Diablo 3 - video cards are running hot

[pr1mo]

Temps on GPUs are in the 50s while playing D3 (Vsync ON). CPU hitting around the 45 mark. My room sucks dick and is really small, with mini-storage room connected to it. My ambient temp in here is a lot higher than average. Smooth as butter here.

[sykozis]

Originally Posted by Soundcreepy

why is 85-90c hot anyways? I always thought that cards were rated for around 100-110c no sweat. All of your cards have been taking ice baths compared to my 460, its always running around 80c for the GPU heavy games (also added heat with the setting "Prefer Max Performance")

This is with a modest OC btw.

Most nVidia cards have a rated thermal limit of 95-105C. AMD cards typically have a thermal limit of 100-110C.

Originally Posted by Rapyer

clearly you have never owned a 8800 ultra

Or an HD4800 series card.....

With reference cooler, the HD4850 could easily reach it's 105C thermal limit.

[Agent-A01]

Originally Posted by Rapyer

clearly you have never owned a 8800 ultra

or 8800gt with single slot cooler.. got 90+ almost hitting 100c in crysis lol

[sykozis]

Originally Posted by Agent-A01

or 8800gt with single slot cooler.. got 90+ almost hitting 100c in crysis lol

lol, that's nothing. My 4850 was reaching thermal shutdown trying to play WoW...which is beyond 110C.....lol

[Rapyer]

yea my stock 8800 ultra ran at 70 idle....which was standard for that reference design

kept me warm throughout winter, nearly made me die from heat stroke in summer

[aayman_farzand]

He's not using a 4850, 8800, or whatever other cards you guys are mentioning. His temps are too high as is, the cards can stand higher temperatures but that doesn't mean those temps should be accepted either.

[Rapyer]

he can either RMA it, or get anm aftermarket cooler for 50 bucks

[Sajittarius]

Originally Posted by ShadowDuke

Sounds more like bad air flow...

^This