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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:30 pm
by Apoptosis
Have you ever seen the warning sticker that is on the static bag of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 video card? Take a look at this sticker that was on an EVGA branded card that came from Newegg!
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"Please allow the graphics card to cool for a minimum of 2 minutes after operation before removing it from your system"

Translated: Don't touch me as I'll burn your fingers so bad you'll lose your finger prints!

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:18 pm
by InspectahACE
lol..One would think every manufacturer would include that on these . No warnings were on mine. Oh well. Burning a hand is enough warning I guess :lol:

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:39 pm
by geokilla
InspectahACE wrote:lol..One would think every manufacturer would include that on these . No warnings were on mine. Oh well. Burning a hand is enough warning I guess :lol:
You got burnt?! >.<

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:49 pm
by InspectahACE
Nah lol. I did put my hand on it and it was hot, but it wasn't long enough to burn..But it wouldn't take but a second or longer to possibly leave a mark

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:14 am
by DJ Tucker
LMAO :lol: it proves how hot they get but i haven't yet seen a test of the heat coming from a gt400 series card. well not one that is in a system as all the ones i have seen are outside the case and will be a bit cooler due to that. how post up a link if you have found a video of a test inside a rig!

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:18 am
by Apoptosis
As I wrote in my article I had one in a Corsair 800D with two monitors on it and while gaming it got up to 99C

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:10 am
by DJ Tucker
ouch and what is the threshold?

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:44 am
by Apoptosis
I think the card starts to throttle at 105C

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:20 pm
by InspectahACE
That's what I read. I got up to 103C the other day(so far)..but that was using the Xtreme Burning mode in Furmark. not bad if I have to do that to get that high of a temp IMO.. Course. Summer hasn't really started yet :lol:

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Warning Sticker

Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 3:06 pm
by DJ Tucker
i cant really see this card doing well IMO :shock: with the temp getting that high and the threshold being 105c then there will be alot of RMA's :lol: