Do you get overheating issues with your GTX 280 ?

[sdn_]

Guys, tell to me!
gtx 280 overheats because of bad assemblage of system of cooling or the chip nvidia is guilty?

Excuse my English, it for me not the native.

[Xion X2]

It sounds like the core may not have good contact with the heat spreader. No direct knowledge; that's just what it sounds like.

How does this kind of crap make it out of quality control in the first place, though?

[SH64]

Originally Posted by Xion X2

It sounds like the core may not have good contact with the heat spreader. No direct knowledge; that's just what it sounds like.

How does this kind of crap make it out of quality control in the first place, though?

Rushed products to meet the hard launch deadline i guess ..

[Shocky]

Originally Posted by -n7-

I just got my replacement GTX 280 from BFG.

It's defective as well...hits 105C easily in maybe a minute.

This is an absolute joke on the part of nVidia & manufacturers.

I doubt there’s anything actually wrong with the cards, it's most likely a compatibly issue your motherboard/drivers or even the PSU as the chance of getting two in a row that are faulty is too minuscule to even consider to be honest.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Xion X2

It sounds like the core may not have good contact with the heat spreader. No direct knowledge; that's just what it sounds like.

How does this kind of crap make it out of quality control in the first place, though?

Funny thing is how ATI is catching heat (heh) for the high idle temps. Looks like ATI won the cooler design battle of the current generation's war, NVIDIA winning the idle power consumption.

[-n7-]

Originally Posted by Shocky

I doubt there’s anything actually wrong with the cards, it's most likely a compatibly issue your motherboard/drivers or even the PSU as the chance of getting two in a row that are faulty is too minuscule to even consider to be honest.

ROFL.

Here's some reading to help you out.
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=114925
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=114925

Yes, READ the threads here.
There are people who have gotten two or three of four bad cards.

I'd go on & on, but really, there's no need to.

[SH64]

n7 & those got bad replacements please vote in this thread too :
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=117206

[DRLQPham]

Okay I have a new update for you guys. I got the 5th eVGA GTX 280 and I must say I found a keeper. Today is a particularly hot day, much warmer than the other days when I tested the other cards. Even so, after 30 minutes of Furmark, temps were 88-90C and the fan was set on auto and spinning at 92% at those temperatures. Crysis was running at 76-79C at 82% fan speed. Good thing is I bought this card for $380 brand new from a friend. Now I just have to go return my bad card.

Compatibility issues? I think not. Northbridge/Southbridge fan blowing directly at the video card? Nope. What the heck is going on? I don't know.

Originally Posted by DRLQPham

I just went through four, yes four GTX 280. I was so pissed off. The BFG was $419 at the local Frys...it comes with a $30 rebate, so $389 would've been the total cost. I returned the BFGs and bought the EVGA for $499. Talking about another $100 for minuscule improvements.

1st - BFG 105C in ~10 seconds at 100% fan, Crysis.
2nd - BFG 105C in ~10 minutes at 100% fan, Crysis.
3rd - BFG 105C in ~10 seconds at 100% fan, Crysis.
4th - EVGA 83C-85C max at 100% fan, auto yields similar results. Crysis.

I'm still testing the 4th card, furmark is pushing this same card to 100C in about ~10 minutes. I closed the application before anything happened. I might keep this card??? Sigh...atleast this one allows casual game play.

*update* The card definitely went up to 104C in about ~15 minutes in furmark. I also got the time estimate from furmark.





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E8500 @ 4.3GHZ (Water cooled)
eVGA 680i Sli
4GB 800mhz ram @ 4-4-4-12
PNY 8800GTX @ stock
Creative X-Fi ExtremeMusic
2x 74gb raptor in Raid
1x 500gb, 1x 320gb, 1x 120gb, 1x160
Samsung 226BW
Silverstone Zues 650W (Motherboard and GFX)
Generic 400W power supply (fans and lighting and harddrives)

[DRLQPham]

Too bad I can't vote multiple times.

Originally Posted by SH64

n7 & those got bad replacements please vote in this thread too :
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=117206

[SH64]

Now your temps sounds about right .. actually about the exact of what i am getting.

[SH64]

Originally Posted by DRLQPham

Too bad I can't vote multiple times.

Then how come not a single vote for the "Yes" options there

[DRLQPham]

Voted for BFG since I had three bad ones.

Originally Posted by SH64

Then how come not a single vote for the "Yes" options there