Is 95 degrees too hot for a reference 780ti load?

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In MSI afterburner whilst playing FC4, I get a constant 95 degrees, and then when it reaches 96 degrees it halves the clock rate, making my frame rate really bad :/ Idle I get 65 degrees.
ATM I think it's a problem with cooling, even though the card has space I don't think it's getting enough air. Can anyone recommend a good M-ATX case that has good airflow, is small (ish) and stylish? Or is it worth it to get new fans in my case. I was thinking of getting a BitFenix Aegis.
 
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If your fan is at 100%, 100% of the time there is most likely something wrong with the cooling solution. So while the case may help, you will most likely still have an issue with the card overheating.

Maybe look into buying some new thermal compound and reapplying the heatsink. Or look into the AIO solution to prolong the usability of the card, although this is likely a $80 investment where the thermal paste is ~$7.

As far as screws, your local hardware or electronics store has something that will work. Or just play around with any leftover screws you may have. Any screws that will secure the fan and not cause any rattles or vibrations is good enough in my book!
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Is your card on a stock fan profile? Try setting a custom profile to keep the load temperatures down, those temps are indeed high. It could be the cooling but before buying anything, try to keep the temps at bay using what you have already.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7492/the-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review/15

83 degrees. However, that is most likely an open air testing rig and is best case scenario. You may need to sacrifice some noise to get better temperatures. Maybe look in to a cooling bracket and a cheap AIO cooler. Cool and quiet.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-hg10-n780-gpu-liquid-cooling-bracket
or $30
https://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html
 
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Spagalicious has a good point, work with what you have

My GTX 770 reaches 55 degrees on load, 95 degrees the GPU can handle it (I think) but it should not run this hot in my opinion. What case do you currently have? How many fans do you have in that case? How many fans blows in and how many fans blows out?
 
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According to Nividia page 95 C is the max temperature it should reach. So yes it is too hot. Could be you overclocked it a bit too much, poor airflow in case, or perhaps just not enough fans for cooling.

For a mid tower case I would recommend - NZXT Guardian 921 RB, Corsair Obsidian 650 D, Phanteks Enthoo Pro M, or Fractal Design Define R4
 
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GPU temps are warmer than CPU temps under load. But 95c is too hot. I like to keep mine no higher than 80c.

What I have done is to install MSI Afterburner, and set a fan profile like this:

50% at 60c
65% at 70c
70% at 75c
80% at 80c
100% at 85c.

Most video cards ship with much lower fan speeds than that to avoid creating any noise. They want good reviews on noise generation, but also some people hate hearing fans, and they will return a video card that they can hear. Unfortunately, that costs the video card companies money, so the cards ship set to very quiet profiles. By changing the profile in Afterburner, and allowing Afterburner to control the fan speeds as I listed above, the fans will ramp up faster and sooner than the default settings, and should keep your GPU in the 70c range most of the time.

Stress testing is not included in that equation. Stress testing is not something that should happen often, and I never have really understood trying to see if you could fry your hardware right after you get it.
 
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Very much this. Chances are if your card is reaching these temperatures, a new mid-tower will not solve the issue. It could be that the thermal compound is failing and/or the heatsink is no longer making proper contact with GPU. Maybe the vapor chamber is no longer working correctly, who knows. Try the custom profile or maybe look at reapplying the heatsink/ looking at an aftermarket solution.

 
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I have the fan on constant 100%. It's loud but it's improved the temps by 5 degrees. Before I monitored the temps it was on auto in MSI afterburner, so maybe it was over 100 degrees! :/ I've put a massive desk fan over the fan slots on top of the case to get some cold air into the case until I can order a new case/new fans. It has decreased idle to 58 degrees. My case is rather bad for airflow I think, it's made of acrylic and I got it two years ago not knowing anything about computers, because it looked cool haha. I will be buying a new case this month, but for now as long as I keep it below 90 degrees load somehow I should be fine, right? I might also look into watercooling the GPU with the corsair kit.
I actually have a spare case fan, but no screws. Anyone know the name of the screws?
 
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If your fan is at 100%, 100% of the time there is most likely something wrong with the cooling solution. So while the case may help, you will most likely still have an issue with the card overheating.

Maybe look into buying some new thermal compound and reapplying the heatsink. Or look into the AIO solution to prolong the usability of the card, although this is likely a $80 investment where the thermal paste is ~$7.

As far as screws, your local hardware or electronics store has something that will work. Or just play around with any leftover screws you may have. Any screws that will secure the fan and not cause any rattles or vibrations is good enough in my book!
 
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MarkW: No, I haven't overclocked it at all and I haven't overvolted it. I have used afterburner for viewing temperatures.
spagalicious: Thanks very much for your help. I installed a random case fan I had lying around (it's really, really loud) and I swapped my out take fans around to push some more cold air onto the GPU. It has gone down to around 56 degrees idle now. I am still after a new case as this one sucks, but when I do change my case I will be sure to get water cooling for the GPU, or thermal paste. Everything in my build is vanilla (except fans) as in stock coolers etc. So I might get a new CPU cooler along with the GPU stuff. When I get new fans and a new case hopefully I'll get around 80-90 degrees load. Thanks guys!
 
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WOW! Changing the fans has really changed the temps. I am now getting a boost clock on my 780ti instead of the 500mhz I was getting before (thermal throttling) cards temp on load is now 84 degrees. 100% fans on gpu and 2 new intakes on max speed.
 
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Sounds good, getting some air into your case can really make a difference. Keep an eye on those temps!
 
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Will do! Thanks for the help.
 
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