Hey Everyone ... I have a big overheating problem lately. And I just got FF14 an am unable to play it for decent periods of time without it crashing.
I have 2 nvidia 8800 GTX running on SLI with the latest driver from the nvidia site.
Intel Core 2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66 2.67 GHZ
4 gb of ram
64 bit vista.
I've been monitoring my temps and Idle my cards are at around 85 C . In game it gets up to 98 where it usually crashes.
I ran a Video RAM test and it came back with no errors.
I have 4 fans inside and it still gets too Hot.
What can I do to lower my temps? Its driving me bananas.
Thanks in advance.
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Are the fans all working? Pushing air in the right direction? Your idle temps are well above what most would accept for load temps.
Im pretty sure all my fans are running. Im not at home right now so I can't confirm.
I've read of a software that can make fans run faster or something of that nature? Any fan monitoring software?
Im aware my temps are disgustingly high... it makes the entire room unbearable ( i have to play pants-less or i sweat)
Im trying to avoid opening the box and have an outside fan blowing in .
Only since my last reformat 2 months ago has this become an issue. I've read that it was the new nVidia drivers began to overclock my cards and this was the probable cause. But theres nothing I can do until they release a new driver aside from cooling it more efficiently but my knowledge of doing so is limited. Any more tips?
I've read of a software that can make fans run faster or something of that nature? Any fan monitoring software?
Im aware my temps are disgustingly high... it makes the entire room unbearable ( i have to play pants-less or i sweat)
Im trying to avoid opening the box and have an outside fan blowing in .
Only since my last reformat 2 months ago has this become an issue. I've read that it was the new nVidia drivers began to overclock my cards and this was the probable cause. But theres nothing I can do until they release a new driver aside from cooling it more efficiently but my knowledge of doing so is limited. Any more tips?
Some drivers do have slight dynamic overclocking now, but usually it's something you need to deliberately enable, and that would cut itself off before things got that hot. Is this the hacked driver to allow FFXIV to actually use SLI?
There are third party utilities that you could look at, but I'm not 100% sure that they'll work with your particular cards. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php or http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner perhaps.
Generally though, you really should double/triple check that everything is set up like it should be. That the heatsinks aren't clogged up with dust. That you have airflow set up through the case (IE, the ones on the front are pulling air in, the ones on the side(s)/back are pushing air out). Most major heat problems I've seen have been due to dead or dying fans, or from improper cooling setups.
There are third party utilities that you could look at, but I'm not 100% sure that they'll work with your particular cards. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php or http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner perhaps.
Generally though, you really should double/triple check that everything is set up like it should be. That the heatsinks aren't clogged up with dust. That you have airflow set up through the case (IE, the ones on the front are pulling air in, the ones on the side(s)/back are pushing air out). Most major heat problems I've seen have been due to dead or dying fans, or from improper cooling setups.
No , no hacked drivers. I just have the SLI options set up in the nVidia control panel.
I haven't checked the airflow yet and such. This post was more of a way for me to research possible solutions for when I get home later.
Thanks for that speedfan link I'm gonna check it out when I get home also.
If anyone has anymore possible solutions for me please share!!
Thanks!!
I haven't checked the airflow yet and such. This post was more of a way for me to research possible solutions for when I get home later.
Thanks for that speedfan link I'm gonna check it out when I get home also.
If anyone has anymore possible solutions for me please share!!
Thanks!!
That much of a heat prolem and at least one of your video cards has either a blocked or a failed fan.
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If your card idle temperature is well above 40C compare to room temperature (so 65C+ if your room temperature is 25C) then you might have an over-heating problem. Try to keep your GPU temperature roughly 60C (or less) idle and 80C loaded. Sometimes your room can get too hot for the GPU to let the heat escape. What are the CPU, HDD and case temperature?
Step #1: Clean the case and the GPUs with some air cans to clear out the dust.
Step #2: Leave the side panel of the case open and put an outside fan next to the GPU to see if you can get a lower temperature or not.
Step #3: Remove one of the card and test each one to see if the remaining one still overheats.
Otherwise, you can replace the GPU fans with one of the after market one.
Step #1: Clean the case and the GPUs with some air cans to clear out the dust.
Step #2: Leave the side panel of the case open and put an outside fan next to the GPU to see if you can get a lower temperature or not.
Step #3: Remove one of the card and test each one to see if the remaining one still overheats.
Otherwise, you can replace the GPU fans with one of the after market one.
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