[SOLVED] Nvidia GPU GTX 1060 6GB went too hot

[Chronic7]

I have palit digital alliance dual fan gtx 1060 6gb , In fact I just got replacement by using the warranty. But when I play demanding game like Far Cry 5, GTA V, Skyrim SE modded, it's temperature will raise to 80c in 10-15min .. Is this the card's problem? Or PSU? I have 2 intake fan and 1 exhaust fan on my case, with my old palit gtx 1060 (before warranty replacement) the temperature wasn't this bad.. can someone help clear out this problem? Im planning to replace my PSU which is Coolermaster G550M 80+ Bronze, planning to get 80+ gold one if turns out that this is PSU problem

 

[13thmonkey]

does it hold steady at 80, in which case i'd not be concerned, it may have a different fan profile to the original.

 

[Chronic7]

It gets to 82c at max, when Im gaming heavily it gets to 78-81c. And I've set my fan curve, setting 100% at 90c

 

[Chronic7]

Is it possible that the PSU is causing this? Or its just the card?

 

[13thmonkey]

how could the PSU cause it? it supplies power, it either supplies enough clean power (and the card works), or it supplies insufficient or dirty power (and the card and other components don't work).

 

[RobCrezz]

82 is fine under load, why do you think its a problem?

 

[Chronic7]

82 is fine under load, why do you think its a problem?

Cause mostly GTX 1060 doesn't reach that temp, especially with its low power consumption.. it shouldnt be hard to cool it.. I dont know what's causing this, how do I give my card thermal paste though?

 

[13thmonkey]

Cause mostly GTX 1060 doesn't reach that temp, especially with its low power consumption.. it shouldnt be hard to cool it.. I dont know what's causing this, how do I give my card thermal paste though?

I'm not sure I agree with that, 80c is a perfectly acceptable temp, so they all tend towards that if you don't fiddle with the fan profile as that will be the balance of noise vs temp. Also they boost based on a temp and or power limit, so if most cards were never hitting 80, you'd see them all boosting to very very high values.

 

[Chronic7]

I'm not sure I agree with that, 80c is a perfectly acceptable temp, so they all tend towards that if you don't fiddle with the fan profile as that will be the balance of noise vs temp. Also they boost based on a temp and or power limit, so if most cards were never hitting 80, you'd see them all boosting to very very high values.

I see.. thank you for making it clear. Btw would you trust that PSU to run rx 580 8gb or gtx 1070 8gb? Coolermaster g550m bronze

 

[13thmonkey]

The 580 is a card that uses 50W more, it's getting closer to the edge, personally I would not do such a small upgrade, it's not worth the cost. And if you think that the 1060 runs hot...

 

[Chronic7]

Lol just asking though, what about 1070 8gb?

 

[13thmonkey]

Similar, too close to upgrade, less power than an RX

 

[Chronic7]

Similar, too close to upgrade, less power than an RX

Sorry, are you saying that 1070 8gb has not much different performance than 1060? Or are you talking about the psu?

 

[13thmonkey]

It's lower power than the 580 so it'll work. The performance increase is, in my opinion, not worth it.
https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2301?vs=2147
1080/2070 minimum

 

[Chronic7]

It's lower power than the 580 so it'll work. The performance increase is, in my opinion, not worth it.
https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2301?vs=2147
1080/2070 minimum

Hm yes its lower power, but Im concerned about its quality, 80+ bronze vs 80+ gold, if Im upgrading

 

[Chronic7]

Alright thanks for answering and making it clear dude

 

[13thmonkey]

gold/bronze are efficiency standards and not quality standards, your unit reviews quite well, your CPU (from memory) is not that much of a power hog), i'd be happy. If you went up to a 150W CPU as well then i'd be concerned.