ohk ..a bit long post..but i had to reply to all of the queries..
the card is quiet old (second hand bought it around 10 months back from a TE member's frnd)
total around .. 2 years old ..and the temp. have shot up recently..before this it never crossed 80 on load that to after oc'in to 540/975
card also has 3 yrs warranty...so 1 yr is left i think..
i am using the RIVA TUNER 2.0 final statistics server to see the temps. in the game...
and how do i know after touching the card weather its really 94C..hmm ohk i can touch the HSF and its not so hot that my hand gets burnt but yeah it is quiet hot..cant touch it for more than 2 mins..really hot than my HDD's is all i can say...
and yeah there is a bit of dust on the HSF ,so i will remove the card today ,clean it and then install it again and then post back the temps.
the fan is running..@ normal speed i think.....waise
how do i check fan speed of the card ?
i do not have lot of knowledge of dismantling the card and applying thermal paste...and nor do i have AS5 or the moolah to buy a tube...(i think its quiet expensive)....so mostly i will keep it as the last resort...and try other methods like cleaning and all....
thanx for all u r replies...maybe i will be able to bring down the temps. after cleaning the card.
and yeah RAVE what do u mean by this
check if the fan on the heatsink is running freely, if not then u need to oil the fan
whats oiling the fan ?