Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Hey guys. I just got back from my brothers house and I installed a graphics card there. He has a Gateway GT5058, and a friend had just given him an Asus EN6200TC 256MB GPU. It installed fine, and the only game he had installed was Warcraft III. So I had him play it for about 15 minutes with all the video settings maxed out. At first the card's temp was around 63 degrees C, and after the 15 minutes it was at about 83C. The card doesn't have a fan, just a heatsink, and for some reason he doesn't have an out-take fan (my guess is when he go the MoBo replaced they never put it back in!). So I'm mainly just wondering what's too hot. 83C is over 175F, which sounds pretty damn hot to me. What would be the maximum temperature this card and everything else could handle? This was at only 15 minutes of slight game play of Warcraft III, which isn't a 3d, high res texture heavy game. So a 20 degree jump in that time kind of concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars46 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 No wonder it's getting hot... just put an extra fan in the pc to suck out the hot air. Shouldn't cost more than a few bucks to get a new one. A PCI Slot Case Cooler would help too. When I had a 6200 it never got over 55 degrees C. The core gets damaged when it exceeds 135 degree celsius.. don't worry though by 110 it will freeze up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 K, thanks. My brother does plan on getting another fan. Any one he buys at a store would probably be better than the stock one anyways. Anyone know how I can find out what size fan it needs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars46 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I looked up the model on Gateway support and found this. http://support.gateway.com/s/CASES/WME1T49...493-001iv.shtml That's a weird looking computer. Very odd. It's probably a 80mm or 92mm size fan, but you had better add a fan as soon as possible, since everything seems to be cooled by heatsinks. Take it to a computer shop if you're not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) This site shows 3 different fans for the PC, I think the first two (120mm) are the intake fans, while the 92mm is the exhaust fan. Would you agree? http://www.skyline-eng.com/index.cfm?fusea...FTOKEN=30396680 EDIT: If you look here, you can see there's 2 different holes where the exhaust fan goes, per corner. Is this so you can put in either an 80mm or 92mm? Edited December 25, 2007 by Picolini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primer43 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 If you look here, you can see there's 2 different holes where the exhaust fan goes, per corner. Is this so you can put in either an 80mm or 92mm? I would say so. I think I've put a 92mm fan in a similar case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Lol, why no? Not enough distance between the two? Or that's just not done? Anyways, I'm quite sure it's a 92mm after looking around, although I haven't found a definitive spec on it. If anyone does, it'd be greatly appreciated. If it helps, it's the " 6-bay micro uBTX case". edit: Also, what's with the 3/4 pin connector thing? What's that all about? Oh, and I keep seeing "Custom Made Cable For Fan R.P.M Detection" Where would those go? Should I be able to connect that to this PC? Edited December 25, 2007 by Picolini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primer43 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I said, I would say so, not I would say no. The 3 pin connector is the one on the motherboard, the CPU fan uses the same connector. I believe the 3 pin has the rpm detection by default, correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 (edited) Lol, well slap me silly! I need to learn how to read! Well that's good news then. I would assume a 92mm would be a better bet, better cooling, and probably won't need to rev as high since the blades are longer and can be wider. How about this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811999613 Fan Size 92mm Bearing Type 2 Ball RPM 4800 RPM Air Flow 119 CFM Noise Level 56.4 dBA Power Connector 3 / 4 Pin Dimensions 92 x 92 x 38mm It's a little loud, but blows up more air than most I see. My main worries are: Will I be able to make sure it's blowing outwards? Will it take too much power from the PSU? I haven't seen any power needs on the specs for fans. Edited December 25, 2007 by Picolini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primer43 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 It won't draw too much power. As for the airflow direction, if the fan doesn't say, just power it up and put a lighter next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 I'm just concerned it will only blow in a certain direction. Can I flip and choose what side? It looks like you can with most fans, but that one has a metal cage on one side. I see it's held on with screws, so I could probably just swap it to the other side if I need to right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primer43 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yeah, as far as I know, the fan grill can be removed or put on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars46 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Probably, but you shouldn't have to swap it, because it's designed to be the exhaust fan that is blowing warm air out of the case. If the fan was blowing into the case, this would just trap the hot air inside the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Ok, wasn't sure if they're designed specifically as an intake or exhaust. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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