GTX590 running extremely hot?

[cyberdog88]

Hi,

 

I'll be upfront: I'm only really getting my toes wet in the world of hardware. I have a nice, functional machine that I use mostly for coding and Reddit, but increasingly for games. I recently replaced my GTX460 with a friend's GTX590 (including a new power supply to make it work) but I'm concerned about the temperatures it's running at - it was a birthday present, before you ask how much I paid, and the PSU was about £70 - 80.

 

It's in a bit of a cramped case which was part of an off-the-peg machine I bought a few years ago, it runs with the side off at all times (I've tested which is better after reading it may be making it worse - it isn't) and it's, again, second hand, so it's probably going to be a bit on the hot side I know.

 

My temperatures are around 86 degrees idle and anywhere up to 101 degrees running GTA5 at medium/high settings with some aspects on very high achieving 30 - 45 FPS in built up areas and around 30ish by the coast. The thing screams constantly though when it's gaming and if I stick my hands in there, there's not a whole lot of air moving around by the fan: I figure it's clogged with my friend's dirt (and probably some of my own, looking at the photograph)?

 

I managed to clean out my CPU fan after noticing that was idling at 70 degrees with solid results (now idles at ~43 degrees), but four screws on a CPU fan seems easier than dismantling a graphics card and I really, really don't want to break it. Plus I was shaking and praying when doing the fan: God knows what I'd do without this machine.

 

What would you do to bring these temps down? Or are they not a problem: that's an acceptable answer too.

 

Thanks!

[nanowatt]

Yep is a little high.Clean the thing and replace the thermal paster

[AlwaysFSX]

Dust and repaste.

[SeanBond]

I am with these guys, you are going to want to reapply thermal paste and dust. Get some mx-4 for cheap, good results. 

[Mate]

jep, Arctic mx4 is good. Also if you want you can get a NZXT G10 gpu block and a supported watercooler like NZXT X41. This GPU block for installing water coolers supports any AMD or Nvidia GPU from the past 6 years, so you can also use it on a new GPU later on.

G10:

Compatibility Nvidia : GTX 980, 970, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, Titan, 680, 670, 660Ti, 660, 580, 570, 560Ti, 560, 560SE 
AMD : R9 290X*, 290*, 280X**, 280**, 270X, 270 HD7970**, 7950**, 7870, 7850, 6970, 6950, 6870, 6850, 6790, 6770, 5870, 5850, 5830 
The compatibility list is based on AMD Radeon and NVIDIA's reference board layout, screw spacing and die height only. Please check the height restriction before purchase. 
* Some variation in die thickness and height may cause issues with screws being too short to install on some AMD 290-based cards. 
* Do NOT force the G10 to fit if your card is too thick, contact support for a revised screw set. 
** Some variations in AMD die height may require the use of a shim. Compatibility NZXT : Kraken X61, Kraken X41, Kraken X31, Kraken X60, Kraken X40 
Corsair : H105, H110, H90, H75, H55 , H50 (CW-9060006-WW only) 
Antec : KUHLER H2O 920V4, KUHLER H2O 620V4, KUHLER H2O 920, KUHLER H2O 620 
Thermaltake : Water 3.0 Extreme, Water 3.0 Pro, Water 3.0 Performer, Water 2.0 Extreme, Water 2.0 Pro, Water 2.0 Performer 
Zalman : LQ-320, LQ-315, LQ-310

PS: apparently the 590 isnt supported, sorry

[Sauron]

Dust and repaste, but it's a 590, don't expect it to run particularly cool even in perfect conditions.

[Mate]

wow dude, that CPU cooler is hurtin'

[PineappleHolidays]

jep, Arctic mx4 is good. Also if you want you can get a NZXT G10 gpu block and a supported watercooler like NZXT X41. This GPU block for installing water coolers supports any AMD or Nvidia GPU from the past 6 years, so you can also use it on a new GPU later on.

G10:

Compatibility Nvidia : GTX 980, 970, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, Titan, 680, 670, 660Ti, 660, 580, 570, 560Ti, 560, 560SE 

AMD : R9 290X*, 290*, 280X**, 280**, 270X, 270 HD7970**, 7950**, 7870, 7850, 6970, 6950, 6870, 6850, 6790, 6770, 5870, 5850, 5830 

The compatibility list is based on AMD Radeon and NVIDIA's reference board layout, screw spacing and die height only. Please check the height restriction before purchase. 

* Some variation in die thickness and height may cause issues with screws being too short to install on some AMD 290-based cards. 

* Do NOT force the G10 to fit if your card is too thick, contact support for a revised screw set. 

** Some variations in AMD die height may require the use of a shim. Compatibility NZXT : Kraken X61, Kraken X41, Kraken X31, Kraken X60, Kraken X40 

Corsair : H105, H110, H90, H75, H55 , H50 (CW-9060006-WW only) 

Antec : KUHLER H2O 920V4, KUHLER H2O 620V4, KUHLER H2O 920, KUHLER H2O 620 

Thermaltake : Water 3.0 Extreme, Water 3.0 Pro, Water 3.0 Performer, Water 2.0 Extreme, Water 2.0 Pro, Water 2.0 Performer 

Zalman : LQ-320, LQ-315, LQ-310

PS: apparently the 590 isnt supported, sorry

No G10 with the 590

[Mate]

No G10 with the 590

yea, I noticedr that afterwards, I  have also written that there

[Mate]

No G10 with the 590

with some modding and making custom copper heatpipes it could work

[cyberdog88]

Whelp looks like I'm taking it apart. There's a few videos I've found online so I guess I'll be trying to follow those and seeing what happens. I guess my follow-up would be 'any tips for someone who's never dismantled a graphics card before'

[Mate]

Whelp looks like I'm taking it apart. There's a few videos I've found online so I guess I'll be trying to follow those and seeing what happens. I guess my follow-up would be 'any tips for someone who's never dismantled a graphics card before'

maybe ask some of your friends first if they have experience with that so they can help or do it for you before you screw it up