GTX970 keeps overheating

[SAVE12HK]

i have replaced thermal paste a few times, cleared dust and didnt help

 

model msi gaming X

temp 83C at stock, throttled at 79C , had to raise temp limit in afterburner (room temp 23~25C

side case panel opened to due with this issue

 

all reviews i found on this model showed 73C was the max temp

[Slottr]

change the fan curve?

 

83 isn't *bad*. But its warmer.

[SAVE12HK]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

change the fan curve?

its almost 90%+ and max at 100% on ~85C

[Slottr]

4 minutes ago, SAVE12HK said:

its almost 90%+ and max at 100% on ~85C

Case? How much airflow is it getting?

[narrdarr]

Are you sure thermal pads are in the correct place?

How well did your Tim spread?(Tim should cover the whole gpu die)

Fans are acting normal?

 

 

[SAVE12HK]

7 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

Are you sure thermal pads are in the correct place?

How well did your Tim spread?(Tim should cover the whole gpu die)

Fans are acting normal?

i spread the paste evenly on the die, looked good spread last time i removed cooler

 

and there are really no pads between cooler and gpu...hm strange

[Kilrah]

What model is it? Might have a junk cooler...

[SAVE12HK]

11 minutes ago, Slottr said:

ase? How much airflow is it getting

an old coolermaster elite atx tower, elite xxx, 7yrs+?

but gpu overheated before case is warm 

[SAVE12HK]

2 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

What model is it? Might have a junk cooler

 

23 minutes ago, SAVE12HK said:

model msi gaming X

the best model

[Deslumo]

What case do you have? I think your aquarium is where GPUs go to die. 

[jaslion]

Just now, SAVE12HK said:

an old coolermaster elite atx tower, elite xxx, 7yrs+?

but gpu overheated before case is warm 

Remove the sidepanel and see what happens. Is it the elite with the ring of colour in the front? Those have like no airflow at all and cause basically anything to overheat.

[Kilrah]

He mentioned in the first post he had the side panel off.

[SAVE12HK]

should be this case

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/legacy-products/cases/elite-335u/

 

i added a 12cm fan under cd rom and a 12cm stock at back

also a 2nd front fan made no difference so i unplugged it

[Mark Kaine]

33 minutes ago, SAVE12HK said:

and there are really no pads between cooler and gpu...hm strange

First of all the gpu is old. 

 

And you sure you have no thermal pads whatsoever? 

 

Because, wow, it needs those... 

 

 

[SAVE12HK]

20 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

And you sure you have no thermal pads whatsoever? 

i need to reopen to check, 

but those are just mem cooling and i am getting gpu core overheat

[narrdarr]

Well can you reopen and take pics before you wipe paste?