Gpu temp is at 70C in idle

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Good day guys! :ange:

So I bought a asus r7 260x & when I check the temp of the gpu it was too high even in idle & when in full load it reaches to 92C+, I suspected my psu was causing the problem because it's a generic psu & I'm using a dual 4 molex pin to 6 pcie pin. Tried re-installing driver, scanned for viruses, lowered core voltage & gpu clock using msi afterburner & asus gpu tweak but still the same temp so my question is do you think it's the psu that's causing the problem if so what psu's can you suggest to me on my current system & my budget is 50$ to 60$. I have my eyes on the HEC cougar RS550 any suggestions?

i3 4130 @ 3.4ghz
4gb ram @ 1333mhz ddr3
asus H81M-E
asus r7 260x (OC) 2g GDDR5

not using any ssd's only one hdd
 
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I'm using the 14.4 drivers from amd.

You see how the case affects temps.i still would get another one when having the money for it instead of wasting money on fans.
Temps are still high but if you stay under 80°c and you can tolerate the fan noise is it up to you.

You could think about a rma,maybe the cooler is just faulty and does it need a replacement.With a gpu that old shouldn't you have to deal with those high rpm's=noise and temps.
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Glad that did something good for you.😀

Still high rpm for that gpu considering the temps.You get those from the ccc?
My not so optimal gpu fan runs at 25% with a temp of 45°c.

If you don't mind the high rpm does it look like you're at least fine with the temps.
 
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Ok so my system now is inside the case & my gpu temp in idle is 53C with gpu fan at 50% when playing games 70-79C with gpu fan at 80% so is this ok for now? Gonna buy a good exhaust fan at the back or should I buy a thermal paste but my gpu is 1 week old. Btw what AMD drivers are you using & recommend the best with no issues?
 
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I'm using the 14.4 drivers from amd.

You see how the case affects temps.i still would get another one when having the money for it instead of wasting money on fans.
Temps are still high but if you stay under 80°c and you can tolerate the fan noise is it up to you.

You could think about a rma,maybe the cooler is just faulty and does it need a replacement.With a gpu that old shouldn't you have to deal with those high rpm's=noise and temps.
 
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I tested the gpu from the shop where I bought it from and temp in idle was 48-49C but still close to 50C & I won't be buying a new case cause I just bought mine so buying a new exhaust fan would be great just one will do & I noticed while I'm playing games I get this green dot on walls & trees were like had lights turning on & off in AC4 (coconut trees imo) so I tried playing other games like Thief & Far Cry 3 to check if it was only the game that have the issue but nope I think its the driver or gpu that has the problem I also see rectangular shape of grouped squares popping randomly on my screen so is this the gpu overheating if so I thought under 80C is fine or a driver issue?
 
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Nope, I did some research on "causes of artifacts" & found out I need to adjust some settings on AGP or install latest chipset driver from motherboard, I used my gt 630 before I bought my r7 260x and I didn't have any issues regarding my old gpu but what I'm thinking is maybe I need some latest driver from my mobo to compensate the performance of r7 260x because r7 260x is waaay faster than gt 630. I did reformat my pc a day ago so what do you think? corrupted driver or faulty gpu?
 
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Remove ALL graphics drivers, including the GT 630 drivers, and reinstall 14.4 drivers for the 260x.

Was the r7 260x brand new or used when yuo bought it? Could be a Thermal paste issue either way, more likely if used.

Could you upload some pictures of the inside of your case so we can see how the air moves through the case?
 
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I removed all graphics drivers & used driver sweeper to be sure & reinstalled 14.4, temp is 52-54C with 80% gpu fan
I bought it brand new. My airflow isn't the issue because I ran my system outside the case and my temp was still 52C but with 50% gpu fan (yeah from 80% inside the case & 50% outside the case but that's not the airflow that's causing it). Ambient temp is 27-33C
 
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Airflow issues could well be the cause of your temperature issues. Can you post some pics for us to check? It may simply be that some of the case fans have been mounted the wrong way around, creating a pocket of hot air around your GPU.
 
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and? Imagine he has his fans the wrong way around, so worst case scenario he has front fans and rear fans all exhausting, leaving a pocket of hot air around the GPU in the case. Outside of the case, there are no case fans, so he wouldn't get the problem
 
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Outside of the case. I know. That is the point I am making. His temps are the same inside and out, but inside his fans are running at MUCH higher speeds inside of the case (80% inside, 50% outside). Are you telling me that the case, and/or the airflow, categorically, 100%, can NOT be the issue, no exceptions? I doubt that highly.

OP, Check all of your case fans, make sure they are all oriented correctly. Make sure the front and bottom fans (if any) are bringing fresh air into the system, and that they are not blocked in any way by things outside of the case. Also check that your top and rear fans (if any) are exhausting air from the case. Also make sure that your intake fans are filtered, if they are not the remember to clean the dust from your case at least once a month
 
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EXACTLY... meaning the GPU fans can run slower whilst maintaining the same temps. Which is what they did.

As the OP said "yeah from 80% inside the case & 50% outside the case"
 
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Yeah 50% is fast I know, when I think about it, the airflow is probably an issue but not THE issue. RMA sounds sensible to me
 
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I already checked if my fans where in the right rotation by putting a small piece of plastic next to it, front is intake, cpu fan is intake, gpu fan is intake, back is exhaust, & the fan on the top which is the psu is exhaust. Even though my system had run outside the case the gpu temps were still at 52C with 50% gpu fan so I think the gpu is the problem considering they tested my gpu which ran 48-49C with auto fan but still close to 50s. I tried using my old gt 630 gpu which ran at 45-47C with auto fan(25%). Btw I saw something not ok in my gpu. Do you think this is causing the problem? http://tinypic.com/r/65oj2p/8
 
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I don't think a couple of bent pins would cause the issues you're having, but if the card is in warranty I'd look at contacting ASUS and see what they say.
 
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This thread is more than a month old but I would like to update my situation. My gpu temp was at 55-58c with 55% gpu fan and yes I used my gpu for more than a month & my gpu under load was at 75-85c with 75% gpu fan but FINALLY I fixed it. What I did was install a bios version of a r7 260x non-oc with stock clock at 1100mhz & 6500mhz & oc'd it to 1320 & 7500mhz. I was suprised that the idle temp is at 39-42c with auto fan (20%), under load is 75-85c with auto fan (45-50%) and also they were no artifacts I experienced when it's oc'd. The reason why I noticed my gpu temp was high is because the gpu clock & gpu memory clock while in idle is always at max (1188mhz & 7500mhz), using msi afterburner & asus gputweak to monitor temps, I was using the bios version of the oc version and I recently installed the non-OC bios version, yeah it's non-oc but I overclocked it at 1320mhz & 7500mhz & I'm not seeing any issues in terms of idle & underload. Thanks guys for helping me out :)
 
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Can I get a link to this Non OC Bios please and what did you use to OC to those numbers, I am new to all this thanks in advance.

 
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