80c High for a 6600gt?

[Genesis15]

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[zagood]

On the high side, but not dangerous as long as that's the load temp, and not idle temp.

-z

 

[Zepper]

If I had one, I wouldn't want it to ever run that hot. There are inexpensive replacement HSFs that will easily keep it in the 60s or less with careful mounting and a quality goop.

.bh.

 

[BadRobot]

I would try and lower the temps some how...run fan higher if possible, maybe new gpu cooler or a spot fan blowing at the card...maybe a pci slot fan/cooler to stick under the card.....

 

[zagood]

Originally posted by: Zepper
If I had one, I wouldn't want it to ever run that hot. There are inexpensive replacement HSFs that will easily keep it in the 60s or less with careful mounting and a quality goop.

.bh.

lol...careful...newbies may start trying the secret thermal compound that we've kept from them all these years.

-z

 

[Genesis15]

im not a newbie LMAO, i use thermal compound, my card is almost 3 years old... I think the heatsink is shitting the bed.

 

[error8]

The card should run fine at that temperature. I had a Leadtek 6600 gt that had 80 C in full load. After an OC it reached 85 C and again no problems. I did replaced my cooling solution though, and the temperature dropped from 85 to 60 C. In my opinion you should let it like that because it doesn't worth to change the cooler, the card being so old and weak.

 

[blueeyesm]

Depending on the GPU heatsink you can find, they can be worthwhile - if you plan on using the card for at least another year. 3rd party solutions can help extend the life of the card, esp if you wish to significantly overclock it. I swapped out mine on my 6600GT for a zalman solution and actually decreased its load temperature by 15 degrees, and thus allowed me to push the cards capabilities.

Further, 3rd party designs can be be big enough and/or better than the original (mainly cuz the solutions used are not as efficient - the companies need to make money somewhere right?) so that you can employ a fanless design (if you plan on not using it for gaming in the future), or one with speed control.

It all depends on how long you wish to keep using it and whether you can get a good deal, imo.