Interesting GPU heat issue... - Page 2

Dubslow · 2012-01-13, 21:58

Heh, my 460 is an MSI Twin Frozr II, gotten a week after the second of yours, and it's just fine. But then, it also hasn't been stuffed on the wrong end of a 580.

chalsall · 2012-01-13, 22:15

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Originally Posted by nucleon

I've been pretty much running them 24*7 since I've bought them. It was running high 90degC for a few weeks now. Looks like the fans have had problems for a while my guess.

Somewhat tangential (but I hope not irrelevant)... for all of my mission critical systems I use Cacti to monitor as much empirical data over the temporal domain as I can extract.

While nominally LAMP stack (read: Unix) based, it can monitor Windows systems which expose data by way of SNMP (and many other) queries.

It's amazing what a graph over time can tell a human what the hardware was saying if only said human was listening all the time....

Or, perhaps put another way: "Never send a human to do a machines job."

kladner · 2012-01-13, 22:17

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Originally Posted by nucleon

I looked up when I purchased 'them'.

I bought 2x of the same model (MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II OC) - 7/3/11 and 28/3/11. Now both models have fans that aren't working anymore. You could possibly google what they looked like (dual fans). I'm spewing as they advertised that they were pretty good for cooling.

I've been pretty much running them 24*7 since I've bought them. It was running high 90degC for a few weeks now. Looks like the fans have had problems for a while my guess.

If I use my finger to rotate the blades, I can feel obvious friction. They've 'siezed up' somehow.

-- Craig

Look at the second review here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127567
Title is "unhappy".
"The product was great until the Cooling fans on the heat sink seized up, now even on my desktop the card overheats."

ckdo · 2012-01-13, 23:24

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Originally Posted by Dubslow

Heh, my 460 is an MSI Twin Frozr II, gotten a week after the second of yours, and it's just fine. But then, it also hasn't been stuffed on the wrong end of a 580.

Good luck. My MSI N460GTX Hawk died last summer. Left fan stuck, sort of. It was the only card in the case. I eventually got the fan going again after bathing the card in alcohol for a week or some such. It still won't take heavy load, though.

Chuck · 2012-01-14, 03:47

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Originally Posted by ckdo

Good luck. My MSI N460GTX Hawk died last summer. Left fan stuck, sort of. It was the only card in the case. I eventually got the fan going again after bathing the card in alcohol for a week or some such. It still won't take heavy load, though.

My GTX580 is an EVGA "Black Ops" OC (797 MHz) edition. It is in a Silverstone Raven case which has the motherboard turned 90^o so all the hot air exhausts up and out the top. The card has the "squirrel cage" style fan that draws air in the bottom and blows out the top. I hope this setup helps me avoid any overtemp problems. The card supposedly has a "lifetime" warranty. That to me means until they release a 600 or 700 series. It has been running about a year now.

Xyzzy · 2012-01-14, 06:10

We think a few days of downtime negates any overclocking advantage.

We run 4 of these 100% at 65°C.

http://usa.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/N...II2DIS1280MD5/

KyleAskine · 2012-01-14, 12:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

We think a few days of downtime negates any overclocking advantage.

We run 4 of these 100% at 65°C.

http://usa.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/N...II2DIS1280MD5/

I have two of the 6950 version of those cards in my main box now. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Right now I am running them at 900 MHz, with the top one (bad airflow) at 61, and the bottom one at 46.

They are fantastic.

nucleon · 2012-01-14, 14:56

Not a bad card I like it.

I'm down about 10% in work output atm.

-- Craig

kladner · 2012-01-14, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

We think a few days of downtime negates any overclocking advantage.

We run 4 of these 100% at 65°C.

http://usa.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/N...II2DIS1280MD5/

Wow! A 3 slot monster, but not outrageously priced: $349.99-$20 rebate at NewEgg.

Batalov · 2012-01-29, 19:25

Did anyone try the Gigabyte's Windforce3 endowed cards?
Sounds like a good idea from the reviews (pun about noise intended; both cooler and and silent-er).
Gigabyte vs EVGA (with its sexy cutouts) or their 570 siblings?

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2012-01-13, 21:58	#12
Dubslow Basketry That Evening! "Bunslow the Bold" Jun 2011 40<A<43 -89<O<-88 3·29·83 Posts	Heh, my 460 is an MSI Twin Frozr II, gotten a week after the second of yours, and it's just fine. But then, it also hasn't been stuffed on the wrong end of a 580.

2012-01-14, 06:10	#17
Xyzzy Aug 2002 8658₁₀ Posts	We think a few days of downtime negates any overclocking advantage. We run 4 of these 100% at 65°C. http://usa.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/N...II2DIS1280MD5/

2012-01-14, 14:56	#19
nucleon Mar 2003 Melbourne 5×103 Posts	Not a bad card I like it. I'm down about 10% in work output atm. -- Craig

2012-01-29, 19:25	#21
Batalov "Serge" Mar 2008 San Diego, Calif. 3²·7·163 Posts	Did anyone try the Gigabyte's Windforce3 endowed cards? Sounds like a good idea from the reviews (pun about noise intended; both cooler and and silent-er). Gigabyte vs EVGA (with its sexy cutouts) or their 570 siblings?