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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 819189" data-attributes="member: 325666">Well ..in my case I'm a bit ovekill when it comes to cooling .....and I use a 600 watt psu so no power shortages in theory..I learned from experience these cards _can_ run fairly hot ...a case in point was theold skystar card..and so I have it placed in such a way that there is at least one vacant slot either side ...and the rear blanking plates for those vacant slots removed to allow extra air flow..Also I have 2 extra case fans in play ...and no adjacent graphics card (known to generate a lot of heat) ...as my graphics card is integrated into the main board chipset..I think I err'd on the side of overkill ..and can see no physical heat effect damage on the TBS6925 ..having removed it for inspection.I guess it's more likely dried out electrolytic caps of which there are 4 visible inside the tuner enclosure ...or the use of non lead solder on the chips/components....known to cause problems long term.rgdsVS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 819189, member: 325666"] Well ..in my case I'm a bit ovekill when it comes to cooling .. ...and I use a 600 watt psu so no power shortages in theory.. I learned from experience these cards _can_ run fairly hot ...a case in point was theold skystar card ..and so I have it placed in such a way that there is at least one vacant slot either side ...and the rear blanking plates for those vacant slots removed to allow extra air flow.. Also I have 2 extra case fans in play ...and no adjacent graphics card (known to generate a lot of heat) ...as my graphics card is integrated into the main board chipset.. I think I err'd on the side of overkill ..and can see no physical heat effect damage on the TBS6925 ..having removed it for inspection. I guess it's more likely dried out electrolytic caps of which there are 4 visible inside the tuner enclosure ...or the use of non lead solder on the chips/components.. ..known to cause problems long term. rgds VS [/QUOTE]

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