New r9 270x temperature hit 70 degrees C when playing game...

[Choco_chocobo]

I had HWmonitor running to check my undervolted CPU temps, which are nice and cool.

However, I noticed my graphics card (ASUS DirectCU II r9 270x) maxed out at 70 degrees during an extended play time.

EDIT: It Idles between 33-40 degrees C.

This sounds really high, is it?

How can I make it cooler anyway?

Thanks !

 

[coozie7]

Don't even begin to think about starting to get worried until it gets to 80C, 70C is actually quite cool for a loaded GPU, and really chilly for an AMD card.
If you really want to lower the temperatures:
Check the case ventilation, good strong front fans for intake and at least one strong 120mm rear fan for exhaust (if the case has a top fan, run it but at a medium speed).
Free and versatile MSI Afterburner allows you to set a custom fan curve (click on the little gearwheel/star like icon, then the fans tab in the box that opens, hover your mouse pointer over the temp/speed graph for more detailed instructions).

 

[drapacioli]

No, that's perfectly normal for that card, AMD cards run hot compared to nvidia cards in the current generation. In fact, it's typical to see 80C on that model, even Tom's review on it showed that much (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-19.html). More than likely 70-80C is the target temp range for that card as defined by manufacturer.

Typically a card isn't in danger of overheating until it hits about 85-95C or so depending on the model, though there are people that cringe at anything above 70. If you wanted to try and cool it down more, you could try to increase airflow, either by adding case fans or by using a software program such as drivers or MSI Afterburner to manually set fan speeds, but be aware that this could also shorten the life of the fan bearings. If the model supports it, you could also try a liquid cooling solution. If the temps never extend beyond 70C though I really wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Choco_chocobo]

Don't even begin to think about starting to get worried until it gets to 80C, 70C is actually quite cool for a loaded GPU, and really chilly for an AMD card.
If you really want to lower the temperatures:
Check the case ventilation, good strong front fans for intake and at least one strong 120mm rear fan for exhaust (if the case has a top fan, run it but at a medium speed).
Free and versatile MSI Afterburner allows you to set a custom fan curve (click on the little gearwheel/star like icon, then the fans tab in the box that opens, hover your mouse pointer over the temp/speed graph for more detailed instructions).

Thanks for the reply

Ok cool, it's a new card, so I assume dust and stuff is going to make it higher in the future.

Would a fan curve setting in MSI Afterburner be worth it? Is that going to shorten the lifespan of the fans? What is the default curve for these kinds of cards you would reccomend if I did do it?

My card also idles around 33-40 degrees