Unnormal TEMP for 9800XT with VGA heatpipe ??

[Tiger200]

mine is about 95 with heavy load ?? (with no FAN )

is that ok

run 3dmark 03 for one hour and everything seems to be ok

 

[Nebor]

95 Celcius?

 

[Tiger200]

95C


Saw this temp in overdrive function

 

[klah]

They do recommend using a fan with a 9800pro or higher.

But Nvidia's thermal throttling doesn't kick in until 140C so maybe gpus can handle these temps.

 

[Nebor]

You need to either have good case airflow, or use the OP-1 92mm fan that's recommended for the ZM80C-HP... Also, Zalman recommends removing the PCI slot cover beneath the video card to let some of that heat flow out there.

 

[Soulkeeper]

yeah just put a monster fan blowing right on the vid card if you can

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
yeah just put a monster fan blowing right on the vid card if you can

... would kinda defeat the whole Zalman ideal, wouldn't it?

 

[KH85]

I have a zalmon heatpipe on my 9700PRO and i have a 120mm running at 7v and i cant hear it so it does defeat it in one way but it is also silent (well ALOT quiter than the stock HSF)