GTX 760 damaged by gaming 10 hours per day at 80° ?

[Vayra86]

Your video card BIOS is tuned to make it run no hotter than 83C and it will optimize clock settings and power towards that temperature. You can get the temperature lower by making the fan blow harder or getting better airflow in your case.

If you want to overclock the card, you can, but if it runs 80C at stock settings I doubt it has headroom. Either way it is safe to experiment a bit the using MSI Afterburner tool. Just don't go sliding things all the way to the right, take it in very small steps and see how far you can go keeping it stable.

 

[Sahnee]

Your video card BIOS is tuned to make it run no hotter than 83C and it will optimize clock settings and power towards that temperature. You can get the temperature lower by making the fan blow harder or getting better airflow in your case.

If you want to overclock the card, you can, but if it runs 80C at stock settings I doubt it has headroom. Either way it is safe to experiment a bit the using MSI Afterburner tool. Just don't go sliding things all the way to the right, take it in very small steps and see how far you can go keeping it stable.

Thank you for your advice. I don't want to overclock but I want to set the fan curve.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SET THE OPTIMAL FAN CURVE, DO I NEED TO CALCULATE PERCENTAGES?

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Temp 77c - fan 60%
Temp 50c - fan 33%
Temp 37c - fan 27%

What would be the optimal new setting without burning out the fan?

 

[xvi]

What would be the optimal new setting without burning out the fan?

You're not going to burn out the fan running it at 100%. You're not going to burn out the card running it at 80c. It was designed to handle temps up to 97c without a second thought and it will run those temps for years.

If you'll pardon my saying so, I think you're overreacting. I highly doubt it's a hardware issue and would imagine it's a software issue (drivers/game programming). Just chillax!
Even if the card is dying, keeping it ice cold isn't going to postpone the inevitable.

You could change the 60% to a 100% to test (or change them all to 100%), see if that makes any difference, and if not, change it back. The only reason the fan doesn't run at 100% all the time from the factory is to keep noise down.
It's up to you to pick a fan speed that's high enough to keep the card at reasonable temperatures, but low enough that it's not too noisy. If you can't keep it cool and quiet, it's up to you to find the balance between hot and noisy.

 

[Sahnee]

You're not going to burn out the fan running it at 100%. You're not going to burn out the card running it at 80c. It was designed to handle temps up to 97c without a second thought and it will run those temps for years.

If you'll pardon my saying so, I think you're overreacting. I highly doubt it's a hardware issue and would imagine it's a software issue (drivers/game programming). Just chillax!
Even if the card is dying, keeping it ice cold isn't going to postpone the inevitable.

You could change the 60% to a 100% to test (or change them all to 100%), see if that makes any difference, and if not, change it back. The only reason the fan doesn't run at 100% all the time from the factory is to keep noise down.
It's up to you to pick a fan speed that's high enough to keep the card at reasonable temperatures, but low enough that it's not too noisy. If you can't keep it cool and quiet, it's up to you to find the balance between hot and noisy.

Thank you very much. My Mum also said that I'm always overreacting.
I'm a lot more confident and relaxed now that you explained everything.
I'm going to try out the fan curve now.

 

[Toothless]

Honestly you're using a sub-1080p monitor, why game with vsync off?

 

[xvi]

Thank you very much. My Mum also said that I'm always overreacting.
I'm a lot more confident and relaxed now that you explained everything.
I'm going to try out the fan curve now.

Deep breath!
If fan speeds don't change anything, I'd just chalk it up to a glitch in either the game or some issue with the current drivers. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts getting worse.

Honestly you're using a sub-1080p monitor, why game with vsync off?

I'd have to agree here. VSync will reduce/eliminate tearing and reduce GPU load. It's probably a better way to prolong GPU life than anything else.

 

[little cat]

If I am right he is worried of 80C of the video card ?! GTX 760 has max temp 97C and reference card runs under load at 82C . So the temperature cant damage the card but yes , the lower the better . If Afterburner doesnt help , maybe an extra case fan , even a better case.

As for 15 hours of gaming . I do exactly the same once i start . Btw I play games at 83C (GPU) on my laptop and everything is fine .

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-760/specifications
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_760/31.html

 

[AsRock]

GPU @ 80c should be just fine, how ever what about the VRM's ?.

 

[alucasa]

OP is/was apparently worried about two things.

1. 760gtx hitting 80c - A non-issue.
2. Mistook very minor game graphic glitches as GPU dying.

All is well now though as OP has become relaxed and was informed.

 

[rtwjunkie]

But "rtwjunkie" said he or someone else here will help me set up a 6 point fan curve in MSI Afterburner

My apologies sir. I basically fell asleep within seconds while just relaxing. I hope someone was able to help you.

EDIT: Thanks much to @manofthem and @xvi!!

 

[Sahnee]

Deep breath!
If fan speeds don't change anything, I'd just chalk it up to a glitch in either the game or some issue with the current drivers. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts getting worse.

I'd have to agree here. VSync will reduce/eliminate tearing and reduce GPU load. It's probably a better way to prolong GPU life than anything else.

Hey again, I was playng Shadow of Mordor until now with the new fan curve! And it's fantastic! I also turned on vsync.

Now the new temps are only 71-74c at 75-95% gpu load and 1097 mhz max boost, with fan speed at 80%.

(I went and brutalized that ork that scared me with that square on his head,so now he doesn't have a head. Along with his 50 dudes.)

Thanks again everyone..xvi especially.

 

[manofthem]

Hey again, I was playng Shadow of Mordor until now with the new fan curve! And it's fantastic! I also turned on vsync.

Now the new temps are only 71-74c at 75-95% gpu load and 1097 mhz max boost, with fan speed at 80%.

(I went and brutalized that ork that scared me with that square on his head,so now he doesn't have a head. Along with his 50 dudes.)

Thanks again everyone..xvi especially.

Glad you took the tech advice and got it working better. Now take everyone's practical advice and squeeze a little more sleep into that schedule

 

[dirtyferret]

years ago I had a 9800GT I stuck into an old DELL case with an athlon x2 6400, I think the case had a single 80mm or 92mm case fan. The 9800Gt constantly hit 95c for gaming and I never once had an issue with it. GPUs are designed to work at hot temps, much hotter then CPUs. People often overreact to their GPU temps in my experience when they see their HDD running at 28c, CPU at 50C and all the sudden the GPU is at 85c at gaming.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

the only time a card i've had a card overheat is when i got my 680 with a stock blower style cooler, it would constantly throttle around 85C. Put a G10 on it and strapped it to a Kraken x41 and now it doesnt break 54C

 

[Solaris17]

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the artifacts you are experiencing are texture artifacts and not caused by the GPU.

Most cards can run at there temperature threshold indefinitely as they are built to withstand those temps.

go get some sleep.

 

[xvi]

Thanks again everyone..xvi especially.

Glad we got it sorted out.