Sapphire R9 380x 4GB overheating still after installing more fans?

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Hi, I've been having issues with a new GPU I bought to install into my computer. It was a pre built CYBERPOWERPC computer I bought a few years ago that I have been steadily upgrading ever since. I've currently upgraded it with a EVGA 750w PSU and an R9 380x, but am having an issue with the card overheating up to conditions of 95-100 degrees Celsius.

I currently have two exhaust fans on the top of the case blowing out, two case fans on the front and side blowing in, and another exhaust fan blowing out of the back. My GPU fans are directing towards the bottom of the PC so I don't know if they're upside down or something. Here are my specs:

Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-6300
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 667MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
MSI 760GM-P34(FX) (MS-7641) (CPU1)
Graphics
HP 2311 (1920x1080@60Hz)
4096MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 380 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner)
Storage
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device
VGRWN PEFGXM3W SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device
 
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The temps of your 380 are pretty high. AMD cards are designated to run with high temps. I had bad time with my friends r9 380x and it ran really hot , so as a result the high cpu temps (over 80+c). I suggest trying Frame rate target control included in the AMD catalyst software or Riva tuner,you can find as a part of MSI afterburner. I personally used Riva to limit fps to 60fps in demanding games,and the results are were the gpu never got over 65c. The link below is showing temps for the card I would safely assume its the gpu you have. You can see the temps there. One thing I also would try is disconnect the fan on the side of the case. This could be causing trapped air flow issue.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-380x-nitro,4361-7.html
 
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Install MSI afterburner and setup a custom fan profile. Have your fans spin up to a higher rpm at a lower temperature. The stock fan profiles on video cards are garbage and are designed to run the cards at their "max" temp and then the card from there throttles itself. Just use msi afterburner to set a custom fan profile. Also make sure nothing is obstructing the heat sinks like the usual plastic that comes on video cards. I'm willing to bet a custom fan profile fixes this though.
 
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I tried setting the frame rate to 60 and also using the frame rate target control but it was of no luck. Was playing Dark Souls III and it was still bumping up to 100 degrees.

And I can't remember the CPU cooler, I know the fan on the heatsink busted and I had to replace it with some cheap 10 dollar one.
 
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If it isnt running a custom fan profile yes the problem will be there. The stock fan profile built into the card bios is designed to keep it at its max temp before it starts to throttle. Remember the 290' and 290x's? How about every single nvidia card on the market? They are all designed to run at their "max" temp. Setting a custom profile inside a software like msi afterburner helps control fan speeds.
 
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My R9 380 (non x) is in a small case, the only exhaust is a 90mm fan, at the bottom (GPU & PSU situated at the top), the GPU is pointing towards the PSU, with about 2 inches distance from GPU fan to PSU fan, it's a worse case scenario. It still doesn't go above 80C while gaming with no more than 40% fan usage in Afterburner. Something is seriously wrong with his GPU. Poor thermal paste application, who knows, but not caused by air flow, that doesn't make much sense.
 
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OMG...........please learn what afterburner, asus tweak, precisionX are before you continue arguing about a gpu fan controlling and overclocking software. Msi afterburner (since msi makes amd cards) allows the use to control visual graphs of temps, usages, power consumption, fan curves and allows you to set custom fan profiles to control when and at what temps the fans speed up at and slow down at. You get a visual aid the OP can share with the rest of us so we can see what exactly his card is doing. THAT'S what msi "crap" has to do with this. It will get rid of the wild guessing.
 
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If he has the old AMD Crimson 15.7 or 15.11 drivers the fan profile on them doesn't work. I would think its that as its what happened to me before mine died
 
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Argue all you want but 90%+ of the people here on toms will recommend using msi afterburner or asus tweak or precisionX. It gives you the ability to see exactly whats going on with your gpu where amd's boxed software does not. So again argue all you want but you're wrong here buddy. Sorry. If the OP will use msi afterburner and take screen shots of the graphs of fan speed and temps it will help us ALOT.
 
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Sorry to say this but you are very narrow minded, i have an asus r9 290x oc and i use msi afterburner to control exactly what is this about more exactly my gpu fan speed. My card was getting 88 degrees in gaming now i get max 72. Any overclocker and tech savy persone will know that msi afterburner is the best tool for ANY card from ANY brand to control, monitor and overclock your card.
 
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I wish i had of got a 290x when i splurged on my 780ti's. Not sure but for some reason i REALLY want another amd card in one of my pc's at my house. Honestly for along time i wanted a 280x, i almost got a 390 for my wife but she wanted to play division and the 970 came with division so we went that route in her build.
 
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Well i ended up with the 290 because of the memory problems with the 970, i was undecided between the 970 and the 290x, same price range and almost same performances but the memory scandal made the 290x my choice


EDIT: On topic, what QuackersTheDuck said it might be true, due to use the old drivers which is known to ahve a bug which blocks the gpu fan at 20% may be the cause but by seting a custom profile in msi afterburner might override and unblobk the gpu fan speed. Also to upgrade to 16.3.1 might solve this issue too
 
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Guys, if the coolers are on 100% and the case is open, the card cannot go over 85C, if it does, the thermal paste has to be changed on the gpu, its either not enough paste or the heatsink from the gpu was moved and it doesn't make perfect contact again, this can be a factory mistake, I've seen brand new cards with this problem. If its under warranty, don't think they let you change the thermal paste, otherwise just take it apart, put any paste (really doesn't matter that much, artic silver is fine) and reapply the heatsink carefully, just google how to change thermal paste. Right now I have an r9 280x in my case, only one fan at the HDD blowing in very little air, thats all and the card is mining 24/7, doesn't go over 70C with 60% fan (its undervolted but even at stock would never go above 85C at 25C room temp)
 
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You can change thermal paste under warranty and the 85c thing i've never heard of. Amd cards are designed to run at 95c so pretty sure that's wrong. Also nvidia cards are designed to run at 80c. Not sure where you got that info but i would recheck that. Been doing pc building and a enthusiast now for 20 years and never heard of that.
 
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I had 8 r9 280x running in one home made case 24/7 over 2 yeares, for them to go over 85C the fans had to run at 50% or lower fan speed, at 30C ambient while 4cards each were separated by a few centimeters, in a normal brand case you won't have that much heat ever, unless you crossfire 4 cards and have no case cooling. Don't know which models run at 95C, I know older models like 7950, 6850, 4870 none of them ran close to 90. If they run at 90+ thats a defect of thermal paste, not design.
 
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