Quote Originally Posted by error8 View Post
I've reinstalled and applied thermal paste a long time ago. I'm sure that it is mounted properly.
Have you considered aftermarket cooling? I just installed an HR-03 GT and lapped copper ramsinks on my card, it dropped my core temps from 40-43C idle to 29-34C idle and from 52-55C load to 41-43C load. The only downside is that VRMs are now hotter as this cooler doesnt cool them. But i did get an overclock gain without raising voltage to 825/950, previously i was stuck at 815/945 at stock voltage. I'm currently experementing with coolers, next i will install AC Accelero S1 Rev2, that one will cool the VRMs better as i can mount 2 92mm fans on it. So i'm going to see which one will let me overclock further. Another good cooler for this card is the T-Rad but i personally couldn't use it as my ramsinks wont fit under it. I would consider getting either one of these as it seems that you would benefit from better cooling.