im scared i will overheat my GPU

[mastermuffin123]

Hello i got a gtx 970 4gb gpu and since 2 weeks ago it gets really really hot
on idle/browsing internet etc it is about 30-35 degrees celcius
but when i go into games (only games i play atm are gta 5 and black ops 3 and a flight sim Xplane 10) and it racks up to about 75-85 degrees
and i read the 970s are made to withstand about 98 degrees but my last pc(with a gt 220) so it was pretty old litterally caught fire i clean my computer atleast once in 2 weeks
but im really scared i will overheat my pc so im scared to play longer than 30 minutes 1 game
i have to say once i quit the game it immidiatly drops back to 30-35
is this normal or ?
http://prntscr.com/b7403p
these are my cpu/gpu specs im not really a tech genius

 

[NewbieGeek]

Your idle temps are fine.

Those load temperatures are okay also, but I wouldn't want them much higher.

Solution, download MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures, and to manually set the fan speed if the temperatures get too high.

 

[InvalidError]

80C is quite typical for GPUs with stock heatsinks due to how compact the heatsink needs to be and the limited amount of airflow they have to work with.

 

[mastermuffin123]

Your idle temps are fine.

Those load temperatures are okay also, but I wouldn't want them much higher.

Solution, download MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures, and to manually set the fan speed if the temperatures get too high.

Hello when i open msi afterburner my base fan speed is on 29% (auto) would it harm my card if i put it on 70-90?

 

[bishopi5]

No it won't harm the card at all, and those fans are capped to a safe speed so it SHOULDN'T affect the fan itself, worst case scenario is you have to buy a $10 fan to replace 3 years down the track, but will have helped the card heaps over the years, 85c is not nice to be constantly at while gaming, also don't change the "base" fan speed, idle temps are fine, create a fan curve via afterburner so it ramps the fans to max once it hits 70c+

 

[RobCrezz]

Your idle temps are fine.

Those load temperatures are okay also, but I wouldn't want them much higher.

Solution, download MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures, and to manually set the fan speed if the temperatures get too high.

Hello when i open msi afterburner my base fan speed is on 29% (auto) would it harm my card if i put it on 70-90?

In afterburner you can set a custom fan curve if you want, so when it gets around 70'c you can ramp up the fan speed to keep it cooler.

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

 

[mastermuffin123]

Your idle temps are fine.

Those load temperatures are okay also, but I wouldn't want them much higher.

Solution, download MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures, and to manually set the fan speed if the temperatures get too high.

Hello when i open msi afterburner my base fan speed is on 29% (auto) would it harm my card if i put it on 70-90?

In afterburner you can set a custom fan curve if you want, so when it gets around 70'c you can ramp up the fan speed to keep it cooler.

Whats the ambient temp where you are?

i have no idea how i do that, can you tell me?
and outside its about 10-15c so im guessing inside its about 13-18c

 

[RobCrezz]

- Settings
- Fan
- Turn on manual fan-control
- Start adjusting your fan-"curve"

Basically then just set the fan % at what temperature with the line, its very easy.

 

[mastermuffin123]

- Settings
- Fan
- Turn on manual fan-control
- Start adjusting your fan-"curve"

Basically then just set the fan % at what temperature with the line, its very easy.

i got it like this now http://prntscr.com/b7x7i4
(i had it yesterday a bit diffrent) and my max temp playing 2 hours gta was still 75c
and avg 65 idk if thats oki or if thats bad for only like 1.5-2 hours playing

 

[InvalidError]

Set the fan speed to 100% at 70C and see if that fares any better with getting your temperature to go down.

Most modern GPUs have dynamic clock frequencies based on thermal profile headroom. If you get them cooler by cranking fan speeds, they will clock themselves higher, consume more power and get back to about the same temperature they were at before. Unless you have so much cooling capacity that clocks get maxed out, you always end up with the GPU at roughly the same temperature under heavy load.

 

[mastermuffin123]

Set the fan speed to 100% at 70C and see if that fares any better with getting your temperature to go down.

Most modern GPUs have dynamic clock frequencies based on thermal profile headroom. If you get them cooler by cranking fan speeds, they will clock themselves higher, consume more power and get back to about the same temperature they were at before. Unless you have so much cooling capacity that clocks get maxed out, you always end up with the GPU at roughly the same temperature under heavy load.

i set it like this now http://prntscr.com/b82dre
and my max temp was still 72c with only 2 hours playing
my avg tem was 63 so i guess this is normal when playing heavy games?

 

[InvalidError]

i set it like this now http://prntscr.com/b82dre
and my max temp was still 72c with only 2 hours playing
my avg tem was 63 so i guess this is normal when playing heavy games?

As I wrote earlier: as long as the GPU is thermally limited, the harder you try to cool it, the higher it will clock itself to eat the thermal headroom and you will continue getting similar temperatures.

If you want to drastically reduce your GPU temperatures without cranking fan speed to 100%, you can either install a higher performance aftermarket GPU cooler or lower the power, thermal and clock limits. Of course, this will cost you a chunk of your GPU's performance.

 

[RobCrezz]

72-75'c is totally fine, nothing to worry about there.