Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi

markguilty · 03-17-06, 01:04 PM

When i work in windows, and do anything from 3dstudio to photoshop... my gpu core temp are 71° (the first) and 65° (the other one) ... is it normal?

Also, I've played for 1 hour with NFS: Most Wanted using 1280x1024 AA8x and after i close the game I saw that the temp was 91° and 68° ... but after a few seconds it returned to 71° and 65°.

Is it normal to have 91° after 1 hour of play? I got no BSOD, no Freeze, nothing, also... i usually play for 3 hours games such B&W2... and temp, are like that. Pleaseee... tell me it's all ok!

Also... i got this configuration on my pc:

1st 6800GT
--> Sound Blaster Audigy 2
2nd 6800GT

I've got no other free place to mount the Audigy 2.. so the only place it's between the two vga. But i think this wouldn't cause anykind of problem, even because i don't have

Scream And Fly · 03-17-06, 06:22 PM

91° is too hot. The highest I would let mine go before I worry is 80°. You need better cooling. I would first relocating (or removing) that sound card if possible. It can't be helping airflow. At the very least, swap it with a much smaller card.

markguilty · 03-20-06, 11:48 AM

i've seen on a website... that the normal idle value for a system with two 6800GT SLi... are 65 the first vga, and 68 the second one. I've opened my pc and the system is well ventilated, or at least the audigy 2 is not blocking ventilation. But even with hours of play it never goes above 90°C.

Unfortunately, i cannot move the audigy2... i mean, there are just two slot available, if not under the first vga it will be under the second vga

Dazz · 03-20-06, 01:40 PM

the highest value is 115C, 90C is hot how ever have you cleared any dust in the fan?

loafer87gt · 03-20-06, 03:18 PM

BFG told me that up to 120C is within safe operating temps for their 6800GT's. I was having alot of crashes with my old 6800GT and I thought it had something to do with the 110-115C temps on the card under load, but BFG assured me that those temps were perfectly normal and that my PSU, motherboard, or IRQ settings was to blame.

I eventually was to work around the problem by lowering my core clock to 330 from the default of 370 and the temps dropped significantly.

03-17-06, 01:04 PM	#1
markguilty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi When i work in windows, and do anything from 3dstudio to photoshop... my gpu core temp are 71° (the first) and 65° (the other one) ... is it normal? Also, I've played for 1 hour with NFS: Most Wanted using 1280x1024 AA8x and after i close the game I saw that the temp was 91° and 68° ... but after a few seconds it returned to 71° and 65°. Is it normal to have 91° after 1 hour of play? I got no BSOD, no Freeze, nothing, also... i usually play for 3 hours games such B&W2... and temp, are like that. Pleaseee... tell me it's all ok! Also... i got this configuration on my pc: 1st 6800GT --> Sound Blaster Audigy 2 2nd 6800GT I've got no other free place to mount the Audigy 2.. so the only place it's between the two vga. But i think this wouldn't cause anykind of problem, even because i don't have

03-17-06, 06:22 PM	#2
Scream And Fly Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	Re: Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi 91° is too hot. The highest I would let mine go before I worry is 80°. You need better cooling. I would first relocating (or removing) that sound card if possible. It can't be helping airflow. At the very least, swap it with a much smaller card.

03-20-06, 11:48 AM	#3
markguilty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi i've seen on a website... that the normal idle value for a system with two 6800GT SLi... are 65 the first vga, and 68 the second one. I've opened my pc and the system is well ventilated, or at least the audigy 2 is not blocking ventilation. But even with hours of play it never goes above 90°C. Unfortunately, i cannot move the audigy2... i mean, there are just two slot available, if not under the first vga it will be under the second vga

03-20-06, 01:40 PM	#4
Dazz "TOON ARMY!" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom Posts: 5,138	Re: Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi the highest value is 115C, 90C is hot how ever have you cleared any dust in the fan? __________________ "Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ 4.25GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Graphics: ASUS ENGTX470 Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Blu PC12800 DDR3 Monitor: LG E2260V-PN Full HD WLED 22" & DELL 20" 2005FPW, Power: Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 850w PSU Sound: Logitech Z5500 Digital. Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow. 1st Storage: Kingston V100 SSDNow128GB SSD 2nd Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB

03-20-06, 03:18 PM	#5
loafer87gt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 424	Re: Temp on Dual 6800GT in SLi BFG told me that up to 120C is within safe operating temps for their 6800GT's. I was having alot of crashes with my old 6800GT and I thought it had something to do with the 110-115C temps on the card under load, but BFG assured me that those temps were perfectly normal and that my PSU, motherboard, or IRQ settings was to blame. I eventually was to work around the problem by lowering my core clock to 330 from the default of 370 and the temps dropped significantly.

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