>>> Try touching a VRAM chip (very briefly) while the game is running.
>>
>> Wouldn't simply having the case open radically alter the operating 
>> temperature of the components inside? ;-)
> 
> It can change the temperature, but not radically, unless you are talking 
> about the video card casing. In any event I doubt you could get an 
> accurate temperature reading using only your fingertip under any 
> circumstances. The point of the exercise is simply to get a feel for how 
> hot those things get.

Ooo... Maybe I should use my IR thermometer? :-D

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