[CUBE] Newly installed GeForce 3

[Fred Terry]

Under normal operation, I get readings from 26 - 29 C on the vent over the
core and 42 - 53 C on the grill over the graphic card. This is in my
basement, so ambient temps are around 18 C. After 30 minutes of Halo, I get
33 C on the core and 64 C on the card.

I'm not sure how these temps compare with others. The Radeon doesn't smell
hot, the way the Geforce did and the air from the core vent feels cool most
of the time.

When I installed the Gigadesigns upgrade, I ran the Cube with the case off
for a couple of days until I picked up the thermometer. I took readings on
the card and the core before I put the case on, and those readings were
close to the same for the core with the case on. IIRC, the card readings are
about 10 degrees higher with the case on. I'm thinking about replacing the
fan, and I'm going to take the readings again with the case off.

  pf

On 3/14/04 9:11 PM, "Snow White" <jj4 at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> An what kind of temps are you getting with light use and with
> Graphically heavy use?  Great solution but I really want to know the
> info and your opinion.
> 
> jj
> 
> On Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 01:24 PM, Cube List wrote:
> 
>> After popping in a Gigadesigns processor upgrade in addition to the
>> 120G
>> hard drive and Radeon 7500 upgrades, the fan didn't give me any
>> comfort. Th=
>> e
>> temperature software wouldn't work for me with the new processor and I
>> was
>> constantly worried about the heat in the Cube.  To calm my fears, I
>> bought
>> an IR Thermometer at Radio Shack. The model I bought (22-325) was only
>> $49
>> and not as fancy as the more expensive models, but it allows me to
>> monitor
>> the heat of the card and the central core with the case on.
>> 
>>   pf