Graphics card overheating on Aliens vs Predator 3 - Page 2

Loud_Silence · 04-06-11, 07:26 PM

I bought Aliens vs Predator 3 yesterday. The game runs very smoothly on my computer, but it makes my GPU overheat like no other game does!

My system specs:
CPU: Athlon X2 4800+
GPU Geforce GTS250 by Point of View
Mobo: ASUS M2A-VM
RAM: 2GB DDR2
OS: Windows XP SP3

While in that game, the GPU temperature is about 85º, sometimes peaking at 90º. The highest temperature I ever got was 93º. Nvidia's website states this GPU's max temperature is 105º, but I don't want to risk.

The game runs very smoothly at my monitor's native resolution of 1280*1024, but I have to lower it to 1024*768 to keep heat under control, which is very unfair

I've tried different driver versions, but the results are the same with all of them. Right now I'm with 266.58 (the latest for this card).

The fan and the heatsink are clean. The fan is working correctly, although it's very loud when it goes past 80% speed.

The card is a year and a few months old, so the guarantee has expired.

04-06-11, 07:26 PM	#1
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Graphics card overheating on Aliens vs Predator 3 I bought Aliens vs Predator 3 yesterday. The game runs very smoothly on my computer, but it makes my GPU overheat like no other game does! My system specs: CPU: Athlon X2 4800+ GPU Geforce GTS250 by Point of View Mobo: ASUS M2A-VM RAM: 2GB DDR2 OS: Windows XP SP3 While in that game, the GPU temperature is about 85º, sometimes peaking at 90º. The highest temperature I ever got was 93º. Nvidia's website states this GPU's max temperature is 105º, but I don't want to risk. The game runs very smoothly at my monitor's native resolution of 12801024, but I have to lower it to 1024768 to keep heat under control, which is very unfair I've tried different driver versions, but the results are the same with all of them. Right now I'm with 266.58 (the latest for this card). The fan and the heatsink are clean. The fan is working correctly, although it's very loud when it goes past 80% speed. The card is a year and a few months old, so the guarantee has expired.