[SOLVED] Does removing the plastic from a gpu improve temperatures

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

so you know the plastic that covers the front of gpu's that is around the fans if I removed that, would there be improved temperature?
like even if its just 1C cooler

 

[USAFRet]

Maybe, maybe not.
That plastic shroud may be providing a more directed airflow through the fan.

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

Maybe, maybe not.
That plastic shroud may be providing a more directed airflow through the fan.

Okay here is my card https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-radeon-rx-580-axrx-580-8gbd5-3dhdv2-oc/p/N82E16814131720 can you tell if it would help or not

 

[USAFRet]

Okay here is my card https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-radeon-rx-580-axrx-580-8gbd5-3dhdv2-oc/p/N82E16814131720 can you tell if it would help or not

I would absolutely leave that shroud on.

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

I would absolutely leave that shroud on.

okay and do you know any way to make my rx 580 cooler?

 

[USAFRet]

okay and do you know any way to make my rx 580 cooler?

Cooler than what?
What temps are you currently seeing?
What is the overall airflow situation in your case?

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

Cooler than what?
What temps are you currently seeing?
What is the overall airflow situation in your case?

I have 3 intake 2 exhaust and it gets super hot like 83 or 84c at most on something like pubg

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

is there any way to make it cooler I know linus used a cpu cooler on a gpu and it worked well

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

the cooler on it sucks would replacing thermal paste help?

 

[USAFRet]

I have 3 intake 2 exhaust and it gets super hot like 83 or 84c at most on something like pubg

This is the GPU temperature?

And the rest of your components?
Cpu, CPU cooler, etc, etc.
Everything.

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler 3066 mhz ram "psu corsair vs 650 (650W)" gpu connected to 8 pin

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

(motherboard) msi b450 m gaming plus

 

[hang-the-9]

I have 3 intake 2 exhaust and it gets super hot like 83 or 84c at most on something like pubg

If those are the top temps you see on the video card, that is normal, those are typical temps under load for an RX 580. There may be variances with specific models that have better cooling, but if your card is running normally without crashing or artifacts I would leave it alone.

 

[shimy98]

so you know the plastic that covers the front of gpu's that is around the fans if I removed that, would there be improved temperature?
like even if its just 1C cooler

I did it with a 2060 super:

Removed backplate and fan shroud

I did set the fans to a fixed rpm of 13% (both of the 2 fans).
In games, the clock of the gpu core never goes below standard reference core clock. Temperatures go up to 88°C, but the card can run at 88°C


Normally, fan duty cycle is about 40 to 60 %
To put it in perspective:

You don't wrap a plastic shroud around your cpu cooler too, don't you?

For me, removing this silly piece of plastic did result in inaudible graphics card gaming experience (except coil whinning)