AMD Radeon R7 370 Overheating?

[TheOneName]

So about a few days ago I ordered a 2GB XFX Radeon R7 370 to replace my EVGA GT640, as Windows 10 had broken it. The card works great and all, but after playing The Crew for a while I put my foot around the base of the computer and it was really hot. I checked the temperature of the card and it's running at 85 degrees Celsius (about 185 degrees Fahrenheit). Is this normal for a computer with my specs? I'm afraid I'm going to break the cars before a week of usage.

My build:
Windows 10 x64
Intel Core i5-4460
XFX AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB GDDR5
8GB Ram
1TB HDD
400 Watt PSU (Unsure what brand, but it's been working for almost two years now)
1080p Dell Monitor

Also the computer is fairly new, about a month old. I picked it up in mid-July. Any advice and help is greatly appreciated.

Best regards and thanks in advance.

 

[clutchc]

85C is hot but not unsafe. Most GPUs can go up to ~97C before they throttle. But it is a sign you have a cooling problem. Be sure your case has plenty of air flow and that it is clean inside. You may have to adjust some cable management if the wires are blocking airflow.

Btw, there's no way Win 10 (or any OS) can "break" you gfx card.

 

[TheOneName]

85C is hot but not unsafe. Most GPUs can go up to ~97C before they throttle. But it is a sign you have a cooling problem. Be sure your case has plenty of air flow and that it is clean inside. You may have to adjust some cable management if the wires are blocking airflow.

Btw, there's no way Win 10 (or any OS) can "break" you gfx card.

Thanks for the quick reply, I'm glad that's the case; I figured this was what it was since the game can be demanding at times, but I wanted to be 100% sure.

Also, Windows 10 wasn't working well with my Nvidia drivers, so the card stopped working altogether. That's what I meant by "broken," but I didn't explain myself thoroughly (my fault lol). Again, thanks a ton for the information. I'll take a look and see if there's any way I can make it work (the motherboard has it mounted with the fans facing the bottom right now, couldn't place it otherwise.)

Best regards.

 

[clutchc]

Win 10 will require win 10 drivers for either card to perform properly, so keep that in mind. If you are still using Win7 or 8 drivers, you may want to update them.

 

[Paul17041993]

The PSU could also be at fault, poor regulation can result in the VRMs on the card working harder and sending a higher voltage to the core. Ideally you should upgrade it to a 500W gold rated PSU for various reasons.

 

[TheOneName]

Win 10 will require win 10 drivers for either card to perform properly, so keep that in mind. If you are still using Win7 or 8 drivers, you may want to update them.

Yeah I did that, still wasn't working. Either way it goes I got a new card and I'm happy with it. 😀

The PSU could also be at fault, poor regulation can result in the VRMs on the card working harder and sending a higher voltage to the core. Ideally you should upgrade it to a 500W gold rated PSU for various reasons.

Looking into getting one of those. Thanks for that info.