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Shadigun
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2014/11/20 21:53:44 (permalink)
My EVGA GTX660 w\ACX FTW is at 44c at idle before it was at 32c. i opened the side panel and it didnt go down. do i need to replace the thermal past?
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    Sajin
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    Re: High temp. in idle 2014/11/21 08:21:59 (permalink)
    Sounds like your card isn't downclocking to idle clock speeds, 324MHz is what it should be at.
     
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