Just to follow up on this.
- Removed the card slot covers
- Removed the soundcard and put the TV-tuner into its PCI-E slot
- Took out the GFX, removed the cooler and applied a much thinner layer of thermal paste
Now the temperature stops somewhere between 90 and 96 degrees celcius in...
I just noticed that my GPU temp doesn't rise much above 80 degress celcius within the first 15-20 minutes of playing Modern Warfare 2. Perhaps it's not the GPU, but the VRAM? I will have to test it some more.
Yeah, but I want to check the VRAM temp.
The "backside" of the GFX is facing...
As I wrote above:
"I have a ThermalTake DH-103 (ATX) media center case with two 120mm fans (1 in, 1 out) running with 12v. I cannot fit anymore fans into the case."
Putting more fans into the case is not an option. If it was, it would not make sense for me to get a passive GFX.
Hi guys,
I just bought a PowerColor Radeon HD 5750 with the passive SCS3 cooler yesterday. Very nice card and very, very nice gaming. Last time I gamed was 5-6 years ago and I see a lot has happened since.
The problem
My girlfriend was playing Sims 3 and suddenly the screen became...