Is my video card too hot??

[fetus]

My XFX 6800GT seems to be running hotter than usual as it's in the 90's when I'm playing a demanding game like cs:s. I should also note that it's in the high 60's to 70's when it's idle, is this a problem?

 

[Half Evil]

Celcius or Feriegnheight. And Cs:s isnt a demanding game at all. Half Life 2 is though.

 

[fetus]

celcius, it seems to get up to about 90-91.

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Wow, that's high. Most I've seen for the 6800GTs are like in the mid to high 70's under load. But it does have a high tolerance for temp like in the 120 degrees Celsius range so you should be ok.

 

[fetus]

Should I bother getting any cooling devices?..I'm leaving the case open and it's getting like 95-96 with COD2...

 

[TRDCorolla1]

For 6800GT's I'm not sure how effective aftermarket cooling would be. They already have a pretty good and efficient cooler on them. Maybe get an exhaust blower and install it on a PCI slot right underneath the video card.

AOC FC-2002-B Ball Bearing System Blowers - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835117010

 

[mammikoura]

my friends 6800GT was running at about the same temps as u, even a little higher and it started to have problems (artifacts, freezing) so he got a good aftermarket cooler. His temps (under load) dropped somthing like 20C-30C.