GPU Overheating

[Soreen]

Hi
I just bought a Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB RAM 3000Mhz with a RTX 2060.
The problem is that the GPU Temperature goes up to even 87 degrees Celsius, what can I do to solve this?

 

[pavle]

Try to change fan curve of the RTX 2060, NVidia usually makes fans spin quite slowly to be near-silent but GPU temps go way up and life down...

 

[Soreen]

I’ve already done that through MSI Afterburner but no promising results. Should I undervolt it?

 

[xman2007]

what MSI model is it?

 

[mstenholm]

what MSI model is it?

My money is on that it isn’t a MSI

Edit: we need to know what case/fans you have and of course which GPU. Ambient temperature? Please include the curves from MSI Afterburner from a game session or what it is that bring your GPU up to 87 C. Setting a lower power limit is a solution.

 

[xman2007]

My money is on that it isn’t a MSI

oh yea, I just seen MSI afterburner lol didnt realise he didnt list the brand, hmmmmm perhaps Giga......

 

[Tatty_Two]

Yeah, make & model of the card, along with case and case cooling might help also.

 

[Caring1]

Yep, Case design can easily make 10C difference, if not more.

 

[tabascosauz]

I’ve already done that through MSI Afterburner but no promising results. Should I undervolt it?

TU106 cards seem to generally have around -0.1V of effective undervolting room, if not more. Mine sits around -0.118V lower than it came stock, which shaves off 4-5 degrees. Optimum Tech has a good tutorial on undervolting all GPUs, including Turing thru Afterburner's volt-frequency curve (Ctrl+F).

Is this the Aero ITX 2060 from MSI, or Asus' Phoenix? These are the only single-fan compwct 2060s that I can think of. I've not read reviews of the MSI, but the Asus is universally panned for being possibly the shittiest designed cooler ever made, even when it's paired with a 1660 Super, thermal throttling at stock. In that case, you can try undervolting and adding more airflow / changing cases, but it may not get you below 80-83 degrees, which you need in order to stop the throttling.

Zotac's dual-fan Mini is generally the hottest two-fan card followed by the FE, and both comfortably sit below 80C. It's hard to overcome the drawbacks of having only one fan on a GPU that really needs two or more.

 

[joemama]

There's not much you can do about that, maybe you would want to return it and get another design with better cooling

 

[Anymal]

Its summer FFS and small case/1 vent maybe.

 

[Soreen]

TU106 cards seem to generally have around -0.1V of effective undervolting room, if not more. Mine sits around -0.118V lower than it came stock, which shaves off 4-5 degrees. Optimum Tech has a good tutorial on undervolting all GPUs, including Turing thru Afterburner's volt-frequency curve (Ctrl+F).

Is this the Aero ITX 2060 from MSI, or Asus' Phoenix? These are the only single-fan compwct 2060s that I can think of. I've not read reviews of the MSI, but the Asus is universally panned for being possibly the shittiest designed cooler ever made, even when it's paired with a 1660 Super, thermal throttling at stock. In that case, you can try undervolting and adding more airflow / changing cases, but it may not get you below 80-83 degrees, which you need in order to stop the throttling.

Zotac's dual-fan Mini is generally the hottest two-fan card followed by the FE, and both comfortably sit below 80C. It's hard to overcome the drawbacks of having only one fan on a GPU that really needs two or more.

Hi. It’s the Gigabyte version.

 

[Vya Domus]

Hi. It’s the Gigabyte version.

Figured, they are the worst cooling wise. Only thing you can do is ensure there is plenty of ventilation in the case.

 

[Soreen]

Yeah, make & model of the card, along with case and case cooling might help also.

Gigabyte

Yeah, make & model of the card, along with case and case cooling might help also.

Case - Gamemax expedition microATX White Gaming Case
GPU - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 TU-106

My money is on that it isn’t a MSI

Edit: we need to know what case/fans you have and of course which GPU. Ambient temperature? Please include the curves from MSI Afterburner from a game session or what it is that bring your GPU up to 87 C. Setting a lower power limit is a solution.

You just won the lottery!
It's Gigabyte TU106

TU106 cards seem to generally have around -0.1V of effective undervolting room, if not more. Mine sits around -0.118V lower than it came stock, which shaves off 4-5 degrees. Optimum Tech has a good tutorial on undervolting all GPUs, including Turing thru Afterburner's volt-frequency curve (Ctrl+F).

Is this the Aero ITX 2060 from MSI, or Asus' Phoenix? These are the only single-fan compwct 2060s that I can think of. I've not read reviews of the MSI, but the Asus is universally panned for being possibly the shittiest designed cooler ever made, even when it's paired with a 1660 Super, thermal throttling at stock. In that case, you can try undervolting and adding more airflow / changing cases, but it may not get you below 80-83 degrees, which you need in order to stop the throttling.

Zotac's dual-fan Mini is generally the hottest two-fan card followed by the FE, and both comfortably sit below 80C. It's hard to overcome the drawbacks of having only one fan on a GPU that really needs two or more.

Yeah, it's Gigabyte TU-106. I emailed the guys that built it and they said that as long as it doesn't get over 90 C it's fine, but if it's sitting at 85-87 C for hours, the lifespan of it goes down I was thinking.

 

[Anymal]

Aorus is pretty fine.

 

[Soreen]

My money is on that it isn’t a MSI

Edit: we need to know what case/fans you have and of course which GPU. Ambient temperature? Please include the curves from MSI Afterburner from a game session or what it is that bring your GPU up to 87 C. Setting a lower power limit is a solution.

While it's on idle it gets up to 35-47 C ish, the moment the I open a game on high graphics it just keeps on going up till 87.
GPU- Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 TU106

 

[Anymal]

Omg, which model? Windforce, blower, aorus, gaming oc?

 

[mstenholm]

While it's on idle it gets up to 35-47 C ish, the moment the I open a game on high graphics it just keeps on going up till 87.
GPU- Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 TU106

Gigabyte made more then one model. Anyway what is interesting is how far up the fans are going and how your model compare to a similar one tested. Sure it will live at 90 degree C, but I’m sure it will live longer at 75.

Edit: Gamemax Experdition is a one fan micro case. You are f**ked with that case If you care for temperature, sorry to say so.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I have a Windforce OC albeit a 2060 Super with just the two 100mm fans (as opposed to the gaming OC which has three 90mm fans) and I have mine heavily overclocked and with the right custom fan curve I am seeing a max of 80C the only downside to mine is that there is some coil whine at a very small rpm spread of 72 - 75% RPM so my curve accelerates the fans beyond that so I only hear it for like 2 seconds when gaming. I think the case airflow may be the issue here.

 

[mstenholm]

I have a Windforce OC albeit a 2060 Super with just the two 100mm fans (as opposed to the gaming OC which has three 90mm fans) and I have mine heavily overclocked and with the right custom fan curve I am seeing a max of 80C the only downside to mine is that there is some coil whine at a very small rpm spread of 72 - 75% RPM so my curve accelerates the fans beyond that so I only hear it for like 2 seconds when gaming. I think the case airflow may be the issue here.

They have 1 and 2 fan versions with 90 mm. We still doesn’t know which model OP has. I didn’t study the case i detail, but there might be a possibility to add a fan or two in the front, at least a google picture search showed a RGB version with two fans.

 

[Soreen]

They have 1 and 2 fan versions with 90 mm. We still doesn’t know which model OP has. I didn’t study the case i detail, but there might be a possibility to add a fan or two in the front, at least a google picture search showed a RGB version with two fans.

I have the Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - TU106-200A

 

[mstenholm]

I have the Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - TU106-200A

That is the chip name, not the GPU model name. Gigabyte have 16 models listed with that chip!

 

[P4-630]

I have the Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - TU106-200A

What's on the box of the GPU?

 

[mstenholm]

What's on the box of the GPU?

Nice try, prebuilt I’m sure. Its a GB, they are not the best, but the real problem here is to get the hot air out. @Soreen find out if you can fit a 120 mm fan or two in your case.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

If its a Gaming OC card - those cards are the lowest tier of cards that Gigabyte sells so their coolers tend to be the least adequate at getting good thermals.

Get a GPu with a better cooler or replace the cooler on the card with a better 3rd party one.