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    i'm running a 6800gt PCi-E card.
    what is seen to be acceptable levels of
    temperature for the card?

    after intense use for about 1-1.5 hrs the temp seems to hover round the early 70 (dgrs c)

    is this reasonable? and can putting just an extra fan onto the mobo blowing directly on it doing any worthwhile improvements?
    any thoughts greatly appreciated...
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    I have the AGP slot 6800gt and same goes for mine under load, 71 degrees C.
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    my 6800gt 350/1000 probably runs about 5-10c less, but i have three vent fans, 120mm in the psu,the80mm case fan and a pci slot extraction fan.

    I doubt the temp your card is at is any problem but if you cool down the case by a few degs then the card should be a little cooler.
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    your okay I have a 6800gt OC BFG
    and at idle i run at 58C and full load at 68C
    I had to send my first card back to BFG because it was faulty talked to there Tech Guy and he told me that they can get as hot as 90c with load and he told me that was still good.But the first one i had at idle it was at 70c so I knew
    I had trouble then and then it burned up and i sent it back and they sent me a new one
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    The 6800gt OC BFG is the card I am interested in acquiring soon. It has two fans so its temp ought to be better than stock. Sorry to hear about your problem. I trust their support was good? They have a trusted name.

    TactS!
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    It was great!!!They did`nt even hesitate to send me another one I freaked out when he told me under load 90c!!!(as high)No prblems with other card they sent me I`m real happy with it
    I putt a new power supplie in 600Watter I think its bad getting Voltsge spikes on my reading`s
    should of listen to Lucky on brand I bought a MGE PSU
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    my bfg 6800 gt oc is great...i dominate in call of duty...and i get dominated in IL2 and PF...but thats not my cards fault...my temps are 55 and 71...and i have mine oc to 390\1100...its a good card just keep your case cool...yeah the 2 fans are really no better than one...but they work just fine and they have a wicked blue led light...matches my case mod nicely...
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    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FiReLiOn1800:
    my bfg 6800 gt oc is great...i dominate in call of duty...and i get dominated in IL2 and PF...but thats not my cards fault...my temps are 55 and 71...and i have mine oc to 390\1100...its a good card just keep your case cool...yeah the 2 fans are really no better than one...but they work just fine and they have a wicked blue led light...matches my case mod nicely... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Forgot to mention that I'm OCing mine to 400mhz 1010mhz with stock cooling, the tower has no fans in it except the power supplies and the cpu's and the vid cards, but I do keep the side off the tower
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    I have the 6800GTOCd256 too... I get crashes from it often..... I have 2 fans on my PS, one 20mm on the side and one in the front sucking in and one in the back blowing out plus a pci slot fan as well.. still it gives me the herringbone graphics glitch...... I am going to try taking my case off or getting a better fan.
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    Does this happen in any game mate? Sounds like overheating but you seem to have adequate ventilation. Your heatsink is functioning properly, right?
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