just measure the copper, you should NOT remove the heatspreader!
Thanks for hooking it up guys, we'll finally decide which temps are right and whether the offset is valid or not.
In a long run, if GPUs do run cooler, we'll be able to...
nvidia drivers past 100 series do not have the integrated temp reader. When they did, it was in line with the 8 degree offset, meaning that they showed 8 degrees higher than FanGUI... I'm going to try the sleep method too.
I always put 8 degree offset on my 2500M/7900GTX. I never questioned it before. But couple of days ago a guy wrote this on this forum (read bellow), so can someone comment or clarify this for me?
"I hit 87C in Crysis, so...
good temps, mine are indentical. Also, make sure that you have set your i8kfan software for an 8 degrees offset on the GPU, because if you didn't you're seeing 8 degrees cooler temps