I bought a pre-built ( https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16883227875?Item=N82E16883227875 ) because I was short on time. I'm aware that I could've saved money, but I had some to blow and needed something ASAP, and I hadn't built a PC in a while so I didn't want to reacquaint myself. Anyway, the PC has had noticeable cooling issues, but they've been limited to the GPU.
My GPU is usually running at around 80C even if I'm just sitting idly in a game. At the moment, the main game I play is World of Warcraft. I'm aware that WoW is not an optimal game for an RTX card or even GPUs in general, but I still feel as if the temperature should be significantly lower. I know that constant 80C while gaming is fine for a couple of months, but it'll definitely be a detriment within a year. Also, the noise from my fans is louder than that of my phone's alarm at its out-of-the-box volume, and I've had multiple cases wherein my GPU hit its temperature limit for Afterburner, which is 88C, even though I don't have an overclock going on for the GPU.
As for the idle temperature without games, it's around 42C-46C.
So, I'm looking for any recommendations or bits of extra information I should provide to try to get a solution. I've yet to clean my PC, but it's brand new. I'll check for a couple things like proper connectivity to the motherboard, shit in the fan, etc. However, I'm particularly wondering if there's some sort of setting to apply or common solution to apply for new GPUs with this issue.
Also, I'm aware that the RTX cards are still getting hefty driver updates and that they run quite hot in general, but if it's the case that my card should be running like it is, then will the card be sustainable for atleast a year-and-a-half?
My GPU is usually running at around 80C even if I'm just sitting idly in a game. At the moment, the main game I play is World of Warcraft. I'm aware that WoW is not an optimal game for an RTX card or even GPUs in general, but I still feel as if the temperature should be significantly lower. I know that constant 80C while gaming is fine for a couple of months, but it'll definitely be a detriment within a year. Also, the noise from my fans is louder than that of my phone's alarm at its out-of-the-box volume, and I've had multiple cases wherein my GPU hit its temperature limit for Afterburner, which is 88C, even though I don't have an overclock going on for the GPU.
As for the idle temperature without games, it's around 42C-46C.
So, I'm looking for any recommendations or bits of extra information I should provide to try to get a solution. I've yet to clean my PC, but it's brand new. I'll check for a couple things like proper connectivity to the motherboard, shit in the fan, etc. However, I'm particularly wondering if there's some sort of setting to apply or common solution to apply for new GPUs with this issue.
Also, I'm aware that the RTX cards are still getting hefty driver updates and that they run quite hot in general, but if it's the case that my card should be running like it is, then will the card be sustainable for atleast a year-and-a-half?
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