Cooling down graphics card without upgrading cooling device?

Question

So, it's pretty much summertime now and throughout the winter my graphics cards would be pretty much at a steady 50-60 degrees. But now that the weather is warmer it's now idling at 89 degrees. My computer has 2 case fans and there's a fan on each of my video cards(SLI). I don't have the money to upgrade to a better cooling system at the moment, and when i play battlefield 2, 10 minutes into the game the graphics gets really laggy and the fps goes down to like 3-5. So my question would be, are there any settings that will reduce the temp of my video cards by giving it less of a workload? I don't want them to overheat or anything, that would suck. thanks in advance!

Answer 1

if you want to save your graphic card, without spending any more money, the only way you could do so is by ....

1. If your processor is overclocked it, put it back to default, if not, underclock your card a little bit .....
2. play the game in Medium settings, and try not to load your processor all the time ...... use medium level of shader graphics, medium texture, maybe even med anistrophic and anti-aliasing ..... if could turn the HDR off......
3. Move you Pc, near a window or any other ventilation source, if available, near an Air Conditioner.
4. tie your internal wiring and leave room for the air to circulate.
5. if possible monitor your temps and have a home/livin room fan next to your CPU and let it breath a little bit.

yes your graphics and gaming environment wont look that good if you underclock and put ur graphic to med or a step down from what you have now, and you'll notice the gaming disadvantaged instantly, there is no way of doing that without spending money..

if you want to save your investment thats the only way .... the reason why i told you to underclock is because, itz the same case with our CPU's if you notice........the CPU's heat more only when they're under full load, and the temp varies throughout the idle timez .... same thing with GPU's, in other words Graphic Processors ....... itz all processors.


hope my answer helped, good luck bro ......

Answer 2

im a little confused here, you inserted the card into your computer and connected the cables? you have your monitor hooked up? the computer starts up and displays the card on screen? do you know how to install hardware have you ever done it before? need more info on this, i have no idea on the specs of your computer or your knowledge in the area, are you blonde? lololol i bought a hd 7950 recently to find it was a few cm's too long and i was like rage!, so i got some tin snips and cut out a chunk from my hard drive bracket so it would fit :) you might be able to cut and bend some of the casing, or you could just buy another case theres some cheap ones or really cool looking ones with lights and fans and things.

Answer 3

try moving your cpu were the air can move aroung alittle. you might have it in a dead air space like a corner of the room. also mavbe open the case and see if you have lint or a lot of dust inside the case and verify that the fans are all working.

Answer 4

Easy! Just open the case and point a 16inch electric fan towards the motherboard.