Graphics card hot to the touch

[GamesMaster]

Help required got a gigabyte gtx 1070 oc 8gb, which is getting hot to the touch the card was working fine, then at the start of this year stopped working so i send it in for rma and got it back all working again but 1 month after the card is so hot you can only touch it for a second also the my Ram is having the same issue you can feel the heat when sitting next to the PC, I am having to take the side panel of just to cool it, i dont really want to pay a lot a for an engineer as cant afford the call out cost then repairs if their is any, so please can any body help or any ideas how to fix the issues.

[WoodenMarker]

What are your temps?

It doesn't take very high temps for it to be too hot to touch. 

[Aimi]

It's pretty normal for PC parts to get hot to the touch, but that doesn't mean something is wrong. Not really something to be concerned about unless the temps are absurdly high regularly.

[GamesMaster]

not sure amusing speccy gpu was at 50 c, i7 was at 30 c , dont know about ram as it doesnt say not to sure how to check temps.

 

[GamesMaster]

thanks @Aimi but i built the computer and never had this problem you can feel the heat just sitting next to the pc thats not normal.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Both CPUs and GPUs can get well up into the 80C+ and are designed to handle that.  They can feel too hot to touch at half that, so touch is not a useful measurement.

[Aimi]

1 minute ago, GamesMaster said:

not sure amusing speccy gpu was at 50 c, i7 was at 30 c , dont know about ram as it doesnt say not to sure how to check temps.

Is this during idle? If so the GPU is a bit warm for such a case, but not something that's likely to cause damage.

Maybe you can replace thermal compound for the GPU, something that'll do better to keep it cool.

[Alex Atkin UK]

3 minutes ago, GamesMaster said:

thanks aimi but i built the computer and never had this problem you can feel the heat just sitting next to the pc thats not normal.

Its perfectly normal, the fact you didn't notice it before is really whats unusual.

Check all your fans are working correctly and pushing the air in the front of the case and out the back and/or top.

Unless your RAM has a heatsink then I'd definitely not make a habit of touching it as finger grease can cause hot spots.

[GamesMaster]

thanks @Alex Atkin UK i know am well within the range i checked that first, but to feel the heat when the case is on sitting next to it is a first then to feel the gpu and ram so hot you worry it is going to blow or something.

[GamesMaster]

yeah i could change the thermal paste on gpu not to hard i havent done that to be honest it came back from being rma a month ago but the heat issue which ive never had has only just started this week, so i might try that.

 

[WoodenMarker]

The system expelling heat is normal and isn't going to reduce without reducing the power consumption by the components. If it's too warm to stay by the pc, you can sit farther away, move the pc, or rearrange the fans in the system so the heat is expelled away from where you're sitting instead to towards or near you. 

 

Make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

[GamesMaster]

thanks again @Alex Atkin UK the case has prebulit all in 1 watercooled  with fans already setup they seem to be working how could i test to be sure.

 

thanks @WoodenMarker i understand the system might get hot i have rearranged the system, but it is getting really hot even the top of the case is really hot the inside of the case is hot, the gpu is really hot the ram is hot, again i understand these components will get hot but i have never ever felt them this hot ever.

[GeekRichieUK]

_{If you can feel the heat off the devices, the heatspreader/sinks are working.  Hot to the touch is 40+ and therefor is only the sign of a working heatsink and nothing more.  Heating the room isn't a measurment either - especially in the summer.  You truly need to trust your PC readouts from HWMonitor software.} 

[GamesMaster]

thanks @GeekRichieUK i will download that now to measure temps to make sure,, their fine. my house is hot into 26c it says on my thermostat

 

okay download the HWMonitor software. i will monitor the temps over a 24hr period and report back the findings to make sure everything is normal or if their is a problem, am hoping its just me worrying over nothing.

[WoodenMarker]

@GamesMaster To tag a member, type '@' and the member's name after it. Select the member's name from the dropdown menu.

 

Also, please use the Edit button to add more text instead of making multiple posts -- posts merged.

[GamesMaster]

@WoodenMarker, okay got that thanks for the info, i didnt know all that that this is my first time using this forums, so thanks i will do that in the future.

[WoodenMarker]

Just now, GamesMaster said:

@WoodenMarker, okay got that thanks for the info, i didnt know all that that this is my first time using this forums, so thanks i will do that in the future.

That's a hyperlink.. To tag, you have to click on the member's name from the dropdown menu. 

[GamesMaster]

@WoodenMarker, What dropdown menu i cant see any, am sorry about this might just be me but yeah i cant see any and sorry about not knowing that @ is a hyperlink not a tag.

[-rascal-]

4 hours ago, GamesMaster said:

@WoodenMarker, What dropdown menu i cant see any, am sorry about this might just be me but yeah i cant see any and sorry about not knowing that @ is a hyperlink not a tag.

I just start off with the '@' and started typing your name...

Click on your name from the drop-down list, and it auto-completes, and is in orange.

@GamesMaster

 

 

 

[Enochian]

If you want you can post a picture of your case from the side, we can take a look and see if we can easily rearrange anything ? Sometimes its just fixing the messy cables.