My Gigabyte 6870 temp is 82-84C while playing dirt3, is that safe?

[megahmad]

dirt3 maxed out, 1920*1080
gigabyte 6870 reference (http://www.rigam.cl/catalogo/images/uploads/GIGABYTE_6870.jpg)
quad q9650 @ 3.5ghz
My fan speed is set at auto.
it idles at 45c

is 84C a safe temp at load or should i RMA? (I can RMA easily from my friend's store)
My case has a good airflow tho.

 

[AbdullahG]

At auto (usually around 20% to 30%) those are normal temperatures. However, those aren't temps. you want to have. I would turn up the fan speed with MSI Afterburner.

 

[megahmad]

I set it at 50% with 74C but it is too loud

 

[Supernova1138]

In that case all you can do is make a decision about which matters more to you, lifespan of your graphics card, or noise. 82-84 is safe, but it will shorten the life of your card. If you don't intend to upgrade within the next 2 years or so, you'll want to crank up the fan to keep the temps lower. If you are going to upgrade to another card in the next two years, or you really care about noise, you can use the default fan profile, just don't be surprised if the card dies sooner. My 6870 does run a bit loud with the fan cranked up, but I don't really care as a wear headphones when gaming. If the noise is really a problem, you could try wearing headphones to alleviate that.

 

[megahmad]

Best answer selected by megahmad.

 

[megahmad]

In that case all you can do is make a decision about which matters more to you, lifespan of your graphics card, or noise. 82-84 is safe, but it will shorten the life of your card. If you don't intend to upgrade within the next 2 years or so, you'll want to crank up the fan to keep the temps lower. If you are going to upgrade to another card in the next two years, or you really care about noise, you can use the default fan profile, just don't be surprised if the card dies sooner. My 6870 does run a bit loud with the fan cranked up, but I don't really care as a wear headphones when gaming. If the noise is really a problem, you could try wearing headphones to alleviate that.

Thnx mate, what temps do you get? and what fan profile do you use?

 

[Supernova1138]

My 6870 will cap out at 78 degrees celsius at full load. The fan profile I use is starting at 50 degrees celsius the fan percentage matches the temperature. 50% at 50 degrees, 60% at 60 degrees and so on.