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10/07/2009 09:23:38 AM · #1 |
Three months ago I go a new computer with a dual dvi video card (nVidia 9400GT). It has packed it in. The repair centre indicated that it over heated. Nothing is over clocked and there I have plenty of ventilation around the case. Two fans, one on the case itself and one on the power supply. Power supply is 500W. I don't have the exact specs at work. I think this is it: //www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19266%28ME%29.aspx
Has anyone else had this issue with a dual monitor setup?
Activities:
Video editing with Adobe Premiere Elements
Photoshop and LR with both monitors in use
Would another fan help?
Message edited by author 2009-10-07 09:45:12. |
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10/07/2009 09:48:01 AM · #2 |
I'm running a similar setup (nVidia card) and have never had a problem at all. I forwarded your issue on to my husband (who builds all of our computers) to see if he has any thoughts on what it could be.
Hate to hear you are having computer issues - it always freaks me out if I don't have my main computer operational!
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10/07/2009 09:52:00 AM · #3 |
| did the fan on the video card die? that would definitely cause a problem. i have a very similar setup and do similar activities and have not had any issues. good luck! |
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10/07/2009 09:55:29 AM · #4 |
I have a single ATI Radeon 4650 card driving two monitors. No issues at all. The video editing would certainly push the card a lot more than photo editing would, but it seems like it should be able to handle it.
More fans could help, but the idea is to make sure the airflow in moving properly. I have a very large CPU fan/cooler that also helps to push a lot of air through the case. |
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10/07/2009 09:56:44 AM · #5 |
Here's what my husband had to say:
The card should have an onboard fan. On our old machine, the fan froze and the card fried. Also some video cards require you to remove the "knockout" next to the monitor connections for the onboard fan to discharge the hot air. If that knock out is not removed the card will over heat.
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10/07/2009 10:03:23 AM · #6 |
| You could always add another heat sink to the card, or a bigger fan (or if you wanna get whacky, water cool your computer!!!) |
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10/07/2009 10:21:49 AM · #7 |
Thanks for all the input.
When I get my computer back (they don't have a card in stock - I have a replacement plan) I'll check for the knockouts. The first card they replaced it with only had one DVI and one VGA. Then it was a dual DVI but with only 512 video RAM (that was the 9500GT card - I didn't check the power supply requirement on that one so don't know if it would work or not - half the memory though). The card that died had 1 GB video ram. We'll see what they come up with. |
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