Safe temperatures on GPU?

Hi, I was just wondering at what temperatures is the GPU so hot that there is a possibility of damaging the hardware.

 

any temp above 90C is not good for the system... especially for long durations of time... which would cause overheat damage.

 

As always the lower the temperature, the better.

If you have an nVidia graphics card, then you should install riva tuner. You can use it to monitor your graphics temperature.

If your graphics card id overheating, and you have a dell laptop, I suggest installing I8KFANGUI, with this program you can force the fans to high at a lower temperature.

K-TRON

 

Well, what are unsafe temperatures? I actually got rivatuner which was the reason I started this thread in the first place.

 

Which GPU? The 7900gs slow protects at 100C, but, I don't push it more than 82C. Why take the chance for a few more FPS above a safe OC?

 

Well, I have an 8800M GTS and my friend has an 8600M GT DDR3 so I'd like to know safe temps for both please. Also, how do I monitor my GPU temperature on Rivatuner instead of core temperature? I already have the plugin for c2d temp monitoring.

 

I use nTune to log temps in the background when gaming and OC. As others have suggested, the lower the better. I don't like things past 80C, IMHO. E-mail Nvidia for the max safe temp?

 

I got a hp here that is running at 111C to 115c Nvidia Go 6150

 

Above 90C, the graphics cards start to degrade, meaning that they will most likely start to artifact and cause graphical interruptions all over the screen.

My friend Kate has an ASUS C90S, and the GPU continually reaches 125-135C, and the system will continually shut off in order to prevent meltdowns. You do not want to rely on the system to shut itself off. She has gone through 4 8600Gt graphics cards in the 10 months she has had the laptop.
Just make sure your temperatures are under 80C and you will be fine.

Silentnite, how can you possibly get an integrated graphics core to 111C, thats has to be impossible. IGP's are very weak graphics cards which do not get that hot. Are you sure that is celsius and not Fahrenheit?
If Its Celsius, you are going to burn your board out. I recommend cleaning the fan vents, and getting a notebook cooler.

K-TRON

 

no it is C checking with nvmontior

 

..you might want to call Dell. Are your fans running? Check them with i8kfan.

 

oh nvm I found out how to look at the temperature on rivatuner.

So... under 80 is good? because right now I think I get up to ~78 while playing CoD4. I idle at around 60.

Will going over 80 on an 8800M GTS or 8600M GT lower the life of the GPU?

 

going a few degrees over will not shorten the graphics cards life much.
80C is a good threshold temperature. When the temperatures break 90C, is when you should be worried.
I had my Quadro FX2500M burn out at 38C. I was playing solitare, so its not like I was using any pf its power.
Well I rma'ed my card, and Voodoo overnighted one to me.
I am glad I have a 3yr warranty, cause that card I have is $1360 for a new one.
Just try to keep the temperatures low, and everything will be fine.
Mine only broke because a surface mount transistor blew on my card in the first 100 hrs of operation. The card was defective. The replacement works fine.
I make sure that my temps on any of my systems never break 50C. I do not like high temperatures. I like my systems to last forever.

K-TRON