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Hot GPU? :(

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-18 14:44

Hey guys, I just bought this card and figured it might be defective(Stock fan sucking). I play WoW and it goes to 60ºC at first, then later on it goes to 70 and sometimes hits 80. Is this normal? I have a 7950GT. I use PC Wizard to monitor the temp, and it also says "GPU Fan 17%". I'm not sure if thats how much of the fan usage is currently being used or what, because it stays at that speed even under massive graphical loads.

Or, better yet, can I just increase my fan speed manually? I really don't feel like RMA'ing this thing.

Name: Anonymous 2007-01-18 19:18

>>1
Try installing and playing Ultima Online instead of WoW.  WoW has a known problem of sending far too many 'hot' polygons to the graphics card, causing it to heat up faster.  UO does not have this issue since it only sends out 'cool' polygons.

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