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It gets to about 82 under max load in games. When I run War thunder on medium 1680x1050 I get anywhere from 50-60 fps, but the gpu does get to 80 degrees. It only gets to 82 in Dayz, where its under max load and my processor is chilling at about 50% usage.

According to this:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-260/specifications

Max temp is 105C, but that's the edge. I'd keep it under 90C.

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So, I have had my gtx 260 for quite a while now. I have enjoyed it, but it is definitely time for an upgrade. In the mean time, I use it to game on, and it gets pretty toasty. During Furmark 720p no AA it gets all the way up to 83 degrees. 1080p 8xMSAA gets it up to 86 degrees. It is in immaculate condition, I replaced the thermal paste, and had to spend 45 minutes hand cleaning the fan+heatsink.  It doesn't lose performance as it heats up, and the fans don't kick up past 60% (which is nice considering they sound like a 747 past 80%, but it worries me that it gets that hot and only goes to 60%) Should I let my 7 year old performance GPU get that hot? Is it safe for it? And if anyone can find it, what is the safe operating temp for it? 

 

P.S - I have kept it at an extremely stable overclock since I got it a few years ago. Never really made it get any hotter, but got noticeable performance increases across the board.

 

Core clock - 655 Mhz

Shader clock - 1445 Mhz

Memory clock - 1050 Mhz

 

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

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Let Linus help you with this:

Hope this helps :)

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Below 90c should be fine for it, though the cooler the better. (To a point)

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Depends how hot.

 

Good on you for keeping that thing alive.

The little card that could.

It gets to about 82 under max load in games. When I run War thunder on medium 1680x1050 I get anywhere from 50-60 fps, but the gpu does get to 80 degrees. It only gets to 82 in Dayz, where its under max load and my processor is chilling at about 50% usage.

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

---QUOTE ME OR I WILL LIKELY NOT REPLY---

 

 

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It gets to about 82 under max load in games. When I run War thunder on medium 1680x1050 I get anywhere from 50-60 fps, but the gpu does get to 80 degrees. It only gets to 82 in Dayz, where its under max load and my processor is chilling at about 50% usage.

According to this:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-260/specifications

Max temp is 105C, but that's the edge. I'd keep it under 90C.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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According to this:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-260/specifications

Max temp is 105C, but that's the edge. I'd keep it under 90C.

Fair enough, thanks for the help everyone.

CPU: INTEL Core i7 4790k @ 4.7Ghz - Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61 - Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X SLI - RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ares 2400mhz - GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4G - Case: Phanteks P350X - PSU: EVGA 750GQ - Storage: WD Black 1TB - Fans: 2x Noctua NF-P14s (Push) / 2x Corsair AF140 (Pull) / 3x Corsair AF120 (Exhaust) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red - Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma

Bit of an AMD fan I suppose. I don't bias my replies to anything however, I just prefer AMD and their products. Buy whatever the H*CK you want. 

---QUOTE ME OR I WILL LIKELY NOT REPLY---

 

 

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