Graphics Card Advice

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Hi! So, I installed the little temp gauges as you suggested, and ran the benchmark (all I can run atm!) The card seemed to run at around 65(c) and the CPU 59-62 maybe. Does this seem ok? Also, I wonder if the benchmark is a good indicator, and if the temps continue to rise, or if they simply stabilize and remain the same as you play (all day)....

What would be temperatures of concern? My box is not enclosed in a shelf of any kind nor on the carpet. Neither the box, nor the air around it has ever felt warm (not during 1.0 with the 240 card, nor during ....I cannot say)

Thanks!

If those are the temps while you were running the benchmark then it should be ok, the CPU seems a bit high but considering its a dell case, probably a cheap stock cooler and its 3 years old, its expected.

If you don't mind some extra work, there are a few more things you can do to retrieve some data.
First: If you have GPU-Z, try running the benchmark while keeping an eye on the gpu load, you can check the load on your gpu under the sensor tab; Also find out what your CPU temps are under load.
Second: turn your PC off for an hour or 2 to let it cool down then turn it on and turn off all background programs. Once all unnecessary programs are closed, run the sensor programs again and find out what your temps are when idle.

This will give a better idea on how hot its getting. Once we know more, we can figure out if there is an issue or not and if so, we can come up with a solution. In regards to your question about playing all day; if your PC has been on for a extended period of time and under full load, temps will increase. If the base temps are good to begin with, the increase should not be a problem.

With stock cooler, your CPU should idle around 40C and load should be in between 65-70C (lower the better), If its in the high 70s under full load, then a better cooler is recommend. If it jumps to 90C+ then we may have other issues. There is a program called Prime95 that will let you do a torture test; which technically forces your CPU to run at 100%; you can use this program to find out how hot it gets under full load. If you do use Prime95, make sure to keep an eye on the temps and turn off the test if it hits high 90Cs