Possible Graphics Card Problem

[mannsupreme]

thats rather hot for a gpu but i think its still within working range, what game were you playing when you got to that temparature?

[jay1978]

None mate. I am just on here

thats rather hot for a gpu but i think its still within working range, what game were you playing when you got to that temparature?

[mannsupreme]

then i definatly think heat my be the problem, you may have to reapply the thermal paste on the heatsink for the card itself. its likely that the card that isnt working may be damaged

[patio]

Chain yanking.....

[BC_Programmer]

my 9800GT idles at 68 and gets to 90+ degrees under load and I've yet to experience any "damage". 70(c) is not an unexpected idle GPU temp.

SLI probably isn't going to work unless the chipset drivers are installed, considering that for hte most part SLI/Crossfire are motherboard features as much as they are graphics card features.

Additionally, SLI is unnecessary to have two cards installed and recognized. They should show up in the Display Settings page. (Control Panel->Display Settings)

[jay1978]

I have actually read posts that say 8800 GTS are quite a power hog and the temp can get upto 110C easy and still no damage so not sure. I am gonna clean my pc later today, Its abit dusty but not much

[jay1978]

I have the disk to install the chipset drivers, Should I be doing that ?

my 9800GT idles at 68 and gets to 90+ degrees under load and I've yet to experience any "damage". 70(c) is not an unexpected idle GPU temp.

SLI probably isn't going to work unless the chipset drivers are installed, considering that for hte most part SLI/Crossfire are motherboard features as much as they are graphics card features.

Additionally, SLI is unnecessary to have two cards installed and recognized. They should show up in the Display Settings page. (Control Panel->Display Settings)