Graphic Card overheating..

[Ali Tauseef]

Hi!
I just wanted help because i might be having problems.
My graphic card temperature doesn't go lower than 53 C degrees, the 53 C was only when CPU usage was just 3 percent. And when i am playing a game, temperature rises upto 72 degrees. just about 10 days ago, i cleaned the dust in my CPU and totally cleaned the graphic card. I am just scared if something bad happens to my PC. Any help/suggestions?

 

[Gallarian]

What is the make and model of your Graphics Card? Safe temperatures can vary a lot between different types, so really we need to know which one it was so say whether you need to worry or not - however, most modern cards can get up to around 90-100°C before they turn themselves off to avoid damage, and therefore below 75°C will most probably be nothing to worry about at all!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Most likely, you don't have enough airflow through the case. What is your case model and how many case fans are installed?

Also, do you have a GPU card tweak program installed and if you do, have you configured the GPU card fan profiles?

In most cases, anything below 90C would not damage the card. The ideal is to have it below 80C and we usually prefer to see the average load temperatures be below 70°C.

Knowing the card model would certainly be helpful.

 

[siviprime]

Graphics cards are designed to run at such high temps anyway. My 980 is a reference card, it maxed out at 75 degrees (before I turned to watercooling). It's even less of a worry if it's an AMD card.

If you're still feeling a bit anxious, check anything obstructing/reducing airflow in your case (and manage your cables well if you haven't done so yet).

 

[Darkbreeze]

Those high temps, above 80°C, are usually reserved for cards that are under full loads. For normal gaming conditions where the card is not at or near 100% load, a temperature that high would probably indicate insufficient cooling.

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Hi, thank you for your reply guys.
My graphic card is Radeon 3600 HD (512 mb).
Hi Performance GPU clock settings is 700 from 750.
Hi Performance Memory Clock settings is 500 out of 525.
My case is Dell Optiplex 755 Mini Tower and the the cover is totally free from the front, but the distance of the back of the CPU and the wall is about just 2 inches. There is just one cooling fan and It's pretty big.
Cheers!

 

[Gallarian]

You really dont need to worry about your temps then, they are perfectly normal and within safe ranges.

If you would like to cool your system down a little, think about adding one more fan to your case - the most cost efficient way of cooling a PC is by having one 'intake' fan sucking air in at the front, and one 'exhaust' fan blowing it out the back. Also make sure your not keeping the system in an enclosed space, and leaving a few inches between the back and the wall to allow the heat to escape.

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Cheers Galarian.
Could you tell me a nice fan for my PC? Told you the casing.

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Hello?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Most likely that case does not not have optional fan locations. Most OEM units do not. Those are mostly proprietary systems, with few options for configuring upgrades of any kind. Starting fresh with a new case would probably be the best option if you are unable to manage temps as is. Replacing the existing fan with a higher end model may mitigate some of the cooling issue though, but will probably not resolve the lack of cooling entirely.

 

[Gallarian]

I have no knowledge or experience on your case, so Id advise opening it up and having a look inside. If there are clear mounting holes around a fan mesh at the front of the case, measure the diagonal distance between them, and then find a fan with that size (usually 80mm, 120mm or 140mm).

 

[Darkbreeze]

I'm fairly certain that case has no additional fan locations OR additional fan headers on the motherboard. It might, but if I remember correctly, it does not. The larger model probably does, but not the minitower.