to change, but for now I am telling you, you are probably just going to end up wasting money on something that won't make a damn bit of difference other than piece of mind.

If you had some equipments that were >$1000s I would say be concerned. But a simple motherboard or CPU or GPU that you won't care about in 6 years, should not be treated like every degree celcius is a dagger aimed towards its heart. Did that make sense? =S

you wouldn't know whether decreasing temps by 5C would increase the life by a day, a year, or what. In general even conservative upgraders will upgrade before their silicon components die, unless they are being pushed to the limit.







 
Thanks wired247, I guess I woun't buy those parts. I'll spend that $75 on something that's worth it 🙂
 
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