Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega 91c at load with overclock?

[H4Z3YYY]

So I have increased the GPU to these clocks: http://i.gyazo.com/09cf1acee6606cf57912437268592793.png

And whenever I play GPU-demanding games I get a whopping temperature of 91c! It was 83c without the overclock (which many would still believe to be pretty high for a GTX 970) my questions are, what would possibly be causing this? I have a Corsair Graphite 230T case with its stock 3x fans and yes the cables are managed well enough for the airflow to come through nicely. I also have a Corsair CX 750 PSU (which I will upgrade next week on my payday) if that helps. All I really need is reassurance that this temp will not harm the GPU and that it does not exceed the maximum safe temperature of this GPU. Thanks in advance.

 

[americanbrian]

Well Nvidias spec page says 98C is the limit. So you are still just within that.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications

The VRM will run at 91C during normal use in a closed case too according to the article here on toms. I am not clear if this is the temperature you are looking at or not. Generally I think the VRM's are specced to take up to 120C or so.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-15.html

 

[mcnumpty23]

if thats the gpu temp something is badly wrong

my msi gtx970 at 1500mhz only hit 72c under full load with the fans only at about 50%

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

The card will be throttling at that temperature, use MSI Afterburner to turn the fans up. My GTX 970 got to 90c+ when I didn't use Afterburner.

 

[H4Z3YYY]

The card will be throttling at that temperature, use MSI Afterburner to turn the fans up. My GTX 970 got to 90c+ when I didn't use Afterburner.

I've looked at RivaTuner while in game and I haven't seen it throttling down at all, and I'm pretty sure the fans run at max speed already when I'm playing games and this temp shows up.

 

[H4Z3YYY]

So I set the temp limit to 80c on MSI Afterburner and BAM! Still a very stable overclock with the temp maxing at 80c

Thanks for your help anyway guys and I'm hoping to push the card to its limits once I get a good power supply