Question RTX 3070 is overheating ?

[IstariLight]

Hello guys. I have Gigabyte RTX 3070 EAGLE v2 OC GPU.

I bought it like a year ago. When i play games, it utilizes 99% and the temperatures rises to 86 degrees. My monitor's resolution is 2560 x 1440p (2k). In games like Total War Attila , Crusader Kings 3, Ghost of Tsushima and Counter-Strike 2, the average temp is 80-85 degrees and it causes "throttling" so I lose performance. How can i solve this problem? I have 3 intake case fans and 1 exhaust fan in my pc case.
I don't think it's an airflow issue but I'm not sure. Any ideas?

 

[triplex1]

Hello guys. I have Gigabyte Rtx 3070 EAGLE v2 OC gpu. I bought it like a year ago. When i play games, it utilizes %99 and the temperatures rises to 86 degrees. My monitor's resolution is 2560x1440p (2k). In games like Total War Attila , Crusader Kings 3, Ghost of Tsushima and Counter-Strike 2, my average temp is 80-85 degrees and it causes "throttling" therefore I lose performance. How can i solve this problem? I have 3 intake case fans and 1 exhaust fan in my pc case. I dont think its and airflow issue but im not sure. Any ideas?

Change the thermal pads of your card if you have good airflow in your case:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTff5UsjI7Y

 

[IstariLight]

Change the thermal pads of your card if you have good airflow in your case

Yeah I will try that whenever i can.Thx for reply

 

[Phaaze88]

I dont think its and airflow issue but im not sure.
I have 3 intake case fans and 1 exhaust fan in my pc case.

You're omitting what the case is.

 

[lava2]

I would suggest installing HWMonitor or another compatible monitoring software and reading the temperatures your components are reaching before the crash, tweaking your GPU's fan curves also, but if it's at the stage where it's running away thermally and overheating you're going to want to check there's no dust

 

[IstariLight]

I think the problem is my cpu's liquid cooler's radiator. It placed in front of the case so its blocking the intake fan's air. Therefore the inside of the case is choking. The two intake fans on the top of the case are useless due to hot air inside the case. I have to detach the liquid cpu cooler and need to buy air cooler for my cpu.

 

[IstariLight]

Update: I placed the cpu cooler's radiator to the top of the case. I tested the system on the games but it didnt make much difference at atll. Still reaching 83-84 celcius degrees on %99 utilization of the gpu at 1440p. I repasted the gpu too. I don't know what to do actually...

 

[Phaaze88]

What is the case?

 

[IstariLight]

powerboost pb-p711b

 

[geofelt]

Your case looks decent. for air cooling.

What is the cpu that needs liquid cooling?
What is the make/model of your aio cooler?

What is the temperature in your room while gaming?

 

[Phaaze88]

powerboost pb-p711b

https://www.e-vektron.com/urun/powerboost-pb-p711b-usb-3-0-mesh-argb-fanli-gaming-siyah-kasa
This one? It appears to be fine.


I think I see the/a problem:

Gigabyte RTX 3070 EAGLE v2 OC

The cooler shroud covers too much of the heatsink's finstack, and waste heat doesn't escape as easily. For comparison, the 3070 Gaming OC:

Was high thermals an issue with the gpu when you first bought it? Or did you not watch thermals back then?

 

[IstariLight]

https://www.e-vektron.com/urun/powerboost-pb-p711b-usb-3-0-mesh-argb-fanli-gaming-siyah-kasa
This one? It appears to be fine.


I think I see the/a problem:

The cooler shroud covers too much of the heatsink's finstack, and waste heat doesn't escape as easily. For comparison, the 3070 Gaming OC:

Was high thermals an issue with the gpu when you first bought it? Or did you not watch thermals back then?

I was checking the temps back then but when I firsth bough this gpu, i had a 1080p monitor so cooling wasn't an issue. After I switched to 2k monitor, the temps went up naturally but it wasn't like 85 degrees. It was around 70-74 degrees.

 

[IstariLight]

Your case looks decent. for air cooling.

What is the cpu that needs liquid cooling?
What is the make/model of your aio cooler?

What is the temperature in your room while gaming?

My cpu is intel i5 12400f. The reason i bought liquid cooling for this cpu is the pricing of the liquid cooling. There was a sale for Deepcool LE520 liquid cooler. The air cooler was like the same price with liquid cooler so i bought the liquid cooler.
The temperature in my room when gaming is like 29-30 degrees. (still hot here in southern Turkey)
I didn't test it when the air conditioneer is on but i think it would make a difference.

 

[Phaaze88]

I was checking the temps back then but when I firsth bough this gpu, i had a 1080p monitor so cooling wasn't an issue. After I switched to 2k monitor, the temps went up naturally but it wasn't like 85 degrees. It was around 70-74 degrees.

Ok. Were there any other hardware changes within that time?
What paste did you use? Bare die is picky about paste selection compared to the IHS on a cpu.
[I trust the gpu and its cooler was cleaned of dust while it was disassembled.]

I didn't test it when the air conditioneer is on but i think it would make a difference.

Right. Air conditioning does make a difference.
PC constantly releases heat energy into the room, causing room ambient, and ultimately case ambient, to increase... which in turn, means higher operating thermals for your parts, because your cooling devices are working with warmer air.
Air conditioning removes and replaces some of that heated air - in turn, lower room + case ambient and device operating thermals by comparison.

 

[IstariLight]

Ok. Were there any other hardware changes within that time?
What paste did you use? Bare die is picky about paste selection compared to the IHS on a cpu.
[I trust the gpu and its cooler was cleaned of dust while it was disassembled.]


Right. Air conditioning does make a difference.
PC constantly releases heat energy into the room, causing room ambient, and ultimately case ambient, to increase... which in turn, means higher operating thermals for your parts, because your cooling devices are working with warmer air.
Air conditioning removes and replaces some of that heated air - in turn, lower room + case ambient and device operating thermals by comparison.

No hardware changes. I'm afraid i didnt check the brand of the thermal paste I used cuz I brought my pc case to PC technician whom I trust and i let him apply the paste to gpu. I actually don't know how to do it properly.

 

[Phaaze88]

No hardware changes. I'm afraid i didnt check the brand of the thermal paste I used cuz I brought my pc case to PC technician whom I trust and i let him apply the paste to gpu. I actually don't know how to do it properly.

That's fine.

Hmm... with the info collected so far, I'm being directed to the paste job.
Aside from that would be dust build up and summer temperatures(warmer ambient).

 

[IstariLight]

That's fine.

Hmm... with the info collected so far, I'm being directed to the paste job.
Aside from that would be dust build up and summer temperatures(warmer ambient).

Yesterday I tested my gpu when the AC is on. The difference was significant. In CS2, the temp of gpu was 64-65 ! It used to be 83-84 degrees in that game. Also in EA Sports FC 24 it was around 70 degrees. So the main problem was the ambient temperature apparently. Thanks for helping