Quote Originally Posted by One_Hertz View Post
My EK 480gtx is giving me 48C full load (kombustor), 29-30C idle at exactly the same clocks. Ambient is 20-21C.

In addition, I am sure it is possible to achieve 45-46 full load with a better mount. I definitely put too much thermal paste on because I REALLY did not want to have to do a remount.
What are your clock speeds? I'll guess there stock with those temps. So you are bout 10C above Ambient, have you tried Furmark? It takes my air cooled GTX 480 to 92C after 45min while kombustor seems like not as stressful peaking at around 60-65C full load. Those temps are the same if not better than Danger Den's GTX 480 water block, I would love to see you run Furmark and see if thing get hotter unless you already have.