GPU thermal throttle issues

[MaxTGG]

So my RX 590 XFX (I understand it has terrible cooling) has been thermal throttling with no over clock. What I did was take off the side panel to make sure it wasn’t being chocked of air and it was still having thermal throttling issues and idk what to do. I can’t buy a new GPU for a long time so as long as it’s cheaper than a new GPU I’m down to try (please stay cheap like 50 dollars). If you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day.

[Theguywhobea]

3 minutes ago, MaxTGG said:

So my RX 590 XFX (I understand it has terrible cooling) has been thermal throttling with no over clock. What I did was take off the side panel to make sure it wasn’t being chocked of air and it was still having thermal throttling issues and idk what to do. I can’t buy a new GPU for a long time so as long as it’s cheaper than a new GPU I’m down to try (please stay cheap like 50 dollars). If you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day.

Have you tried undervolting or changing the fan profile?

[MaxTGG]

14 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Have you tried undervolting or changing the fan profile?

I have tried a little bit but what I did didn’t help too much, it mainly just slowed down it’s over heating. But I could try a little more. But I was testing with the MSI afterburner tester so heating could be different when In game.

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

3 minutes ago, MaxTGG said:

I have tried a little bit but what I did didn’t help too much, it mainly just slowed down it’s over heating. But I could try a little more. But I was testing with the MSI afterburner tester so heating could be different when In game.

What the temps? Up the temp limit on afterburner, Increase your fan speed, I set mine to 100%, Very loud (Reference), But you get used to it, But something like 60/70% shouldnt be too loud and is usually higher than what most cards goto while gaming.

[MaxTGG]

44 minutes ago, MrIceCremeLollipop said:

What the temps? Up the temp limit on afterburner, Increase your fan speed, I set mine to 100%, Very loud (Reference), But you get used to it, But something like 60/70% shouldnt be too loud and is usually higher than what most cards goto while gaming.

On the MSI tester it reaches like 85

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

Just now, MaxTGG said:

On the MSI tester it reaches like 85

Ah, Thats quite high. Especially for an open air cooler, I would expect that from a blower, Is there sufficent ventilation in your case? Ive had friends with i3s running at 90c because of no ventilation in there case, Up your fan speed a bit, And the temp limit, If you feel you get enough performance, Drop your core clock by 50/100 MHZ, And open your side panel, And see if theres an improvment in your temps, If there is, Its your ventilation.

 

[JMak00]

I find that my gpu does worse with the side panel off. 

 

What case and what fan set up do you have? 

 

I have a XFX RX 580 8GB and had thermal throttle, too. I set max frames to match my monitor, changed fan curve, and, most importantly, undervolted. The undervolting shaved just over 10c by itself. Reorienting my fans to increase intake earned me another 3-5c.

 

The undervolting, though... I went from stock 1150mv on my card to 1035mv and it was an immediate and significant impact.