Graphics card overheating

[buggy285]

my graphics card is hot enough to burn me when I try to touch it.

my computer says that it is 32*F (0*C)

The card still works. what can i do to make it stop overheating.

[catgate]

my graphics card is hot enough to burn me when I try to touch it.

my computer says that it is 32*F (0*C)

The card still works. what can i do to make it stop overheating.

Try cleaning/de-dusting the entire inside of the case and mother board.

Then find out what the the computer is measuring to find 32 degrees. It is hard to conceive of anything that will be at such a low temperature inside your box.

[-pops-]

Check if the card has its own fan. If it has, ensure the fan is working and is not blocked with the inevitable fluff and dust which accumulates inside a computer.

[buggy285]

there is no dust inside of my computer and the fan is working properly. what could be causing it to overheat even when idling?

my computer has an

internal temp of 100*F

Remote temp of 100*F

CPU temp of 104*F

HDD1 temp of 108*F

HDD2 temp of 91*f

if it helps.

my $150 video card overheating scares me.

[-pops-]

You state the fan is working properly - is that the fan on the graphics card itself? If so, and everything else is running correctly then it seems that there is something fundamentally wrong with the card. Your best approach in these circumstances is to contact the card manufacturer for their recommendations.

[Boris]

These temperatures

internal temp of 100*F

Remote temp of 100*F

CPU temp of 104*F

HDD1 temp of 108*F

HDD2 temp of 91*f

appear normal to me.

Conversely, your graphics card temperature

my graphics card is hot enough to burn me when I try to touch it.

my computer says that it is 32*F (0*C)

cannot be correct.

What graphics card are you using ?

and what software are you using to get the temperature readings you have quoted ?

[Alex Carlson]

Hi,

I will suggest you spotless the entire mother board.You can give the card a clean with some cotton buds and the MAGICAL baby wipes, for a start. You can also leave the side off you PC case and see if it stops the lines occurring. Then you could clean the PC while you are at it and perhaps add a few case fans?

Best of luck.

[-pops-]

Do not leave the side off the PC case when you're investigating overheating problems. The airflow inside a computer case is designed to work at best efficiency when the computer is running normally. Leaving case sides off (or other physical alterations to the case or contents) is likely to change the designed airflows and give an incorrect result.

For the same reason you should not install fans without full consideration that they will do as they are intended and not just circulate the same air within the case (as I have seen done on a machine with three fans each blowing into the case).

[catgate]

You can give the card a clean with some cotton buds and the MAGICAL baby wipes, for a start.

Best of luck.

If you attempt this you will need all the luck you can get.....and some new hardware too.

[iggy]

some applications can not read sensors properly because of the way each cand is made, so programs like speed fan can not read all cards. hence the 0*c both of my GTS250's read 0 all the time. im in australia so yeah

[SHimmer45]

Something like speedfan is usually good at detecting the temp's of graphics cards etc.

i find ATi Tool is great if you have an AT/AMD based card or Nvdia nTune for monitoring how the card is doing.

some of the older cards from each of the above often do operate at high temperatures even when idling.

have you had problems with games crashing/windows locking up??