safe temps for a GTX 260 216

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safe temps for a GTX 260 216

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well simple topic, i'm used to low budget cards that had good cooling and never went above 60C, but my 260 is currently @79C since my case is front exhaust/rear intake

so, is 80C crazy, or just a little on the warm side?
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Re: safe temps for a GTX 260 216

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is it idling that high? I get up to 85C sometime s90C(depending on room temp) when folding with the fan on auto.. with fans at 75-80%, it's around 70C+ or so..if it's idling that high then no that's not really that good lol..ive idled as high as 60C before but not higher
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Re: safe temps for a GTX 260 216

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running folding @home, it gets up to 79C, idles around 50C
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Re: safe temps for a GTX 260 216

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nah i ran mine like that no issues.... mid 80's 24/7
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