Help, GPU Temp skyrockets with furmark

[CursedSeal7]

I just got my new PC tonight from Cyber Power PC. I ordered the HD 7950 in it, and got MSI R7950 brand card. My problem is as the title says. My temps skyrocket into the 80s from 46 idle during Furmark's warm up. During a 10 second test it got to 101c. This scares me, do I have a defective card?

 

[freshbakd]

depending on airflow and the cards cooler not really out of the norm.

 

[Novuake]

DO NOT USE FURMARK, it should be deleted from the internet.

Use a real world benchmark, like 3D mark 11 or Unique Heaven Bench.

 

[CursedSeal7]

depending on airflow and the cards cooler not really out of the norm.

what would you consider the max temp I stop furmark at then so that it won't fry my GPU?

 

[CursedSeal7]

Anyone know what the safe temps are for this card? This isn't the twin frozr.

 

[Novuake]

90C for long periods, short periods around 100C.

 

[Shaun o]

As a rule bench marks torture Gpu`s.
The harder it works the hotter it will get.

Still it may be worth your while installing a temperature monitoring program
to see how hot the card gets during playing a game, and see what temps the card is hitting after 15 minuets or so.

You could set the fan speed of the card manually the option should be there in catalyst control center.
And have a look into how many system fans the case will take, or if it has some fitted.
If it does not have extra fans then buy some.

Good air flow inside the case will help your graphics card keep cool, and get rid of heat build up using a push pull fan setup.

 

[smeezekitty]

Expect unnatrual temperatures with furmark. Although 101 seems hotter then I would expect.

How does it do during gaming?

 

[manofchalk]

Furmark is a tool I find useful only for finding maximum temperatures, in my experience it isn't good for much else.

But 101°C is way too hot, even in a worst case scenario situation like under Furmark load.
What case do you have, ambient temperature?

 

[CursedSeal7]

I realized the core clock as 840, when the OC edition is 830 and the base is 800, I lowered the clock to 820 in hopes of keeping temps down a bit more. Was 49c and idle, now it's 45. I have the Cooler Master Elite 431 Case. 120mm Seidon liquid cooling with a push pull, and the case has one front mounted fan. I paid for extra case fans.. but the bays where fans could've fit don't have any there.. Maybe not enough room, not sure.
Don't have any high end games to test on as of yet. I'll have FC3 soon though. Downloading.

 

[coozie7]

First the obvious: Do not kill the warranty. Adding/replacing fans is fine, but do n't disassemble the card or tamper with it at all.
If you paid for something and it's missing you should complain, LOUDLY.
Sounds like there is a card issue, it should not be getting so hot so quickly, most cards take several minuets to reach maximum temperature, even under the extreme burn in setting (FYI my XFX 7950 DD hits 88C after 8 minuets or so).
You can try running with the side panel off, it may help with peak temperatures and would indicate a lack of airflow.

 

[Memnarchon]

DO NOT USE FURMARK, it should be deleted from the internet.

Use a real world benchmark, like 3D mark 11 or Unique Heaven Bench.

+1.
At older days (GT200 days) Furmark was able to fry some GTX275... So don't use it for any reason. Just use Unigine Valley which is a great benchmark in order to achieve maximum temps.

 

[CursedSeal7]

Okay, I tried running Far Cry 3, and my card instantly ramps to 100% fan speed at the menu, and 100c, topping at 102c. Something wrong with this?

 

[VXBlade]

Okay, I tried running Far Cry 3, and my card instantly ramps to 100% fan speed at the menu, and 100c, topping at 102c. Something wrong with this?

MSI has had issues with other models of not applying their thermal grease correctly. You may have that issue. if you feel comfortable, take off the cooler, remove the thermal compound and re-apply it. 100c is way too hot for a 7950, especially stock speeds. (I'm assuming since you said it's not twin frozr it's running at stock)

Or exchange it...

 

[coozie7]

Something is very wrong, FC3 is demanding but there's no way you should be seeing that kind of behaviour.
Time to call Cyberpower.

 

[smeezekitty]

Something is definitely wrong.