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[orainsear]

Make sure you use some decent thermal compound to bond the heatsink and chip.

[Imagine.]

Make sure you use some decent thermal compound to bond the heatsink and chip.

About that I went into PC World for that I couldn't find any that weren't damaged  so I asked the "Techguys" if they had any and if I remember clearly his response was and I quote "What on earth is thermal compound" 

[roseway]

Ah yes, those highly trained Tech Guys... Some poor devils rely on them to fix their computer problems.

[oldfogy]

Don't forget though, there is Thermal compound and there is Thermal compound!

Although probably most of us just use either what we have lying around or just what is on the shelf at the time, but there is actually various viscosities available depending on the specific application.

Even CPU's have recommended types of compound.

[Quinnbeast]

As a rule of thumb, a GPU is only overheating when it actually causes a problem. A relative temperature reading doesn’t mean too much if you haven’t had any stability issues when the system is under load.

When I first got my X1950 ATI card with the standard stock cooler, it would idle around 49oC, and whilst playing the likes of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with HDR lighting, it would consistently stutter and then crash during certain stages of the game. The GPU was just about hot enough to cook eggs on... and 100oC isn’t uncommon with the high-end cards.

As such, 60oC - in all seriousness - is stone cold.

I ended up buying a Zalman VF-900 cooler and some Artic Silver compound and that made a massive difference. But I only went as far as that because the cooler that came with it was blatantly useless for the intended purpose. If your PC works fine, then all is well. Take those temp readings with a big pinch of salt.

Oh yeah, and PC World are great if you want to buy a generic thing in a box, but that's as far as it goes most of the time. I bought a new monitor from them recently (helluva shiny it is too), but I wouldn't go in looking for honest advice  

[Imagine.]

Finally recieved a Cooler ordered from ebay  works perfectly, my 7300GS now clocks in at 650mhz GPU clock and 1400mhz memory clock, outperforms the 8600GT I've had but never bothered to use 

Before I help thanks for the help guys and kitz for the visual demo of the her old card  Atlast I can uncompress textures in all games 

[Pwiggler]

 

[kitz]