11th November 2006, 5:56 AM
Nor do I, without measuring the temp of your video card. Usually though, yes this isn't really a good thing. Best thing for you to do is buy a cooling fan designed to sit in a slot next to your video card to replace it, but that might not even be needed if it's an old card with good ventilation that still operates just fine. If you notice slowdown in terms of video processing, this is the most likely cause. Or, you may just want to replace the video card anyway.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)