Is this a normal GPU Temp at 81 celc?

[Tonduluboy]

Well during gaming the GPU stay at around 78-81 celcius .
Been using this Ref gtx670 with 1 fan only for 2 years and never had any real problem, until today i checked on the GPU while gaming n i was shocked looking at the temp red color with 81 degree celcius.

The GPU fan is spinning and the CPU is at OC4.2 with air cooler and never hit 60celcius. If 81celcius while gaming is NOT a good news, should I sell this card sooner? (which i planned to sell on Feb or March next year).

PS: Image above is after i quited the game n took screen shoot, the temp already dropped to 71.

 

[RCoon]

81 degrees is within operating limits, albeit a little bit warmer than average. Have you thought of repasting or altering your fan curve?

 

[Nabarun]

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Well during gaming the GPU stay at around 78-81 celcius .
Been using this Ref gtx670 with 1 fan only for 2 years and never had any real problem, until today i checked on the GPU while gaming n i was shocked looking at the temp red color with 81 degree celcius.

The GPU fan is spinning and the CPU is at OC4.2 with air cooler and never hit 60celcius. If 81celcius while gaming is NOT a good news, should I sell this card sooner? (which i planned to sell on Feb or March next year).

PS: Image above is after i quited the game n took screen shoot, the temp already dropped to 71.

Did you overclock your card? If you did, then may be it's time to lower the frequency (particularly the voltage) a bit. At >80 degrees (afaik) there's throttling, which brings down the card's clock a bit. What brand is it? Reference model?

Although, the nvidia website does state that 97c is the thermal limit. But it depends on the particular card if it is from a partner maker .

 

[Tonduluboy]

Well i never OC the card since it was for my kids only, i sometimes play game on the pc to check whether the pc got any problem or not like today...
This is the card : http://www.leadtek.com/eng/product/1/634/intro.aspx
I'm afraid that the card gonna get fry and no more resale value.

 

[64K]

I always set a fan curve to keep the temp down. It's a little extra noise but I don't notice it when I'm immersed in a game. I rarely go above 65 degrees. I think Nvidia throttles the GPU when it hits 81 degrees.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I always set a fan curve to keep the temp down. It's a little extra noise but I don't notice it when I'm immersed in a game. I rarely go above 65 degrees. I think Nvidia throttles the GPU when it hits 81 degrees.

^^ This! A fan curve is what i use, very aggressively, and i too rarwly even hit 65 degrees.

Being able to play the maximum graphics my card can do is a small price for the noise, which if I am immersed in a game I don't notice either.

 

[Tonduluboy]

well tq guys i try tomolo to increase the fan speed... now 10pm goin to sleep 1st.

 

[GhostRyder]

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Well during gaming the GPU stay at around 78-81 celcius .
Been using this Ref gtx670 with 1 fan only for 2 years and never had any real problem, until today i checked on the GPU while gaming n i was shocked looking at the temp red color with 81 degree celcius.

The GPU fan is spinning and the CPU is at OC4.2 with air cooler and never hit 60celcius. If 81celcius while gaming is NOT a good news, should I sell this card sooner? (which i planned to sell on Feb or March next year).

PS: Image above is after i quited the game n took screen shoot, the temp already dropped to 71.

Generally blowers run a bit hot especially if the card is getting on in years. That temp is a bit high but normal and still within the manufacturer temp limits so I would say the best thing is as stated to either increase the fan curve a bit or to repaste and see what happens.

 

[Nabarun]

Well i never OC the card since it was for my kids only, i sometimes play game on the pc to check whether the pc got any problem or not like today...
This is the card : http://www.leadtek.com/eng/product/1/634/intro.aspx
I'm afraid that the card gonna get fry and no more resale value.

I does look like a reference model. Don't worry about card getting fried. The worst that can happen is that it will run a little slower when temps are too high. If you want to avoid that, then use your card's bundled software (if any) to increase the fan speed. You WILL hear some noise, but the gameplay will be smoother and you"ll also have peace of mind. But if you want to sale then now is as good a time as any.

 

[newtekie1]

You might try blowing the card out with some compressed air. Those blower style heatsinks have a tendency to get clogged with dust.

If that doesn't help, use MSI Afterburner to set a more aggressive fan curve to ramp the fan up sooner.

 

[peche]

blow the card, several times, also Re-apply thermal paste and clean every Heat sink inside it, they must be dust covered,
Reference cards uses fan for blown heat outside, They push hot air through all over Card's PCB exiting over GPU or display ports,
That's why dust must be into heat sinks, capacitors and PCB...

 

[Tonduluboy]

i already blow the card last oct 2014, infact i did a fully pc clean up, but did not re-apply thermal paste. So today, i downloaded msi after burner, increase the fan speed to 60% from the original 30%. Test on BF4, for 1 hour and the temp still hovering around 78-81 cel. Then i set the fan at 70-75% speed and the temp reduced to around 71 cel. However, the noise it making at this speed really bothering me... Doing other task such as watching movie or surfing the GPU temp stay around 37-42cel, and only during gaming the temp really going crazy... Damn i may sell this card sooner than my original plan... I am waiting for 390x, hoping the price is better than 970 with same or more FPS on gaming.

 

[Nabarun]

i already blow the card last oct 2014, infact i did a fully pc clean up, but did not re-apply thermal paste. So today, i downloaded msi after burner, increase the fan speed to 60% from the original 30%. Test on BF4, for 1 hour and the temp still hovering around 78-81 cel. Then i set the fan at 70-75% speed and the temp reduced to around 71 cel. However, the noise it making at this speed really bothering me... Doing other task such as watching movie or surfing the GPU temp stay around 37-42cel, and only during gaming the temp really going crazy... Damn i may sell this card sooner than my original plan... I am waiting for 390x, hoping the price is better than 970 with same or more FPS on gaming.

Even the 290x is significantly costlier than the 970 right now. At least here in India. I don't think the 390x will be any cheaper. The 970 has a much better power efficiency and thermals. If you want much more performance than what the 970 offers, the 980 is currently the best single-GPU card out there, but much costlier. You may get a 970 now and get another later if you *really* feel the need then - which I doubt unless you're looking at 4k.

 

[FireFox]

but did not re-apply thermal paste

When was last time you did, if?

 

[Tonduluboy]

Even the 290x is significantly costlier than the 970 right now. At least here in India. I don't think the 390x will be any cheaper. The 970 has a much better power efficiency and thermals. If you want much more performance than what the 970 offers, the 980 is currently the best single-GPU card out there, but much costlier. You may get a 970 now and get another later if you *really* feel the need then - which I doubt unless you're looking at 4k.

My only reason for waiting 390x, is, if AMD release a card more expensive than 970, and 390x FPS in gaming is same or lower than 970, Nobody gonna buy the card... So, AMD have to release a card better overally than 970, becoz at the moment 290x is more expensive than 970 in my country BUT bad in overall review compare to 970.

When was last time you did, if?

Never... hehe...

 

[Aquinus]

Never... hehe...

It's probably time to replace that TIM. I need to replace it on my reference 6870 at minimum once every 2 years, whereas the TwinFrozr will need to have it replaced in half that time.

Either way, it doesn't hurt to replace it. Just be careful not to use too much.

 

[Tonduluboy]

will do in the next few days... hopefully the temp will go down after that...

 

[rtwjunkie]

If you're not satisfied with the noise, set up a complete fan profile, setting multiple points for the fan to ramp up as temps increase, that way you aren't going at full bore fan if you don't need to. Do this in conjunction with also replacing the TIM.

 

[Tonduluboy]

ok, thanks. now i learned few things from u guys

 

[peche]

will do in the next few days... hopefully the temp will go down after that...

try use Arctic MX2/MX4 or Arctic Silver 5, Clean any old remaining paste, clean everything pretty, blow it to remove any dust may got there, and then remeber to mount GPU's cooler as well as you can, that would get you temps down ...
When was last time you did this ?

Regards,

 

[64K]

I probably go overboard with cleaning off the old paste but I use a 2 step cleaning kit with a piece of old t-shirt and follow that up with a coffee filter (lint free).

 

[FireFox]

When was last time you did this ?

He said that never have changed the thermal paste

 

[AsRock]

You might try blowing the card out with some compressed air. Those blower style heatsinks have a tendency to get clogged with dust.

If that doesn't help, use MSI Afterburner to set a more aggressive fan curve to ramp the fan up sooner.

Yup, that's for sure with a big wall of dust near the fan and a re-paste would not be a bad idea either.

I probably go overboard with cleaning off the old paste but I use a 2 step cleaning kit with a piece of old t-shirt and follow that up with a coffee filter (lint free).

Coffee filters best thing to use and dam cheap too.

 

[FireFox]

Coffee filters

ingenious

 

[peche]

He said that never have changed the thermal paste

Lol ... didnt read that part!
Thanks...

Yup, that's for sure with a big wall of dust near the fan and a re-paste would not be a bad idea either.
Coffee filters best thing to use and dam cheap too.

Classc one! totally worth it

I probably go overboard with cleaning off the old paste but I use a 2 step cleaning kit with a piece of old t-shirt and follow that up with a coffee filter (lint free).

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