Installing a graphic card is really simple if you are careful about it and take proper care about the steps involved. I never thought I'd make a mistake in this department. The series of event that happened are as follows.
I cut two openings at the back of the cabinet for the card ports and fan vent to peep though.
Then i tried to install the card. A problem presented itself . Hmm.. The card is a tad too long to fit properly and all the other things i installed there before the card blocked the path of the card. I removed the hard disk.Still, some more things remain. I removed all the connectors connected there around the card area. (Suddenly it seemed to me that all the cables like that area to pass though. Lotsa cables to remove).Moved the HDD to another place got the SATA cables to another place etc. Finally the card fitsd properly.
I start the system and voila i get display. Now i try various softwares which tell me some gyan about the card and its health. Oh thats strange the card is running at 80C. I dont know what the card is supposed to run at but 80 is too much. especially when the proesser runs at 60 at full load overclocked. I fiddle around various softwares hoping that previous software(rivatuner) was worng but the new software refuses to alleviate my problem.
I look around to see whether the fan on the card is working or not and i dont feel any air flow behind the cabinet under the monitor port. I check again and the problem is there in front of me(back of cabinet) the slot i cut didn't match the air passage of the card and the air passage is covered.
I go through removing the card, cutting the slot , installing the card again and then the temp falls to 60C. Thats better but still on the higher side.
Maybe I have to improve the airflow in the cabinet to lower the temps. Put some more fans , cut holes and drill things etc.
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