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hey whats up guys' Ive notice alot of talk about temps about the 8800gt why do ppl get so hyped up about it. i mean i know the cooler it is the more u can overclock .some people are running cards at stock and are saying there temps are high i think it mainly about your computer airflow because i have a 8800 gt and it stays cool at stock haven't overclocke'd it or anything yet it around 52-53 depending on my room temps even lower . can we ellaborate more on ths topic so i can get a betta understanding why alot of ppl get bad temps.

Is your 52-53 temps load or idle in Windows?????????

My OC'd 8800GT idles around 28-30 (depending on room temp) and full load stress testing reaches maybe 40c on a warm day.

it all depends (BIO, those seem really low to me my card is idle/gaming @ 43/52 and if i get annoyed with fan sounds its at 48/havnt checked)

i think that mostly, the stock settings are good and if you OC, you just need to crank up the fans, and be all set, a video card would not be released if the stock settings would make it overheat under load(unless your gaming on the sun or a place of rediculous temperatures)

I'm not sure about all video cards, but mine came with the fan set to 25% and my temps were around 68c at idle. Using Rivatuner, I cranked the fan up to 50% and that dropped my idle temp to 46c. Under load my temp is around 58c, so the fan speed made a big difference. I set it up so the fan speed increases to 80% at 55c. Temps on that card will vary from case to case depending on ambient temp, cooling and air circulation.

skierkid450 wrote:it all depends (BIO, those seem really low to me my card is idle/gaming @ 43/52 and if i get annoyed with fan sounds its at 48/havnt checked)

i think that mostly, the stock settings are good and if you OC, you just need to crank up the fans, and be all set, a video card would not be released if the stock settings would make it overheat under load(unless your gaming on the sun or a place of rediculous temperatures)

Mine is under water cooling, never really stressed it at all with air cooling.............. When I got the card, I installed it for a day to see if it worked, then pulled it and installed put it into my water cooling loop.