gigabyte gtx 980 ti gaming g1 to hot

[Teafac3]

Gpu temp reached 83 degrees under 99% load in witcher 3. Is this normall? Its not overclocked i have it on its factory oc mode. Fans were spinning at mid 2000 or 3000 rpm cant remember should i echange this for a new card?
Just built this pc couple days ago.

 

[Swobu]

I'd say 83 degrees is fairly normal for Witcher 3 assuming you're playing on max graphics, but you can always turn the fan speed up in AMD overdrive if you'd like.

 

[Sameer25]

the card is fine and it can handle temps under 90C fine. i am pretty sure it is airflow in your case. try taking the side panel off and game to see if the temps are lower and if they are it is the air flow in ur case. how many case fans do you have and what case do you have. also you could change the fan speed in msi aferburner. it will be louder but cooler.

 

[Sameer25]

I'd say 83 degrees is fairly normal for Witcher 3 assuming you're playing on max graphics, but you can always turn the fan speed up in AMD overdrive if you'd like.

he has a nvidia card amd overdrive is not suitable, he should use msi after burner to change the fan speed. ( thats what i used to overclock my card even thogh i have a amd card, it is much simpler)

 

[Teafac3]

I have a corsair 200r with the stock intake and out fan

 

[Sameer25]

I have a corsair 200r with the stock intake and out fan

try taking off the panel and game to see if it is any cooler, and if it is you can invest for 2 side fans for cooler temps

 

[Ahmedivx]

A bit high in my opinion, not that it's dangerous in any way, I have just got the exact same card installed inside a Corsair Graphite 780T case with Corsair fans with the following setup (2xSP140mm front intake, 3xAF120mm bottom intake, 1xAF140mm rear exhaust and 3xAF120mm top exhaust), the card reports 27-28c at idle with card fans totally stopped and at max load in gaming and synthetic bench-marking the max temp is 70c and that is with a+90mhz core and +450mhz mem overclock, I guess the case temperature is very important but it might be affected in you case with other components may be the CPU cooling is not efficient enough so it heats up other components, what is the cooling solution you use for the CPU, and also is there any other fan mounting locations in your case that you don't use and can populate with fans

 

[Teafac3]

I use a coolermaster hyper 212 evo with the fan facing the top of the case. My case is a corsair 200r. I only have the stock intake and exhaust fan. There is one fan mount on the bottom nect to the psu and two fan mounts on the top of the case.

 

[Ahmedivx]

I use a coolermaster hyper 212 evo with the fan facing the top of the case. My case is a corsair 200r. I only have the stock intake and exhaust fan. There is one fan mount on the bottom nect to the psu and two fan mounts on the top of the case.

I saw the case and how your setup might look like, you can change the orientation of the cooler so that the CPU fan faces the rear exhaust fan in the same direction of the air flow so that you can further improve the efficiency of hot air exhaust, you have other alternative and that is when you populate all the empty fan mount locations with one intake bottom fan next to the PSU and another two exhaust top fans, that way you can leave the orientation of the CPU cooler as it is and one of the Top fans (nearest one to the CPU) will help directly with CPU hot air exhaust out of the case provided that the airflow is going upwards, the cooler itself is not bad in fact it's widely used though it's not the best performing cooler in the market but it's performance is adequate and you can improve it's cooling performance and over-all hot air exhaust out of the case (thus reducing the case temperature) if you added those extra three fans, also I saw in the intro video that there is a room for another front intake fans and another two side mounted fans, if you can use these locations as well, it will help

 

[Teafac3]

I actually have the cpu fan pulling air in from the top of the case. Is this a problem? Does that need to be changed? My cpu temps have been good.

 

[Teafac3]

Stupid question but does the cpus cooler fan pull in air into the heatsink or pull out air from the heatsink?

 

[Ahmedivx]

Not at all and sorry for being late, it's not a problem, but theoretically and according to a guide posted here, the direction of the airflow ideally should be with the following directions, from front to rear and from bottom to top, the first direction is justified as the rear of the case usually is facing the wall behind the case so it's better to pull fresh cool air from the front, and the second direction is reasonable since hot air tends to go up as it's lighter (less dense) so the ideal setup for an intake fan is two locations, front and bottom and ideal setup for an exhaust fan also two locations bottom and rear.
For the Evo you have as it's a single tower cooler so actually it will not matter that much whether you pull air from it's fins or push air and actually it will have to come to your trials you can set the fan in a way like pull and records the result then switch it to push and see the results, but in any case you should go the flow , I mean set the CPU fan to aid the general air flow setup inside the case and not to be against it, for your case if the fans are facing upwards you can put it in front of the fins to pull air from the cooler or behind the fins to push air into it, either way the direction of the air will be from bottom to top as the general ideal direction of the air flow inside the case, if you switched the orientation of the heat-sink so that the CPU fan faces the rear exhaust fan, you can put it either way in front or behind the fins but make sure that the direction of airflow is from front to rear that way both front and rear fans will help in the process.
In your case there is an option of side-mounted fans, usually at the removable door of the case where there should be a windows in most new models, in this case most of the time the fans are set as intake fans to help cool the GPU as well by pushing cool air directly on the GPU, also it helps with the CPU cooling down the fins of the CPU cooler, but remember all in all, you have to balance the amount of exhaust and intake as possible since it will result in different types of different case pressures, negative, positive and neutral, I can explain the difference if you like but then the reply will be too long

 

[Teafac3]

Wow thanks! you have been a tremendous help. I really appreciate u taking the time to help me. I think what i am going to do is keep the heatsink the way it is buh change the direction of the fan so that it exausts the air aup to the top of the case and i will also add an intake on the bottom for now record my results and see if my temps get any better if not i will add another fan up top as an exhaust and an intake fan in the front n that should be good.

 

[Ahmedivx]

Wow thanks! you have been a tremendous help. I really appreciate u taking the time to help me. I think what i am going to do is keep the heatsink the way it is buh change the direction of the fan so that it exausts the air aup to the top of the case and i will also add an intake on the bottom for now record my results and see if my temps get any better if not i will add another fan up top as an exhaust and an intake fan in the front n that should be good.

Don't mention it, glad I could help

 

[17seconds]

There is nothing wrong with your temperature. It is exactly in line with your factory preset temperature target of 84c.

Turbo Boost woorks by targeting a temperature, specified in Afterburner as your Temp Limit. This variable is adjustable as part of tweaking/overclocking. Below this temperature your GPU will warm up by increasing its Turbo Boost clocks, above that temperature your GPU will decrease its clocks. The point is that 84c is not only normal, but your GPU was designed to run at that temperature.

 

[Teafac3]

Just wanna thank everyone for their help. I added two fans into my case adjusted my cpu fan and my temps are now lower. Max gpu temp in heaven is now 67c after couple runs. Before was 83c =)

 

[Ahmedivx]

Just wanna thank everyone for their help. I added two fans into my case adjusted my cpu fan and my temps are now lower. Max gpu temp in heaven is now 67c after couple runs. Before was 83c =)

Impressive temps, now you have some headroom for over-clocking if you are willing to give it a shot and GPU Boost now will go even higher than before

 

[Teafac3]

Thats the plan gonna give it some time first tho do my research. Look uo some guides. Dont wanna blow anything up.

 

[Ahmedivx]

Thats the plan gonna give it some time first tho do my research. Look uo some guides. Dont wanna blow anything up.

Sure it's best to do your research to know what you are doing, but in any case don't worry about blowing anything as long as you use the stock bios (some extreme overclockers tinker with the bios to further unlock the card potential, but sure it's not recommended for beginners like us so as long as you stick with the stock bios, you are well protected )

 

[Teafac3]

Thats the plan gonna give it some time first tho do my research. Look uo some guides. Dont wanna blow anything up.

Sure it's best to do your research to know what you are doing, but in any case don't worry about blowing anything as long as you use the stock bios (some extreme overclockers tinker with the bios to further unlock the card potential, but sure it's not recommended for beginners like us so as long as you stick with the stock bios, you are well protected )

Awesome thats good to hear.