I R 2 B requesting information on video card temperatures.

More specifically, what is/should be the highest temperature your card should reach under heavy load?(aka safe operating conditions)

Additionally, I have looked at several video card coolers on the internet. They take up an additional PCI slot(which I am not worried about) and I think they attach to the card?? Anyhow, does anyone have much experience with them and how much they help vs the standard cooling provided on the card.

Furthermore, I am playing oblivion. It is a very intense game and ATI control center shows that at one point its temperature reached 68 degrees celsius.

Also, it almost seems that my video card temp directly affects how stable oblivion is. I don’t see any glitches in performance such as funny things on screen, just that oblivion crashes. Is this true?

Appreciate any experience you would like to share. Sorry for post length.

3/26/2006 5:29:06 PM

read manufacturers specs - depends on the card

3/27/2006 12:40:26 AM

For most modern video cards 68C is practically fridgid.

3/27/2006 12:47:39 AM