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    Teronas
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    Graphiccard question

    I suppose its not normal for a graphics card to get 100 °C warm.
    So i was wondering if there is something wrong with the sensors or if there something else that has to do with this.
    I havent had any problems with this but im just a little bit worried.

    If this is in the wrong place please move it to some better place.

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    That temp is kind of high. Go to an ofice supply store and get yourself a couple of cans of compressed air and blow out any dust from inside your case (Make sure the heatsinks are completely clean). Get some cable ties and try to tuck the cables inside of the case out of the way as best as possible to increase air flow. If you can (assuming this is either a self/custom build or off warrenty OEM), and if you have flat ribon cables connceting the drives to the motherboard, replace them with round cables and tuck them out of the way as best as you can. If you don't notice a significant drop in temps after all of this, you may need to replace your case fans with higher output fans.
    AKA: LoneStranger, lonestranger or some other variant.

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    Teronas
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    It might be that or can it be possible that the graphic card fan is not good enough and that i needs to be replaced?

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    100 C? Are you sure you dont mean 100 F? 100 C is incredibly hot...I cant believe that your card would be running at that temperature without you experiencing other issues (for example your house burning down).

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    Believe it or not, my card gets up to that temperature, too, and has from day one. Or so it says, that is. I agree that that is probably too hot for any card to run, so I'm guessing it is probably a sensor malfunction-I've had those before. I mean, it has run for six months with no problems, so it can't be that bad.

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    Teronas: Try that stuff first. You don't want to spend more money than you have to to fix this kind of problem. The stock coolers on graphics cards happen to bo good (as long as it's a decent brand). Tempurature problems with a videocard can usually be traced back to poor airflow in the case and dust in the fans and heatsinks preventing proper operation and full airflow, not an under powered GPU cooler.

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    Teronas
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    TBS: Its not in F its in C.
    Yeah its probably a malfuntioning sensor or something.

    I'll try to clean my case and if it doesn't get better i probably have to change some fans.

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    Put in two case fans, intake and outtake to get air into your "box".

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