ASUS Strix GTX 980 sagging and high temperature

[Qwizh]

Hello Tom's Hardware community,

So I built my new rig two weeks ago and everything was fine untill I noticed my GPU is sagging.

Today I played Far Cry 4 and as usual the GPU is keeping a decent temperature around the 65-70 degrees but I decided to take off the side panel and I pushed the GPU up with my thumb and I had HWMonitor on my second monitor and the tempurature hit the 90 degrees and the fan went crazy, the temps went down eventually but it kinda worries me.

My specs:
Intel core i7 4790k
ASUS Strix GTX 980
NZXT H440
16 GB RAM.

Thanks.

 

[i7Baby]

If it's locked in your pcie slot and connected to power and you think there's a problem, just RMA it.

 

[Qwizh]

If it's locked in your pcie slot and connected to power and you think there's a problem, just RMA it.

Alright, thanks for the fast reply

I'll contact my reseller

 

[netflix007]

Just some advice, I would return the Strix and grab an MSI 4G. It's better in every area compared to the Strix. Same price.

 

[arzbhatia]

Bump. OP, found any solution? I have the same issue!

 

[i7Baby]

PM him

 

[Qwizh]

Bump. OP, found any solution? I have the same issue!

Hi, I just put a pencil underneath my GPU. Since I have got the NZXT H440 case I've got a PSU cover which supports it. The temps are also stable now.

I just couldn't be asked to RMA my GPU.