GTX 980 Temperature Under Load

[T1M0N6]

Hello, had a quick question. I have a gtx 980 G1 gigabyte windforce card. I played about 5 hours of dying light maxed out, then turned off my pc, as i walked past I felt me pc and it was really hot. Loaded PC back up to check temp but by then it had cooled down to 50degrees. So whats the average temp for a gtx 980 under load for a few hours? Thanks in advance

 

[i7Baby]

30C to 65C per http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-980-g1-gaming-review,8.html

 

[RobCrezz]

Anything below 80'c and you are fine.

 

[coozie7]

^+1 i7Baby and RobCrezz.
You'll probably want to check and there's quite a few monitoring apps out there, probably the most flexible would be MSI Afterburner, don't be fooled by the name: it'll work just fine on other hardware and it's probably THE defacto tuning/tweaking software for graphics cards.

High load temperatures can be down to a faulty card but more often than not it's caused by insufficient airflow, adding fans, changing their position or installing fans of higher quality can have a dramatic effect on system temperatures (and can reduce noise): Front, bottom and sides IN, rear and top OUT.

Cool running graphics cards can easily hit 65C under load (some regularly run at 90C or more) and 65C is hot enough to cause burns! Even if it was running at a normal temperature, it'll make the case and surroundings feel warm, even hot depending on how well ventilated the room it's situated in is.