evga 2060rtx 8gig sc ultra

[zooman]

evga 2060rtx 8gig sc ultra put into new computer.  anybody use evga  tool to adjust fan curve.  this fan has idle fan off at low game desktop  game use. tech said fan comes on at 50c.  I would like some fan operating at 40c.  tech said does this card never goes above 70c.   anybody have experience with  heat on 2060  and is it same as 2080 2070.    always had graphics with fans running all the time

Edited September 30, 2019 by zooman

[JB25304]

I don't have a 2060, but do have a EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra.  Never messed with the fan curves.  Default fans kept it running in the 50-60 range under full sustained load (doing Folding@Home for example.)  Never saw it exceed the mid 50s if I recall correctly and never noticed any appreciable performance drop.  I just recently swapped out the stock cooler for a Hydro Copper block, or I would test mine and see.  If I were you, I would stress test it and see what results you get.  You might be happy just where you are in the end.

[zooman]

thanks

[jones177]

10 hours ago, JB25304 said:

I don't have a 2060, but do have a EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra.  Never messed with the fan curves.  Default fans kept it running in the 50-60 range under full sustained load (doing Folding@Home for example.)  Never saw it exceed the mid 50s if I recall correctly and never noticed any appreciable performance drop.  I just recently swapped out the stock cooler for a Hydro Copper block, or I would test mine and see.  If I were you, I would stress test it and see what results you get.  You might be happy just where you are in the end.

I have a FTW3 Ultra as well. With the stock fan curve it runs between 2040 to 2070mhz. In benches it can maintain 2100 with a noisy aggressive fan curve but at no point will it go higher. My XC 2080 ti with its insufficient cooling can only maintain 2100mhz for a few seconds before downclocking. 

 

I can see water cooling my XC and if EVGA did not discontinue the hybrid cooler it would be(I was on auto notify).

 

What sort of a gain do you get from putting a FTW3 Ultra on water?

  

[JB25304]

@jones177

 

Part of my decision to water cool it was the fact that I had already decided to do custom loop cooling for my 3900x. I had horrendous whining from the stock fan under load (sometimes not even full load), and it was driving me nuts. So far, under sustained loads on my loop, I dropped my temps by at least 5C on the graphics card. This is compared to a different one I was using with a hybrid cooler (an XC in a different machine which would routinely top out at around 55 vs my looped one now coming in at 49 or 50C.) I might see if I can squeeze more out of it now that I have stressed it over the weekend and seen very stable temps but so far, still using stock settings I’m coming in around 2090 MHz sustained easily now at the 49C mark on average. That’s been my experience so far, but I can let you know if I squeeze more out of it when I try doing some changes. 

[jones177]

1 hour ago, JB25304 said:

@jones177

 

Part of my decision to water cool it was the fact that I had already decided to do custom loop cooling for my 3900x. I had horrendous whining from the stock fan under load (sometimes not even full load), and it was driving me nuts. So far, under sustained loads on my loop, I dropped my temps by at least 5C on the graphics card. This is compared to a different one I was using with a hybrid cooler (an XC in a different machine which would routinely top out at around 55 vs my looped one now coming in at 49 or 50C.) I might see if I can squeeze more out of it now that I have stressed it over the weekend and seen very stable temps but so far, still using stock settings I’m coming in around 2090 MHz sustained easily now at the 49C mark on average. That’s been my experience so far, but I can let you know if I squeeze more out of it when I try doing some changes. 

Thanks.