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GPU load temps possibly too high?

dcman236
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Hi, I have a question regarding the temperatures of my GPU, specifically when gaming. The card I have is MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z. Along with it I have a Ryzen 5 2600 on a MSI X470 Gaming Plus board, 16GB RAM, 750W PSU. I'm mostly asking this question because a few days ago I switched from my old Zalman Z3 case to FD Meshify C- and I believe the gpu temps have gone up. I'm ashamed to say but I am not a "buillder" myself, I mostly like to get things already working so I am unable to just put my pc parts back into Z3 to test the temps there but I am pretty sure that they never got over 70C (playing GR Wildlands, gpu usage was in the 90s). Idle it would basically always be around 32-34C. With Z3 I used 3 preinstalled fans, the case was on the floor. With the Meshify C I am using two Dynamic X2 fans that came with the case along with Enermax Magma advance 120mm fan (two in the front, one in the back). I played about an hour or two of Shadow Of The Tomb Raider and Battlefront 2, with GPU usage in high 80s and up to 99% and temps quickly go over 70C and usually stay around 74-75C. I am not sure if that is a good number for this card. in Idle it's between 34-38C, but I'm not as concerned about that. My biggest concern is the size of the card (307mm) in a compact case such as Meshify C that supports gpus up to 315mm- my card obviously fits but is very close to one of the front intake fans. Zalman Z3 supported gpus up to I believe 360mm so it had more room there. Also, I choose the Meshify C because of it's airflow oriented design but can it be that the thickness of its front foam filter reduces the amount of air being sucked in by the vents? 

 

I apologize for any spelling mistakes and wrong terminology. I am wondering if I am "panicking" for no reason. Or should I maybe get additional ventilator for my current case? Or just get a more spacious case? My budget is limited at this point and I cannot go for anything more expensive than Meshify was but I am concerned about the airflow performance of other cases (I was thinking about SilentiumPC Armis AR7). If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it!

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Hello, gpu temperatures in the 70s are very safe, and actually is a good temperature compared to lower quality fan coolers.. To keep it short, temperatures in the upper 80s is where concern should be met, won't cause any damage, but it isn't something I like to have my cards at. 

 

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I prefer to see temps below 70C, but of course that's not always possible. Temps in the high 80s and into the 90s are when you should actually be concerned, 75C is perfectly safe.

 

If you get too paranoid about it you can try to adjust fan curves (both GPU and case fans), add more fans (or upgrade existing ones), apply temp limits on the GPU core (could reduce performance), apply voltage limits (could reduce performance), and as a last resort you could try replacing the GPU's stock thermal paste with something better. 

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Those temps are fine in a small case but, you could easily get them down below 70 C° by making a custom fan curve and/or adding a 120mm fan on the bottom of the case.

 

In my Define S, my highest GPU temps with an OC were about 66-67 C° with three intake fans but, in my new Corsair 280x the temps were above 75 C° most of the time so I added some fans on the bottom and played with the fan curve until I was able to get it down to 70 C° with an Overclock.

 

There's also a third option which is replacing the stock thermal paste but, I wouldn't suggest that just yet.

Maybe once you feel comfortable enough with your hardware.

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Cyberspirit said:

adding a 120mm fan on the bottom of the case.

Excellent way to improve GPU temps. The cool air from the bottom intake gets eaten by the GPU, usually before it can go anywhere else.

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30 minutes ago, Eastman51 said:

Excellent way to improve GPU temps. The cool air from the bottom intake gets eaten by the GPU, usually before it can go anywhere else.

Yeah, got two bad bois blowing directly into the GPU.

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Those, custom fan curves and a paste swap got me from 75 C° @2055MHz to 65 C° @2105MHz :D

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