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NVIDIA GPU throttling? (8800 GTS - card runs super hot)

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Mar 15, 20261324 views

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I have an NVIDIA 8800 GTS video card installed in my Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PC. I don't run 3D apps or games all that frequently and as the card runs quite hot I'd like to see if it's possible to set up dynamic GPU throttling. My computer practically acts as a heater for my office, which while n…

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RivaTuner lets you do lots of cool things with nVidia cards. You could also turn off the Aero effects, and go back to "classic" Windows (I don't remember exactly how it's named in 7 right now).

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NVIDIA GPU throttling? (8800 GTS - card runs super hot)

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Fix for: NVIDIA GPU throttling? (8800 GTS - card runs super hot)

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