gpu is on 89 degrees when 100% usage

[David_684]

My pc specs:
CPU: i5-4690k
Gpu:EVGA 1060 3GB SC
Ram: 8gb ddr3
Psu:600w

Hello. I recently installed a game called Wiitcher 3. When i play it my GPU is on 89 degrees celcius and 100% usage all time. I also noticed that on ultra settings it seems to underperform. It runs on 30-35 fps and i saw on youtube it should run around 60fps.

Is that temp too high ?
Can it destroy the gpu ?
Is it bottlenecking my system ?

Thanks David

 

[RobCrezz]

Have you changed anything with the fan profile. its not dangerously hot, but much hotter than I would expect it to be.

 

[David_684]

Have you changed anything with the fan profile. its not dangerously hot, but much hotter than I would expect it to be.

No, i didnt change any fan profile. But thanks for your answer

 

[velocityg4]

How is your case airflow? You may not be supplying it with sufficient cool air.

 

[Ravi_Singh1900]

Two major issues hinder GPU cooling poor ventilation or insufficient cooling on GPU itself. If you have mini itx gpu than you might be victim of insufficient gpu cooling.

THe only way out is to install a GPU cooler. Alternatively you can also do a cheap mod. Like in the video below. Which can drop temps upto 10 Deg C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6W9-SFf4A

 

[David_684]

How is your case airflow? You may not be supplying it with sufficient cool air.

I have Corsair-SPEC 01 with one 120mm in the front and back. Is that enough ?

Thanks for you answer

 

[David_684]

Two major issues hinder GPU cooling poor ventilation or insufficient cooling on GPU itself. If you have mini itx gpu than you might be victim of insufficient gpu cooling.

THe only way out is to install a GPU cooler. Alternatively you can also do a cheap mod. Like in the video below. Which can drop temps upto 10 Deg C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6W9-SFf4A

Ok il try putting extra fans on my GPU. But i dont think its normal it might be a broken part. Should i try to claim the warranty ? But either way thanks for you answer

 

[velocityg4]

How is your case airflow? You may not be supplying it with sufficient cool air.

I have Corsair-SPEC 01 with one 120mm in the front and back. Is that enough ?

Thanks for you answer

The Front should be acting as an intake and the rear as exhaust. Make sure they are the right direction.

Are they PWM fans (variable speed)? You'll know if they are 4-pin. Your motherboard should have utilities to change the fan speed curve, if they are PWM. Try setting a more aggressive curve so that operate at 100% at low CPU temp. Such as 25C. Then use the utility for your video card to change its fan speed curve so it hits 100% at say 50C.

Those temps are low for such a high setting and will be fairly noisy. It will let you know if you GPU and case cooling is sufficient to attain a safer operating temperature. This will let you set a baseline to start tweaking fan speed for an optimal balance.

If you can maintain a safe temperature. Then you can look at adding case fans to reduce noise. Higher quality fans generally move more air with less noise.

By the way. The Corsair SPEC 01 has dust filters. Those fans should have a decent static pressure to overcome resistance. Arctic F12 PWM are good budget options. They also have a value five pack Arctic F12 PST PWM. The PST models allow daisy chaining for multiple fans off one header. They are not the best but perform nearly as well as fans near three to four times the price (looking at the bulk 5 pack price). They also do better in the noise to CFM ratio in restricted airflow conditions than many of the big names in case cooling.
http://www.overclockers.com/pwm-fan-roundup-twenty-four-120-mm-case-fans-tested/
https://www.amazon.com/F12-PWM-PST-Value-pack/dp/B00NTUJTAK/

 

[Ravi_Singh1900]

Two major issues hinder GPU cooling poor ventilation or insufficient cooling on GPU itself. If you have mini itx gpu than you might be victim of insufficient gpu cooling.

THe only way out is to install a GPU cooler. Alternatively you can also do a cheap mod. Like in the video below. Which can drop temps upto 10 Deg C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6W9-SFf4A

Ok il try putting extra fans on my GPU. But i dont think its normal it might be a broken part. Should i try to claim the warranty ? But either way thanks for you answer

If its a broken part just rma it. But if you wanna drop the gpu temp installing fans will do help a bit. As shown in the video I have it on gtx 970 mini and temps have dropped by 10 Deg C and the GPu i performing near to a stock Gigabyte G1 970 after some overclocking. +150 on core and +350 on memory.
Since I have some thermal potential left I am planning to do bios mod and get that card work upto 120% power limit.

 

[David_684]

How is your case airflow? You may not be supplying it with sufficient cool air.

I have Corsair-SPEC 01 with one 120mm in the front and back. Is that enough ?

Thanks for you answer

The Front should be acting as an intake and the rear as exhaust. Make sure they are the right direction.

Are they PWM fans (variable speed)? You'll know if they are 4-pin. Your motherboard should have utilities to change the fan speed curve, if they are PWM. Try setting a more aggressive curve so that operate at 100% at low CPU temp. Such as 25C. Then use the utility for your video card to change its fan speed curve so it hits 100% at say 50C.

Those temps are low for such a high setting and will be fairly noisy. It will let you know if you GPU and case cooling is sufficient to attain a safer operating temperature. This will let you set a baseline to start tweaking fan speed for an optimal balance.

If you can maintain a safe temperature. Then you can look at adding case fans to reduce noise. Higher quality fans generally move more air with less noise.

By the way. The Corsair SPEC 01 has dust filters. Those fans should have a decent static pressure to overcome resistance. Arctic F12 PWM are good budget options. They also have a value five pack Arctic F12 PST PWM. The PST models allow daisy chaining for multiple fans off one header. They are not the best but perform nearly as well as fans near three to four times the price (looking at the bulk 5 pack price). They also do better in the noise to CFM ratio in restricted airflow conditions than many of the big names in case cooling.
http://www.overclockers.com/pwm-fan-roundup-twenty-four-120-mm-case-fans-tested/
https://www.amazon.com/F12-PWM-PST-Value-pack/dp/B00NTUJTAK/

Great i turned on FAN CURVE in EVGA Precisions and somehow set it so the temp wont to higher than 70 degrees.
And my GPU started to do its job. Its working really well now. Im gonna buy some of those Fans so my pc is more quieter because now its pretty loud. Either way thank you so much.

Thanks for you answer 😀

 

[velocityg4]

You are welcome. I use the Arctic F12 PWM PST 5-pack. They are a great deal, quiet, and move a lot of air. You can also use them to replace existing fans. That way all fans move at the same speed at the same motherboard setting.