RTX 3070 very high temps

KnegarN · April 27

Hello!

I dont know a lot about computers so bare with me, but I bought a used PC with a 3070. The PC has been very loud when playing games and the 3070 hotspot temp hits 100+ degrees celsius even when just playing Schedule 1 which is not a particularly demanding game. How do I troubleshoot this?

Any advice is appreciated!

KnegarN · April 27

I turned on V-Sync and that seemed to help, I assume it was trying to create too many frames or something like that.

PDifolco · April 27

10 minutes ago, KnegarN said:

Hello!

I dont know a lot about computers so bare with me, but I bought a used PC with a 3070. The PC has been very loud when playing games and the 3070 hotspot temp hits 100+ degrees celsius even when just playing Schedule 1 which is not a particularly demanding game. How do I troubleshoot this?

Any advice is appreciated!

Repaste it, 3070 must be 3-4 years old and paste may have dried

5 minutes ago, KnegarN said:

I turned on V-Sync and that seemed to help, I assume it was trying to create too many frames or something like that.

No a GPU should not overheat even at full speed

BetteBalterZen · April 28

13 hours ago, KnegarN said:

I turned on V-Sync and that seemed to help, I assume it was trying to create too many frames or something like that.

Your assumption is correct. Capping framerate will directly impact overall GPU usage, lowering power usage, causing temps to drop. But as @PDifolco says; it should still not overheat like that.