case woes

[vierasniper]

is there a water block to watercool this card? or anyother way to keep it cooler?

 

[MK2]

Is it running very hot then, what are your temps?

Watercooling is not that easy (I know myself)
If it's running hot, if possible better try to optimize airflow in your case first.

 

[A Guy]

What are the temps?

GPUZ

A Guy

 

[smarteyeball]

What are the temps?

GPUZ

A Guy

Yep - what is it running at load ?

Anything below 90c is 'fine'.

 

[vierasniper]

 

[MK2]

50c on 3% load isn't too bad I would have thought.

 

[stormy13]

As MK2 said 50°C at idle (3% load is close enough to not matter) is OK, and as smarteyeball anything below 90°C is fine.

Next question is what are the temps on it when running a game? Just leave GPUZ running in the background with "Continue refreshing...: checked, then after running a game mouse over the graph at the highest point to see what it got up to.

P.S. Hopefully you did a little better wiring job than this guy with the same model emachine after adding a new PSU and a GTS 250,

[Solved] would this be a good start for a gaming pc (eMachines ET1331G-03W) - CPUs - CPU-Components

 

[vierasniper]

this while i was playing Dead Space, i had settings on medium and the anti-aliasing was off. the resolution is at 1360x768 .

 

[MK2]

Temperatures still looking good, I don't see a problem..

 

[vierasniper]

alright then, thanks again. this is my first card and its factory OC'ed, i guess its first card jitters.

 

[MK2]

No problem, are you happy with the performance?

 

[A Guy]

Better safe than sorry. How are you liking it? A Guy

 

[vierasniper]

i love the way it performs, it shreds through games. i cant wait to try it out on dragon age origins.

 

[smarteyeball]

Yep - you're looking good to go there - enjoy

 

[EpicThorn]

Wow, the guy in the link you posted really needs to read up on cable management! About your case mate, put a few quid aside each payday and buy yourself an aftermarket case, the eMachine cases are noisy & flow about as much as an impacted colon!

Thorn

 

[vierasniper]

my cables are looking similar to his....for now. i am saving up for a new case. can you guys recommend one with good airflow?

 

[stormy13]

Depends on how much you're looking to spend. Something like this,

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

would fit the bill.

 

[smarteyeball]

Depends on how much you're looking to spend.

Exactly - give us a budget and we'll find plenty of choices for you

 

[vierasniper]

id like to keep it under 75$, i want as much airflow possible.

and some room for the card

 

[HILLBILLY]

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this while i was playing Dead Space, i had settings on medium and the anti-aliasing was off. the resolution is at 1360x768 .

Mate, you've got nothing to worry about there... My GTX 275 in summer was idling at ~55 C, and was getting up to 85 degrees after 10 minutes of Crysis Warhead...

If it gets too hot to handle, crank up the GPU fan, you should be able to do this with any decent GPU Overclocking program, or the nVIDIA Control Panel.