9800XT Temperature ?

[SandKing]

How hot should a 9800XT run at?

In the overdrive panel (overdrive is NOT on) it is 71 to 72 in 2D. When I
play any DirectX9 game it goes up to 77 or 78.

I am getting intermittent crashes in all games. Everything is fine for 10
mins then crashes.
After a reboot temp is about 77, but bear in mind that it has probably
cooled a degree or two while rebooting.

Is this normal or a duff card?

I am using 4.3 drivers (4.4 cause problems in 2D) and have reinstalled
Directx 9.0b just in case. My system is not overclocked in any way.

What else can I try, or is my card just runnung too hot

 

[Nick Court]

Hi,

My 9800XT runs at the same temps as you are getting (71-72 idle, 77-78 after
finishing a game). Yet I get no problems with games crashing.

I'm using cat 4.4 drivers, in a shuttle SB75G2, with a 3Gig P4, 1Gig of OCZ
ram and an audigy 2ZS soundcard.

Hope this helps

Nick

 

[J.S.T.]

My temp readings are also pretty close to that. No crashes. But the
damn fan is sure noisy. Are there any versions of this card that are
quieter than others?