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Monday, May 03, 2010 2:22 PM (permalink)
So here i sit and my card isn't even under full load and it is pushing 80C and i am wondering if that is ok.  Since i have the gpu folding program running all day pretty much wondering if any real harm could come to the card having it sit so high for a long period of time pretty much.
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:25 PM (permalink)
    No. It seems okay to me. I fold all the time also on my GTX 260, and I hit load temps of 75 with the fan on auto. If you're really worried, crank up your fan to like 60% or 70%. But you honestly don't need to; the cards are designed to work up to 105C before throttling or shutting down.

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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:28 PM (permalink)
    Do you have good case ventilation and airflow? Where is your fan speed set? If low...turn it up. 80c will not harm the card.

    I try to keep mine under 70c but, that is just my personal preference.

     
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:28 PM (permalink)
    Ok well i was just making sure since i'm not really in position to buy a new video card if i burn it out.  Fan is @70% when i have it folding 60% when playing bad company 2 or modern warfare but only time it really gets hot is doing folding so figured i'd rather be safe than sorry!
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:29 PM (permalink)
    It is recommended that you do not fold when playing games.

     
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:44 PM (permalink)
    yea it is kinda hard to play on a slide show so it gets turned off :)
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:48 PM (permalink)
    I'm sorry....I just noticed that you have an Antec 900 case so, I know the answer to my earlier question regarding airflow. Your ambient room temp must be pretty warm.

     
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    Re:GTX 260 heat issue Monday, May 03, 2010 2:51 PM (permalink)
    yea we haven't bothered to turn the AC on yet so it is a TAD warm.  That just kinda dawned on me also lol
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