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January 27th, 2014 09:00
Aurora R4 ALX GTX 690 idle temp
Right, so after moving my desktop around i see that my 690's idle temps are reaching 55-60 Degrees celcius. I called tech support but they just kept saying it's fine and that i should not worry. I want someone to confirm that this won't damage my card in the long run.
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January 27th, 2014 10:00
Abbegameplay,
Toms Hardware reports 43°C idle, 78°C load. Hardcopy reports 42°C idle, 83°C load. Of course those are retail video cards. The Dell OEM GeForce GTX 690 maximum GPU temperature is 98°C. Our clocks are as follows for comparison to the retails:
Graphics Base Clock = 915MHz
Graphics Boost Clock = 1019MHz
Have you powered off, opened the R4 case, blown out all the dust on the GTX690 and all other system fans?
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January 27th, 2014 11:00
Will read it when i have time, but i have one more question: are these idle temps dangerous for the card?
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January 27th, 2014 11:00
Owner's Manual, page 45.
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_alienware_dsk/alienware-aurora-r4_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf
Abbegameplay
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January 27th, 2014 11:00
Yes, i have opened the case and there was some dust on the system fan. However i do not know how to detach that panel thingy in front of the graphics card so i can't see if there is any dust there. Can you tell me how to open that panel and the best method to remove dust, Thanks
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January 27th, 2014 12:00
Abbegameplay
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January 27th, 2014 13:00
There wasn't any dust that i could see at least... Oh well, i guess i'll just keep using it as normal until something happens. The load temps gets up to the mid 80's but i read those are normal temps. Thanks.
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January 28th, 2014 06:00
I just noticed that when i start the pc the temps are at 45 and then it just starts climbing until it reaches the high 50's. the fans are running at 40%.
I don't really know much about pc components except the specs of it.... (feeling like a retard while writing this). But what are the heat-sinks and radiators?
This is my i bought alienware and didn't build my own rig... it would just explode when i try to start it
(Oh, and i apologize for my spelling, I'm swedish and you get answers faster here at american forums :P)
Edit: i just noticed that the card is always running at max clock speeds :?