To the people with overheating issues.

Sycario · 06-22-08, 02:14 PM

To the people with overheating issues, what brand is your card? I ordered an eVGA GTX 280 SSC. I hope I don't have any problems with it. I read through some of the other threads but I didn't see the brand/models of the cards mentioned much.

Dreamingawake · 06-22-08, 02:27 PM

mine's evga.. hope you have better luck than some who've reported here..

AMC_Duke · 06-22-08, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamingawake

mine's evga.. hope you have better luck than some who've reported here..

my Card was a EVGA 2

particleman · 06-22-08, 02:51 PM

My first 280 GTX with with the overheating issues was a BFG. I exchanged it for an EVGA; my EVGA is operating at normal temperatures.

Maverickman · 06-22-08, 03:16 PM

My EVGA Superclocked is running fine so far. It maxes out at about 75 degrees under load and goes down under 50 degrees when idle. I'm not overclocking it that much yet. I'm not interested in damaging a $650 card to gain a couple of more FPS.

top3koms · 06-22-08, 03:16 PM

I have the EVGA SSC version and have not had any problems with it ,it has not gotten over 90C.

**fasedww** · 06-22-08, 04:39 PM

I have 2 evga ssc 280's use the precision control temps are great better than my 8800 gtx's where. I also have two 120mm side intake fans. Crysis runs great 1680/1050 high dx 10, runs smooth and fast.

Dreamingawake · 06-22-08, 04:51 PM

well its strange because the very 1st time i used my card i experienced
issues similar to what others have described.. -my entire system just shut off
initially..

i re applied thermal paste to my cpu because temps we a little on the high side,
did some cable maintenance, ect.. now everything seems to be perfectly stable,
including temps.

i don't know what i did exactly, but i haven't seen it go over 100 again so that's
really making me happy.

i e-mailed e-vga tech support and the said my temps are within normal
operating range for this card. -my temps are currently idle about 50, and
under load it goes as high as 90, but never into the high 90's.. during
crysis it's usually around 85-87, but hopefully that will all change in the next
few days as im moving into a new air conditioned house!

stuffy apartments are no good for gaming..

im pretty sure my card is fine, although something in me tells me to RMA just
to be on the safe side...

i just wish there was some clarification on this problem so all of us would
know what to do.. or what not to do as the case maybe..

EDIT : then again if this is 'normal' for the 280 to be this hot maybe it's simply
just time to invest in better cooling..

pingu2 · 06-23-08, 08:59 AM

tbh the brand of card is pretty irrelevant as they are all reference designs atm?

**Monolyth** · 06-23-08, 09:03 AM

I have the normal EVGA GTX 280 (602Mhz Core), but after running loops of Vantage while asleep for a few days I've finally started O/C'ing. Currently at 650Mhz Core with no visible increase in temps (74-78C Load in CoD4 - 1920x1080 4xAA, 8xAF - No Soft-Shadows).

pingu2 · 06-23-08, 11:24 AM

yeah if you get a card that is working right they all seem to overclock very well..

Lfctony · 06-23-08, 11:59 AM

Well, the SSC/FTW cards are tested and flashed to higher clocks before shipping out. It's unlikely that they have the overheating problem, it would have been spotted. Thus my reason of ordering a SC card, hoping it got a bit of testing before being sent out...

06-22-08, 02:14 PM	#1
Sycario Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 363	To the people with overheating issues. To the people with overheating issues, what brand is your card? I ordered an eVGA GTX 280 SSC. I hope I don't have any problems with it. I read through some of the other threads but I didn't see the brand/models of the cards mentioned much. __________________ Comp Specs: Intel Q9650 @ 3.95Ghz Asus Rampage Extreme 2x2GB Mushkin DDR3-1600 @ 6-6-6-17 eVGA GTX 280 SSC BFG ES-800 PSU

06-22-08, 02:27 PM	#2
Dreamingawake BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 806	Re: To the people with overheating issues. mine's evga.. hope you have better luck than some who've reported here..

06-22-08, 02:51 PM	#4
particleman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 370	Re: To the people with overheating issues. My first 280 GTX with with the overheating issues was a BFG. I exchanged it for an EVGA; my EVGA is operating at normal temperatures.

06-22-08, 03:16 PM	#5
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 527	Re: To the people with overheating issues. My EVGA Superclocked is running fine so far. It maxes out at about 75 degrees under load and goes down under 50 degrees when idle. I'm not overclocking it that much yet. I'm not interested in damaging a $650 card to gain a couple of more FPS. __________________ Core i7 2600 @ 3.7GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked 941 MHz 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X BluRay-RW drive Dell 30-inch U3014 monitor Dell speakers

06-22-08, 03:16 PM	#6
top3koms Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mid-Atlantic Region Posts: 283	Re: To the people with overheating issues. I have the EVGA SSC version and have not had any problems with it ,it has not gotten over 90C. __________________ Asus Rampage III Extreme/Intel Core i7 960/Corsair H70 Corsair Dominator Gt DDR3 1600 (7,7,7,20) EVGA GTX 580 SLI/ Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Intel X25-M 80Gb SSD - WD Black 500Gb /LG DVD-RW Silverstone DA1000 / Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Coolermaster Stacker 830 / Alienware AW2310 NVIDIA 3D Vision

06-22-08, 04:39 PM	#7
fasedww Pc Gamer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,575	Re: To the people with overheating issues. I have 2 evga ssc 280's use the precision control temps are great better than my 8800 gtx's where. I also have two 120mm side intake fans. Crysis runs great 1680/1050 high dx 10, runs smooth and fast. __________________ Asus X79 rampage extreme 4, i7 3930K, 47X100, 4.70 GHZ, ,16 gigs, corsair, 1600mhz, 2 Evga GTX Titans SLI, gtx 470 phyisics, Prolimatech Genesis, 2 140mm fan heastsink, Lian Li PC 80 ArmorSuit case, PCPC 1200 watt, window side panel with 120mm blowhole, SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD , Asus Blueray sata dvdrw,SSD 256GB Plextor Pro,SSD Patriot Pyro 240gig,SSD Agility 4 256 , 1 300 gig raptor, 1 600 gig raptor, segate 1 gig ,Total Airhead amp, Denon AH-D2000 headphones, Dell Ultra3011, Acer HN274H 120 Hz Lcd, , Win 7 HomePrem. Rig #2 i7 3930k 4.7GHZ. 16 gig corsair Platinum 2400MHZ, Asus P9X79 DELUXE, 2 7970's Watercooled, Koolance blocks, on 1080 nova rad. 9 fan. 655 swiftech. Cpu heatkiller block, coolgate 240mm rad, 2 fan sycthe 108cfm 655 pump,OCZ 256Gb Vertex 4 ssd, C300 256Gb ssd, Patriot pyro 240Gb ssd, 2 wd 640gig Hd, Lian Li 343 modular case. Asus BD drive, Corsair AX1200 watt, X-FI Titanium HD on Fiio , Shure SRH840 Head phones, Dell Ultra3011, Razer Black Widow Ult. BF3 Edition keyboard, Corsair Vengence M60 Mouse, 3dmark 11 17,383, win 7 homePrem.

06-22-08, 04:51 PM	#8
Dreamingawake BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 806	Re: To the people with overheating issues. well its strange because the very 1st time i used my card i experienced issues similar to what others have described.. -my entire system just shut off initially.. i re applied thermal paste to my cpu because temps we a little on the high side, did some cable maintenance, ect.. now everything seems to be perfectly stable, including temps. i don't know what i did exactly, but i haven't seen it go over 100 again so that's really making me happy. i e-mailed e-vga tech support and the said my temps are within normal operating range for this card. -my temps are currently idle about 50, and under load it goes as high as 90, but never into the high 90's.. during crysis it's usually around 85-87, but hopefully that will all change in the next few days as im moving into a new air conditioned house! stuffy apartments are no good for gaming.. im pretty sure my card is fine, although something in me tells me to RMA just to be on the safe side... i just wish there was some clarification on this problem so all of us would know what to do.. or what not to do as the case maybe.. EDIT : then again if this is 'normal' for the 280 to be this hot maybe it's simply just time to invest in better cooling..

06-23-08, 08:59 AM	#9
pingu2 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 229	Re: To the people with overheating issues. tbh the brand of card is pretty irrelevant as they are all reference designs atm?

06-23-08, 09:03 AM	#10
Monolyth Meow Mix Kills Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: END OF DAYS Posts: 1,228	Re: To the people with overheating issues. I have the normal EVGA GTX 280 (602Mhz Core), but after running loops of Vantage while asleep for a few days I've finally started O/C'ing. Currently at 650Mhz Core with no visible increase in temps (74-78C Load in CoD4 - 1920x1080 4xAA, 8xAF - No Soft-Shadows). __________________ Gaming 5.0 Asus R4 Extreme \| Core i7 3930K @ 4.8Ghz Corsair H100 \| 16GB G.Skill@1866Mhz \| 2xEVGA GTX 580 \| Sammy 40" LCD Asus Essence One \| OCZ Revo 3 120GB, Revo 3 X2 240GB \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX1200 \| Windows 7 x64 Storage 2.0 Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD \| Core i7 2600K @ 4.5Ghz NH-D14 \| 16GB G.Skill@1600Mhz \| Areca 1880ix-16 RAID HBA Temp Storage - 1.8TB (4x450GB Hitachi 15k RPM SAS) \| 18TB (12x3TB Hitachi RAID10) \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX620 \| Windows 7 x64

06-23-08, 11:24 AM	#11
pingu2 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 229	Re: To the people with overheating issues. yeah if you get a card that is working right they all seem to overclock very well..

06-23-08, 11:59 AM	#12
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: To the people with overheating issues. Well, the SSC/FTW cards are tested and flashed to higher clocks before shipping out. It's unlikely that they have the overheating problem, it would have been spotted. Thus my reason of ordering a SC card, hoping it got a bit of testing before being sent out... __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

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