eVGA 9800 GT running hot under no load?

Gui7arFreak · 01-12-2009, 06:44 PM

I just put this rig together, and my 9800GT it running at 70 degrees celsius idling. I don't know the first thing to check in this circumstance, though I have been installing software and drivers since I got the desktop running.

The CPU and system temps seem fine in the bios but I'm worried about the card. I haven't tried to play a game yet or anything.

Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0ghz
Gigabyte Motherboard
4 Gigs Corsair DDR2
Corsair 650 Watt PSU
eVGA 9800 GT

Gui7arFreak · 01-12-2009, 06:58 PM

I just went into nTune and increased the fan speed from 30% (default) to 40% and the temp is crawling down slowly. Its a 63 Celsius now and looks like its still going down some.

What is the fastest I should push this fan speed to keep it cool and safe?

01-12-2009, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gui7arFreak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 OS: Vista 32-bit Home Basic	eVGA 9800 GT running hot under no load? I just put this rig together, and my 9800GT it running at 70 degrees celsius idling. I don't know the first thing to check in this circumstance, though I have been installing software and drivers since I got the desktop running. The CPU and system temps seem fine in the bios but I'm worried about the card. I haven't tried to play a game yet or anything. Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0ghz Gigabyte Motherboard 4 Gigs Corsair DDR2 Corsair 650 Watt PSU eVGA 9800 GT

01-12-2009, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gui7arFreak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 OS: Vista 32-bit Home Basic	Re: eVGA 9800 GT running hot under no load? I just went into nTune and increased the fan speed from 30% (default) to 40% and the temp is crawling down slowly. Its a 63 Celsius now and looks like its still going down some. What is the fastest I should push this fan speed to keep it cool and safe?