EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra Running Hot!

[Pikatchu]

I just received my 3080 XC3 Ultra today.

 

At out of the box, the card easily hit 83C under load and maintained 1755mhz. (Advertised boost clock || Same fan curve as stated below)

After doing some tuning, my temp for 100% load is around 75-77.

 

Tunings I did:
All fan are at 70% when 60C is hit, after 80C it will sharply raise to 100% fan speed.
Undervolting using MSI afterburner, 900mv at 1800mhz. (Extremely heavy undervolting, considering out of the box is above 1000mv closer to 1100mv for me)

 

My case set up and fan set up can be seen here: 

My questions:
Should I be looking for a case side-grade? Recommendations? (Moving to a better airflow based case like the LianLi 2 Mesh, or the Meshify C. Ability to fit the vertical adapter is perferred)

[Mateyyy]

I mean, your case certainly isn't doing you any favours whatsoever, but are you running it in a vertical mount (like in the thread you linked)? 

 

[Pikatchu]

2 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

I mean, your case certainly isn't doing you any favours whatsoever, but are you running it in a vertical mount (like in the thread you linked)? 

 

Yep. Also to note that without side panel after the tunings, temp stay around 71C, safe to say the case is definitely not helping.

 

[Pikatchu]

Just now, Drazon said:

To be honest its a very expensive bit of kit and i know you've probable paid a silly price for it but i wouldnt risk pushing it too hard.. you should probably go to wherever you got it from and let them know that its running hot they may be able to help or even replace it for you  hope this helps.

Robert

Drazonpcs.co.uk

 

Paid MSRP from EVGA's webstore. A lot of reddit post have been made about EVGA's XC3 models running hot, I guess I knew going into it.

[Letgomyleghoe]

83c under full load isn't terrible, try turning up the GPU fan curve, and turning up your case fans too, so your gpu can get some fresh air.

[Ebony Falcon]

Download px1 my evga 2080ti only used 1 of 3 fans untill I used it 

once downloaded go to fan setting and set it to the aggressive curve and try that 

[Ebony Falcon]

Also don’t use afterburner because evga cards hate it mate 

[Pikatchu]

2 minutes ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Also don’t use afterburner because evga cards hate it mate 

Right, I only use the afterburner to set the voltage curve.
I can't seem to find the option to adjust voltage curve with the PX1, where do you find it? if there even is an option, I can only see the voltage slider and IDK what it does.

[Ebony Falcon]

Just now, Pikatchu said:

Right, I only use the afterburner cards to set the voltage curve.
I can't seem to find the option to adjust voltage curve with the PX1, where do you find it? if there even is an option, I can only see the voltage slider and IDK what it does.

Applying anything In Afterburner stops 2 of my fans so u need to make sure all 3 are spinning, don’t worry about the voltage curve get it running right at stock first 

[Pikatchu]

1 minute ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Applying anything In Afterburner stops 2 of my fans so u need to make sure all 3 are spinning, don’t worry about the voltage curve get it running right at stock first 

All three fans are running.

[Ebony Falcon]

Il send u a pic of where to find it in px1 in a min but for now close afterburner all together and from system tray and just use px1 and make sure all the fans are spinning up 

[Ebony Falcon]

1 minute ago, Pikatchu said:

All three fans are running.

Ok now set it to the aggressive fan profile in px1 and run a game and watch temps 

[Mateyyy]

32 minutes ago, Pikatchu said:

Yep. Also to note that without side panel after the tunings, temp stay around 71C, safe to say the case is definitely not helping.

 

Well... there you go. 

Something like a Lancool II Mesh would offer much better ventilation than your current H510, but it won't change the fact that sticking your graphics card right up against a solid glass panel will result in high temperatures. You're not giving the fans enough room to breathe.

 

If you're absolutely set on keeping your card mounted vertically, then specifically look for a case that allows a decent amount of space between the card and side panel, when mounted vertically. The Phanteks P500A for example allows for triple slot cards in the vertical mount, meaning that a two slot card won't be pinned right up against the side panel.

That being said, I'd still recommend just mounting the card horizontally.

 

13 minutes ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Ok now set it to the aggressive fan profile in px1 and run a game and watch temps 

19 minutes ago, Drazon said:

Yeah i guess so... If you havent already you can try bios booting it and ramping up the fans"manually" 

Hope this helps,

Robert

drazonpcs.co.uk

Running the fans at higher speeds won't change the fact that they've barely got any air to breathe in.

[Pikatchu]

Just now, Ebony Falcon said:

Ok now set it to the aggressive fan profile in px1 and run a game and watch temps 

I already tuned everything, this post is more of a statement of how poor the XC3 cools the 3080 compare to previous gens.
If there is one thing i need help/suggestion, that would be a case.

[Ebony Falcon]

1 minute ago, Pikatchu said:

I already tuned everything, this post is more of a statement of how poor the XC3 cools the 3080 compare to previous gens.
If there is one thing i need help/suggestion, that would be a case.

750D airflow 

[Pikatchu]

Just now, Mateyyy said:

Well... there you go. 

Something like a Lancool II Mesh would offer much better ventilation than your current H510, but it won't change the fact that sticking your graphics card right up against a solid glass panel will result in high temperatures. You're not giving the fans enough room to breathe.

 

If you're absolutely set on keeping your card mounted vertically, then specifically look for a case that allows a decent amount of space between the card and side panel, when mounted vertically. The Phanteks P500A for example allows for triple slot cards in the vertical mount, meaning that a two slot card won't be pinned right up against the side panel.

That being said, I'd still recommend just mounting the card horizontally.

Its vertically mounted using Cable mod's adapter. It sits reasonably far away from the glass panel.

Would the Lian Li Lancool 2 be fine? or is it a bit worst than the mesh? I am looking to buy my case from Microcenter, and currently the mesh is not in stock.

[Ebony Falcon]

4000D is option too 

[Mateyyy]

6 minutes ago, Pikatchu said:

Its vertically mounted using Cable mod's adapter. It sits reasonably far away from the glass panel.

Would the Lian Li Lancool 2 be fine? or is it a bit worst than the mesh? I am looking to buy my case from Microcenter, and currently the mesh is not in stock.

The Mesh is significantly better in terms of its cooling performance.

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[Pikatchu]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

The Mesh is significantly better in terms of its cooling performance.

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Oh okay, thanks.

[Pikatchu]

31 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

The Mesh is significantly better in terms of its cooling performance.

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One problem with the LianLi mesh, it doesnt come with a fan controller and I am planning to use 7 fans. (3 in the front that comes with the case, 2 top, 2 above PSU shroud)

My motherboard have 2 Chassis Fan headers, which one can drive 2 fan (I have tried 3 before and it wont power it pass 50% fan speed).

 

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I can omit the 2 above PSU and use another splitter on the CPU fan header for 6 fans total in system, including CPU heatsink fan.

I am still buying (already placed an order) the case, but the FANS.

[Pikatchu]

A small update, so the 74-76 temp is a lie, after long gaming sections the card hit a stable 81Celsius after an hour of gaming.
I bumped the fan speed of chassis fan and GPU fan to 80% to hit 75Celsius after an hour of gaming. It is really loud at this point, 70% is tolerable, 80% is jet engine.

[Pikatchu]

On 11/23/2020 at 2:33 PM, Mateyyy said:

The Mesh is significantly better in terms of its cooling performance.

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Just wanted to thank you for recommending the case to me, it is perfect imo.
With GPU fan set to only 70% and case fan to 50%, I was able to maintain 70C max under gaming load.
That is with overclocking too, 107% power, +150core, +500mem.

A bummer it didnt came with a fan controller, but hey, I can always just add one myself later on.

[ReflexArc]

Just wanted to say thanks for updating your thread, just scored an XC3 Ultra and was a little worried when I saw people saying it had temp issues. Sounds like your issue was a combination of case and mounting angle.