is my card overheating

[speedyvision]

i have an asus geforce 4 ti 4200 64mb, it has the stock cooler on it and after having my comp running for awhile playing cs it gets so hot that it almost burns my fingers it seems like, is that normal? and are there any ways to cool it for like 10 dollars (im very low on cash)

[ragtop]

That's unfortunately pretty common with Ti4200's - that's a big reason why there's a high RMA rate on those cards. I'm waiting for a replacement on one right now. It got so hot, the capacitors started to pop & it finally became unstable.

There's not much you can do to cool it down without spending significant money - other than just make sure you have good airflow around it. Perhaps even a "slot fan" next to it would help a bit.

[speedyvision]

would switching over to an fx5200 128mb be a better idea, that way i would have dx9 and i can get the card used for 60 us dollars. its only been used for about 2 months

[shawshank62]

fx5200 is a piece of trash....best used in cheap systems (non-gaming) or for toilet paper.

[speedyvision]

thought so just checking, so should i buy it any ways for toilet paper? haha so ya... what do ya'll suggest i do bout my overheating?

[Prexaspes]

You could try some better thermal interface material and get a bigger HSF with a faster fan. Sometimes the stock fans just won't cut it.

Which model is your Asus card? V9280?

[speedyvision]

i dunno what model or how to find out but they dont sell it anymore i dont think, how do i find out the model?

[MrPurple]

I think that the cheapest solutions for this would be to either create a side fan to blow outside air directly on it, or as ragtop mentioned get a cheap $10 slot fan and put it right under the vid to draw the hot air out of it, or blow cold air onto it (depeding on the slot fan).
Personlay I would try to get one that blows air out, since it does not disrupt the natural flow or air as one that blows air in.

[Juan Sanchez]

You can always get a Radeon 9600 Pro. It's DX9 compatible, its MUCH cooler and runs DX9 games faster then the FX 5900 ULTRA 256MB. Oh, and Newegg has it for about $153, it looks like a nice card, oh and I've heard that the upcoming 9600XT gives a 9700np a run for its money and should run as low as $175 a few weeks after launch.