Yes. More like a (very) little moisture, assuming the GTX series vapor chamber is similar in design to the AMD version. I haven't cut one open either, although I did smash one (that was attached to a 4870) with a 4lb baby sledge in a fit of annoyance some time ago. Most of the water sits inside the wicks as far as I could tell.

:haha:
now see if I did that...karma would get me. A pine round would then fall on my foot ....or something.

Just as well the card wasn't a 4870 X2 then!

If that's the case I wonder what fate has in store for Kyle Bennett.

+1 :haha:

I think karma may be stacked against him anyway.

I am sure that his review will conclude that since the bullet went all the way through the seagate drive....that the platter density is not very good
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:rolleyes:

What's the weather been like down south? It's been very humid and unusually high 17-20C where I am, which of course increases ambient temperatures which will cause your system temps to creep upward. Just a thought

Its mid summer in Glasgow right now so temps are about the same, 17-20c average. Its 16c outside right now, my front window is open wide and a refreshing cool breeze is blowing through my flat. Idle temps on the GTX570 are 63c(way to high).

I am running to 24" monitors from the card, could this be the reason its in the 60c/65c range while idle? Im sure i read somewhere Nvidia cards run hot while utilising 2 monitors at different resolutions. my main monitor is set to 1920*1080, secondary to 1680*1050. I have tried running them at the same res but this does not affect any decrease in temperature.

So my question now is could i be experiencing high temps because im running 2 monitors?

I do remember reading ages ago for Nvidia cards multi monitor setups, even just sitting in windows, the GPU throttling/scaling wouldn't kick in and would result in full power usage. Maybe still an issue?

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=167001
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1271/1/

Test with single monitor and let us know if this makes any difference.

Think we have found the problem, idle temp with only 1 monitor enabled is now 39c-43c! A drop of allmost 22c, havent tried gaming yet. Is it possible to set up a macro of some sort(1-2 key strokes) that will allow me to disable/enable my second monitor a the stroke of a key?

I'd have a look and see if there is any information from EVGA or Nvidia regarding a video bios update or any other fix.

Quick google shows you can create short cut for enable/disable 2nd monitor - http://www.dual-monitor.biz/2010/06/09/turn-off-second-monitor-on-windows/

Also http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=187662&st=20

I dont have SLI, i only have one card. How do i tell if timings are the same?

I guess by timings they mean refresh rates.

Refresh rate on both monitors is 60 hertz.

Even when only utilising 1 monitor the GPU temps are going into the mid 80s(80c-87c). Although this is supposedly acceptable its still way higher than when i purchased the card. I never seen it go above 75c even under extreem load(Crysis 2 1980*1050 all the effects on very high).

Maybe few degrees can be down to ambient temps, even with windows open etc. the warmer weather we've had recently in Scotland will have an effect.

Leeky, maybe it is the weather then. Also i am running 2 monitors. I have sent an email to EVGA so i might RMA the card and hope they give me a brand new one.

Hmm not sure, that's a weird problem, what was the temperature going up to?

Ive seen it goto 97/98c, when i havent been watching.