WHY my gpu keeps overheating?

[SAVE-12-HK]

msi gtx970 gaming X

temp over 85C+, and throttle 

fan curve auto 95%

open case

reapplied thermal paste multiple times, spread looks fine...?

core volt +0

 

the temp increase rapidly under load, and drop fast too at ease

[Takt1kal]

open case = dust

dust = high temps

[SAVE-12-HK]

4 minutes ago, knockless said:

open case = dust

i have cleaned them frequently, still no help

[LOST TALE]

auto 95% or 95%? lol. Check tachometer in msi afterburner. Maybe the fans are defective and aren't spinning at 95% speeds

[SAVE-12-HK]

1 minute ago, LOST TALE said:

auto 95% or 95%? lol. Check tachometer in

95% fan speed at auto curve, when reaches 85C

over 85C it drops clock a lot , so i set temp limit to 85C ( max 91C)

[Kilrah]

If the fans work correctly just poor cooler I guess, made worse by lack of case airflow since you have it open.

[SAVE-12-HK]

13 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

If the fans work correctly just poor cooler I guess, made worse by lack of case airflow since you have it open.

i opened case to get rid of case fan factor, and temp spiked to 85C like un 10 sec

 

btw msi gaming was one of the best cooler at that batch

[schwellmo92]

Your results are definitely strange. If you set the fan speed to 100% manually and run furmark what does the temp settle at? And what is your ambient temp?

[Mark Kaine]

26 minutes ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

i opened case to get rid of case fan factor, and temp spiked to 85C like un 10 sec

 

btw msi gaming was one of the best cooler at that batch

Just get a new GPU already its old, let it rest in peace. 

 

(weren't you making tons of threads, with several accounts no less, about buying 3xxx? So you *clearly* have the cash...) 

[SAVE-12-HK]

10 minutes ago, schwellmo92 said:

Your results are definitely strange. If you set the fan speed to 100% manually and run furmark what does the temp settle

it cranks up to 88C or close to that, if i unlock the temp limit

 

11 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

So you *clearly* have the cash...) 

i do,  doesnt mean i will buy new ones, and i want to fix it

 

not decided, may be 3060, that for another topic

[DoctorNick]

How hot is it in HK right now, whats your ambient?

[SAVE-12-HK]

5 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

How hot is it in HK right now, whats your ambien

its winter by now and it 29C

yes dam hot

[schwellmo92]

8 hours ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

it cranks up to 88C or close to that, if i unlock the temp limit

Something is wrong for sure, it should run much cooler than that. Maybe the screws for the heatsink aren't tight enough?

[Snadzies]

That looks like an MSI cooler.

I'd contact MSI and see if they can give you the torque specs for the cooler on your GPU.

Looking around a bit 0.4nm-0.5nm or about 5inch pounds seems common for other GPU coolers

[SAVE-12-HK]

33 minutes ago, schwellmo92 said:

Maybe the screws for the heatsink aren't tight enough?

based on the spread of paste, i think its fine with the cooler preasure, i did put a lot paste and still spreaded well

[Mick Naughty]

Well it being msi designed is one issue. 
But should still be able to sit lower at fan speed of 95%+. 

Hows it look in said case with the panel off?

[SAVE-12-HK]

32 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Well it being msi designed is one issue. 

it was the 2nd best in thermal in gtx970, best being gigabye g1,but it doesnot have fan stop

 

its open case so it breathes all fresh air it wants, nothing blocking

[Mick Naughty]

1 hour ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

it was the 2nd best in thermal in gtx970, best being gigabye g1,but it doesnot have fan stop

 

its open case so it breathes all fresh air it wants, nothing blocking

That’s prolly because it was designed for it. And they used the same coolers for higher tier stuff. Which all have poor cooling. 
 

So if it is the best and the air flow isn’t an issue, then there’s no problem. 

[-rascal-]

19 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

That’s prolly because it was designed for it. And they used the same coolers for higher tier stuff. Which all have poor cooling. 
 

So if it is the best and the air flow isn’t an issue, then there’s no problem. 

 

At the time, reviews showed the GTX 970 Gaming topping out in the mid to low 60's (~24*C ambient).

Compared to ASUS STriX and EVGA ACX in the 70*C+ range.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-gtx-970-gaming/31.html

https://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_gtx_970_gaming_4g/14.htm

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/msi-gtx-970-gaming-4g-review/18/

 

@SAVE-12-HKI would check the GPU cooler mounting pressure.

Did any of the 4x mounting screws get stripped (threads) ?

Does your version of the MSi GX 970 Gaming have a backplate?

If it does, I'd check to see if that is loose or not, too.

[SAVE-12-HK]

9 hours ago, -rascal- said:

Did any of the 4x mounting screws get stripped (threads) ?

Does your version of the MSi GX 970 Gaming have a backplate?

If it does, I'd check to see if that is loose or not, too.

its screwed all the way, cant screw in any further

no backplate, only 100m green has backplate

 

how could i check mounting presure?

[schwellmo92]

5 minutes ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

its screwed all the way, cant screw in any further

no backplate, only 100m green has backplate

 

how could i check mounting presure?

There’s not really an easy way to check it unfortunately. Do any of the heat pipes have damage/cracks/holes? Maybe the liquid escaped from them.

[-rascal-]

26 minutes ago, SAVE-12-HK said:

its screwed all the way, cant screw in any further

no backplate, only 100m green has backplate

 

how could i check mounting presure?

 

20 minutes ago, schwellmo92 said:

There’s not really an easy way to check it unfortunately. Do any of the heat pipes have damage/cracks/holes? Maybe the liquid escaped from them.

 

That's also true.

If (one of) the heatpipes are cracked / punctured, and the low-boiling point fluid leaked out, cooling performance will take a hit. 

[SAVE-12-HK]

1 hour ago, -rascal- said:

If (one of) the heatpipes are cracked / punctured, and the low-boiling point fluid leaked out, cooling performance will take a hit. 

i touch the pipes at load, all of them are bruning hot, so it shall be working

[Mick Naughty]

It’s gonna be hot regardless. But wouldn’t function as intended if cracked. 
But hopefully there would evidence of that somewhere if that happened. 

[BTGbullseye]

It's possible your VRMs are going bad and pumping too much power through the GPU.