My 7600gt is idleing at 75 degrees celcuis!? and question about ati 4850?

Question

and while in game it jumps all the way up to 95-98 degress celcius. i KNOW that's hot. i tried using rivatuner to boost the fan from 35% to 100% but i didn't see a difference at all. what can i do? also i'm planning on getting an ati 4850 soon, i have a nice quality 415 watt power supply and was hoping that , that was enough to run the 4850. also i hear that the 4850 runs really hot, and if im already suffering with a 7600gt, what's gonna happen with the 4850!?

Answer 1

Try cleaning the fan on the card and make sure it is working properly.  A friend of mine had the same problem and found out that the fan got disconnected.

Answer 2

Get rid of all the dust in your system, but DO NOT open the power supply. If the power supply is a problem or has too much dust in it, get a new one: once you open it, IT WILL NOT WORK! Then open your computer tower's case/chassis.  

If none of the suggestions work, here's another one: Get a BIGGER case/chassis, and have the guys at the computer shop or electronics shop install your whole system into this newer & bigger case/chassis.

Answer 3

Yes 75 is a bit hot at idle. I would recommend you dont let the card reach 90 degrees as damage starts to occour at that point, i have seen it first hand.  

Try Cleaning the fan as the other person said. If its not that then take off the heatsink and see if the thermal paste is still there. Sometimes it can go dry or disintergrate into dust.

Sadly a 415watt PSU is not suffienct for a 4850 it would need to be at least 500watt.

I think case cooling may be partly to do with this if you have problems with head with your 4850 then i suggest you ethier buy a new case such as an Antec Nine Hundred Case. Or invest in some more case fans and put them in the proper configuration.

The correct configuration is a fan at the front drawing in air and 2 or more at the back removing hot air.

Hope this helps!