RX 570 running hotter for no reason.

Asagrim_ · March 5, 2021

Hey everyone, hope you’re all doing well.

My RX 570 Gaming X has been getting unusually hot for some reason. I used to get around 55-65 C under full load in games like CoD BOCW, Witcher 3, Battlefront 2 and Monster Hunter World. Never once did it exceed 65 C.

I went to visit family for a week and when I came back my temps were around 5-10 C hotter when gaming. I just got done playing BOCW and my GPU was sitting at 75 C when I finally decided to switch off. Idle temps are around 5 C warmer too (around 30-31).

I already tried cleaning out any dust and reseating the card. I have 6 120mm fans in my case and good cable management. My drivers and Windows are also up to date. I have checked for malware with multiple programs and used CCleaner. I monitor background processes as well, and everything is exactly the same as I left it. Ambient temperatures are about 3-4 C less than they were when I left (during a heat wave).

CPU temps are also perfect (never exceeding 52C under full load).

I’m deeply confused and paranoid about my hardware. Any possible answers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Asagrim_ · March 5, 2021

12 minutes ago, Benji said:

Uhm, what? You shut down your PC because of 75°C? 75°C for any component (CPU or GPU) is perfectly fine, nothing to worry about at all. That is far from dangerous.

I’ve seen a lot of people saying similar things, I’m just confused as to why it’s 10 C hotter than normal. I’d prefer it to be at 65 like it used to. For my sanity’a sake.

Asagrim_ · March 5, 2021

Just now, Benji said:

Is it maybe summer where you are?

Yeah, but we’re going into Autumn/Fall now. In the past we had days where it was 33 C outside and my GPU maxed out at 65, and today when I tested it, it was 25 C outside and I hit 75 C. Makes no sense to me.

Could be the latest AMD driver update but I’m really not sure.