So will my gpu throttle if it reaches the temp limit?

[NiBy]

i had my temp limit to 90c and i accidently left my fan curve at 25% so does that mean that when the gpu reached 90c it would start powering itself down to not go any higher?

 

[zoltan.boese]

Yes, you are right.
May I ask why you kept 25% setting?

 

[NiBy]

Yes, you are right.
May I ask why you kept 25% setting?

it was a complete accident. had the custom fan curve in msi afterburner on but not the auto box highlighted. so then when i pressed the tick it put it to 25% as a manual static setting. I havnt done any sort of damage have i?

 

[zoltan.boese]

No, but on the long run (several months) high temperatures may shorten the lifetime of the card. Just set a reasonable fan curve.

 

[NiBy]

No, but on the long run (several months) high temperatures may shorten the lifetime of the card. Just set a reasonable fan curve.

yea have done. even on 40 degrees Celsius days it wont go above 75c when under load. It stays around 60 on mild to cool days when under load

 

[aquielisunari]

i had my temp limit to 90c and i accidently left my fan curve at 25% so does that mean that when the gpu reached 90c it would start powering itself down to not go any higher?

A normal resting GPU temp is about 30-45c depending. Lower is obviously better. It can be lower with a closed or custom loop liquid cooling solution. I have a fairly aggressive curve

because I don't want my temp to exceed 55c. I have the

EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid GFX card so my idle temp. stays a little cooler(24c). The temp. limit is where the PC will start to throttle its performance. Let's say my GPU gets to 56c. The core clock will drop to 1987MHz. The more it exceeds the target temp. the more throttling will happen which reduces its performance in favor of less heat.

To be clear the user can set their own temp. limit. Only advanced users that understand temp. and voltage limits should unlink or adjust those.

The temp and voltage limits are very closely related to GPU boost 3.0 and that is where I get my 55C max temp. limit controlled by the fans. I don't want my GFX card throttling anything so I avoid the limits that would effect GPU Boost 3.0. 90C is getting close to possibly causing thermal damage. At 100C it will most likely cause a thermal shutdown. Those are safety limits set by the manufacturer to protect your investment.

 

[NiBy]

i had my temp limit to 90c and i accidently left my fan curve at 25% so does that mean that when the gpu reached 90c it would start powering itself down to not go any higher?

A normal resting GPU temp is about 30-45c depending. Lower is obviously better. It can be lower with a closed or custom loop liquid cooling solution. I have a fairly aggressive curve

because I don't want my temp to exceed 55c. I have the

EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid GFX card so my idle temp. stays a little cooler(24c). The temp. limit is where the PC will start to throttle its performance. Let's say my GPU gets to 56c. The core clock will drop to 1987MHz. The more it exceeds the target temp. the more throttling will happen which reduces its performance in favor of less heat.

To be clear the user can set their own temp. limit. Only advanced users that understand temp. and voltage limits should unlink or adjust those.

The temp and voltage limits are very closely related to GPU boost 3.0 and that is where I get my 55C max temp. limit controlled by the fans. I don't want my GFX card throttling anything so I avoid the limits that would effect GPU Boost 3.0. 90C is getting close to possibly causing thermal damage. At 100C it will most likely cause a thermal shutdown. Those are safety limits set by the manufacturer to protect your investment.

this helps alot thanks for sharing

 

[aquielisunari]

i had my temp limit to 90c and i accidently left my fan curve at 25% so does that mean that when the gpu reached 90c it would start powering itself down to not go any higher?

A normal resting GPU temp is about 30-45c depending. Lower is obviously better. It can be lower with a closed or custom loop liquid cooling solution. I have a fairly aggressive curve

because I don't want my temp to exceed 55c. I have the

EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid GFX card so my idle temp. stays a little cooler(24c). The temp. limit is where the PC will start to throttle its performance. Let's say my GPU gets to 56c. The core clock will drop to 1987MHz. The more it exceeds the target temp. the more throttling will happen which reduces its performance in favor of less heat.

To be clear the user can set their own temp. limit. Only advanced users that understand temp. and voltage limits should unlink or adjust those.

The temp and voltage limits are very closely related to GPU boost 3.0 and that is where I get my 55C max temp. limit controlled by the fans. I don't want my GFX card throttling anything so I avoid the limits that would effect GPU Boost 3.0. 90C is getting close to possibly causing thermal damage. At 100C it will most likely cause a thermal shutdown. Those are safety limits set by the manufacturer to protect your investment.

this helps alot thanks for sharing

You're welcome😀