MSI GTX 970 Idles at 60c?

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I use two display but even when I unplug it, it still idles at 60c with default settings. I either HAVE to use the fan (removing the 0db feature) or have to do a higher fan speed. Is it bad case cooling or do I have a faulty product?
 
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with the fan off, that seems about right. At two displays the card stays at about 1000mhz. Try turning the fans on to something like 3-5%. You still cant hear this, but the little bit of fan movement should be enough to keep it down to the 40s.

Update: didnt see the part where you said you tried unplugging one display. What is your case setup like?
 
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Is your card downclocking at idle? What are idle temps with the fan on (min speed of 25%)?

When I had my H240X setup as an intake (i.e. blowing hot air into the case) my idle temps would be in the low to mid 50's.



 
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MSI Afterburner says it is down at 0mhz and spikes up to 4 or 5 occasionally. Does this mean its faulty?
 
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It automatically put the fans to 5% right now. Not going to improve much dude, I don't want a card that doesn't do what it says. Should I return this card or is it my case?

 
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50-60 degrees is a normal idle temperature with the fans off. mine runs around there with the fans off.
Try one last thing. In the Nvidia control panel under Manage 3D settings, set Power management mode to adaptive. I searched some other threads and people said this helped a little bit.

If that doesnt give you the results you want, then you might want to email MSI support.
 
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What does GPU-Z report your clocks as? Idle core should be 135MHz and memory should be 162MHz.

Manually set the fan speed to 25% (it's the minimum, any lower and the fans will not spin) and leave it there, then see what the temp is in an hour.



 
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I tried that but no change.
 
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This is the card at idle.

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I'm glad that you got it working by rolling back your drivers, but I'm leaning towards it being a faulty installation in the first place. I'm thinking it would have fixed itself by just reinstalling those 344.75s. Is that PhysX checkbox on GPU-Z filled in now with your new installation? All the same, the difference between the 344.75s and 344.65 is minimal.
 
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No I reinstalled drivers 3 times since the problem started. Also no, I had to install PhysX separately after.
 
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Actually, Guru3d is the more legitimate of the two. Afterburner is based on Rivatuner, which has been hosted by Guru3d for probably the last 15 years. Unwinder, the creator of Rivatuner and Afterburner, is a regular on the Guru3d forums. In general, Guru3d is going to always have the most up to date version and a more active and lively community discussion surrounding the application. Both download sites will work fine and should have the latest version available.
 
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Hi, check back with gpu-z frequencies, you will see are lower in idle.

When reinstalling drivers use highly DDU, this eliminates any profile that has happened.

I found this thread by a problem like yours, I had changed the power management on my nvidia panel. I put it in adaptive and again after restart everything to normal.

I have the 350.12 and I can confirm you that are not the problem. The latest version of MSI Afterburner is the v4.1.0-check this. http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/msi-afterburner-beta-download.html

The gpu-z is an option but it is not necessary to check the frequencies, the MSI Afterburner do anyway.

By the way I have the same gpu you have.

A tip monitorize their temperatures while playing especially if you have a custom profile fans, I do it with rivatuner
 
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