plz help me with my 8800gt(temprature prob)

[caadas]

hey,i just bought a MSI 8800gt n tried it with crysis and some other games that pushed the card hard. the fan was automatically changing its speed during the game, but...
i just format my pc and installed vista again but now the automatic fan isn't working.i installed the latest nvidia and nforce motherboard drivers but it just doesn't work=( i have 2 monitors, when i run a game, i run the nvidia control panel on the other monitor to see the temprature. when it reachs about 75 C the screen freezes with strange colors and monitor just pass away n a minute later blue screen.. i'm so sad i just paid the card that much money n now it's givin me problems.plz help me=(

 

[caadas]

now i c that people on the other sites say that automatic fan never speeds up. ok maybe mines didn't speeded up n i played with high tempratures, but y can't i still play=( it just turns off itself when it's about 75 C, people say that they play at 90 C =(

 

[spittledip]

lol all these first time posters with 8800gt heat problems. funny coincidence...

 

[tuteja1986]

Well :! you have few options :!

1. Increase the 8800GT fan speed from 30% to 70% ( anything above would be too noisy i think )
2. Buy an aftermath cooler

 

[imported_Scoop]

I don't really get how the GPU could just freeze due to overheating at those temps. My 7600GT runs at 71 degrees on idle and goes close to 90 under load. Anandtech recently tested the passively cooled Sparkle 8800GT and it ran flawlessly at 111 degrees. Maybe it's just a bad card you have or I don't know..

 

[caadas]

i think somethin doesn't let the card to heat above x C, motherboard or some bios settings..i dunno=(

 

[Syntax Error]

Download Rivatuner.

Set fan speed from 29% (what you're at, it doesn't automatically change unless these new 8800GTs have their BIOS flashed. When did you get it?) to something like 50-55%.

 

[1ManArmY]

well I know eVGA came out with a bios flash to fix the speed sensor on the fan for there line of 8800 GT SC, SSC, and KO versions. I flashed my bios at the begining of the month but I didn't give it a chance to see if the fan change from 29% to whatever. I use river tuner to monitor my 8800GT SC and I'm very happy but I still don't like my temp after a session of COD4 they can reach 72 so I opted for a Zalman VF1000 and hopefully that will do the trick and then I can overclock to 8800 GTS/ GTX speeds.

 

[caadas]

i got it about 3 weeks ago.. i know how to speed up the fan but i just wanna c i can play in default fan settings otherwise i feel like the card is broken. then should i upgrade the bios ?

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: caadas
i got it about 3 weeks ago.. i know how to speed up the fan but i just wanna c i can play in default fan settings otherwise i feel like the card is broken. then should i upgrade the bios ?

Don't.

It's the "nature of the beast".

Use RiveTuner to speed up the fan, at least to 45% on start-up.

Then I have my Temperature Monitoring set to Fan 60% with temp > 65C, and Fan 75% with temp > 70C.

Crysis load temp is about 75C.

Riva Tuner guide:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/article/449/

Good luck!

 

[1ManArmY]

Check your card manufacturer's website and see if a new bios exists for your card.

 

[Syntax Error]

Originally posted by: caadas
i got it about 3 weeks ago.. i know how to speed up the fan but i just wanna c i can play in default fan settings otherwise i feel like the card is broken. then should i upgrade the bios ?

At that rate you'll break your card. Boost the fan speeds or face the consequences of your philosophy.