GPU Cooling tips?

[woochikaboo]

So I have a Nvidia 770 and I want to make it run colder. It runs at about 50 C when playing ArmA 3 on Ultra, but I was wondering if there is any way of increasing the fan speed or something like that? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Ivyk]

50 C is fine, don't need extra cooling.

[loccilucas]

So I have a Nvidia 770 and I want to make it run colder. It runs at about 50 C when playing ArmA 3 on Ultra, but I was wondering if there is any way of increasing the fan speed or something like that? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Fan speed is usually controlled automatically. All I can say is make sure it is dust free and make your room colder. Besides 50C is fine anyway you don't need to worry at all. 

[woochikaboo]

Fan speed is usually controlled automatically. All I can say is make sure it is dust free and make your room colder. Besides 50C is fine anyway you don't need to worry at all. 

Thanks, I saw this video and he didn't really explain how to get the "Performance" tab, you know where I would find that?

 

[KamiKatze]

@woochikaboo

 

You can use programs like MSI Afterburner to set costum fan curves for your GPU fans. You can decide whether you want a rather flat curve for silence or a stall one for maximum cooling. But 50 °C is really low. I would worry if you card goes above 80°C, because most newer nvidia cards will throttle and clock down at 85 °C.

 

Edit: 50 °C in games is in fact so low, that i would think about overclocking your card for more demanding titles. It's dead easy and super safe if you follow some rules and easy steps.

[woochikaboo]

@woochikaboo

 

You can use programs like MSI Afterburner to set costum fan curves for your GPU fans. You can decide whether you want a rather flat curve for silence or a stall one for maximum cooling. But 50 °C is really low. I would worry if you card goes above 80°C, because most newer nvidia cards will throttle and clock down at 85 °C.

Cheers man

[loccilucas]

Thanks, I saw this video and he didn't really explain how to get the "Performance" tab, you know where I would find that?

 

 

http://gyazo.com/535e5dc29daaef25e7c244675e636aa0 that? open up windows Task manager and click on performance, You open the task manager by CTL+ALT+DEL or right click the task bar at the bottom

[MCmcginness]

Thanks, I saw this video and he didn't really explain how to get the "Performance" tab, you know where I would find that?

 

That video is pretty old. The older cards ran hotter. 50 C is fine. What cooler do you have on it. I have my OC'd and it runs at 60C. 

[woochikaboo]

http://gyazo.com/535e5dc29daaef25e7c244675e636aa0 that? open up windows Task manager and click on performance, You open the task manager by CTL+ALT+DEL or right click the task bar at the bottom

No I know how to get that haha, I am wondering about the performance tab in the Nvidia control panel.

[loccilucas]

No I know how to get that haha, I am wondering about the performance tab in the Nvidia control panel.

yeah I thought that was pretty basic haha, sorry I never even go into the Nvidia control panel, I wouldnt know

[AHaskin14]

Arma 3 actually is crap when in comes to gpu performance and never utilizes the gpu 100%. I just got a 770 MSI Twin Frozr which is arguably one of the best coolers and i keep my fan curve between 40 C and 60 C. MSI afterburner would be your best program. dont expect gaming temps on games other than Arma 3 to be below 50 C. hope i helped.

[asquirrel]

As others have said, 50C is a wonderful load temp. As for your actual question, I have an EVGA 660TI personally. I recently cleaned the dust out of it and accidentally detached the heatsink from the GPU (I didn't mean to, I unscrewed the wrong thing >.<). I had some 3 year old NH-1 thermal compound left over from my CPU build, so I got some alcohol, cleaned the old grease off both the heatsink and the GPU, and re-attached with a bit of the NH-1.

 

My temps were 10C cooler. I shit you not. The 660TI was only 6 months old. I...I don't understand how just changing the grease could make that big a difference. But I am happy. And yes, I did treat the NH-1 just like I would silicone sealant from an old tube: squirt out a bit to make sure it's still fluid and good farther down. For reference, my card has a completely stock/reference cooling solution. No Twin Frozr or anything special like that.