GPU cooling insights

[Daneel]

Hi.

 

Recently I started monitoring (again) my temperatures of my gpu and cpu.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Graphics card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Armor

The case I use is: https://www.amazon.de/SilentiumPC-SPC162-PC-Geh%C3%A4use-schwarz/dp/B071R74LYX?language=en_GB  (didn't buy from here, just the first link I found about my case)

The case has 2 intake fans:

- 1 in the lower of the case (where the HDD and cables are located - this one doesn't make sense to me

- 1 in the middle where it takes in air from outside exactly where the cpu and gpu are

And 1 exhaust: in the back of the case

 

The temps present themselves as follows:

- Idle: GPU: 46-50 C, CPU: 46-50 C

- Low load: GPU ~60C, CPU: ~60C

- High Load: GPU ~75-81C, CPU: 75-81C

 

I use only stock coolers and fans, no overclocking is being done.

 

As I've read about this I found out the following:

1. CPU temps are fine with stock cooler

2. GPU temps are in normal parameters BUT a bit too high

For GPU I am using the auto default fan curve from msi afterburner (basically, the stock fan speeds)

 

I wanted to know if there is any way that I can lower the GPU temps with the things that I have (like adding some fans, coolers).

Someone told me that maybe I need to apply some thermal compound on my GPU, because it may be dried.

Wanted to add that the components (all of them) are around 1 year and 7 months old. The temps were the around the same from the begining, with ultra 2k AAA games running my cpu and gpu at 80C.

 

Any hints of where I can learn more about air cooling?

 

I saw some videos and, in general, I understand the "theory" but I have a problem understanding why people, on the same graphics card, have around 65-70C temperatures and I hit 80C ...

If anyone is willing to try and help me I can also provide pictures and more information of my rig.

 

Thanks a lot.

[KaitouX]

17 minutes ago, Daneel said:

I saw some videos and, in general, I understand the "theory" but I have a problem understanding why people, on the same graphics card, have around 65-70C temperatures and I hit 80C ...

Lower ambient temperatures, better cases(or just cases that are more open), better case fans, more aggressive fan curves(louder), and in case the "on the same graphics card" mean 1070 and not MSI 1070 Armor then better gpu coolers.

[Daneel]

30 minutes ago, KaitouX said:

Lower ambient temperatures, better cases(or just cases that are more open), better case fans, more aggressive fan curves(louder), and in case the "on the same graphics card" mean 1070 and not MSI 1070 Armor then better gpu coolers.

 

Do you think that changing GPU coolers will help at all? Also, is that even possible?

[KaitouX]

10 minutes ago, Daneel said:

 

Do you think that changing GPU coolers will help at all? Also, is that even possible?

It is possible but not really worth doing. In general if you want better cooling you need to avoid "cheap" models when you buy the GPU and make sure the airflow in the case is good. But as long the GPU isn't throttling due to temps and the noise is acceptable I wouldn't care much about it. If you really want to get better temperatures the easiest way to drop them would be to make the fan curve more aggressive, but that obviously would increase the noise.

[Daneel]

Just now, KaitouX said:

It is possible but not really worth doing. In general if you want better cooling you need to avoid "cheap" models when you buy the GPU and make sure the air flow in the case is good. But as long the GPU isn't throttling due to temps and the noise is acceptable I wouldn't care much about it. If you really want to get better temperatures the easiest way to drop them would be to make the fan curve more aggressive, but that obviously would increase the noise.

I see. It never throttled to be fair.

Last question: any idea if a more aggresive fan curve will wear the fans faster? Or that should not be a problem?

 

Thanks for the answers

[KaitouX]

I don't think there's any significant difference in wear between the fans running faster or slower, but I don't really know for sure.