Proper Graphics Card Temperatures? (GTX 660 ti)

[EntosBox]

Hello! I'm sort of a beginner, and I was wondering if there was a proper or good temperature to keep my GPU at. I'm using a GTX 660ti with the Asus DirectCU II cooler. I've also got clean, open airflow with little to no cable clutter if that information is needed.

 

In addition, is there a good or bad fan speed to leave it at? Using ASUS GPU Tweak, I just left everything on default with the fan speed set to Auto  :blink: . Any feedback or help would be appreciated, thanks! 

[Lord Pantaloons]

So long as it's under 90c it's good, if you have good clean airflow and the card is clean then you should see anywhere between 68-75c under load depending on your ambient temperature.

[EntosBox]

So long as it's under 90c it's good, if you have good clean airflow and the card is clean then you should see anywhere between 68-75c under load depending on your ambient temperature.

Ah okay, thanks  ! My ambient temperature settles right now around 22 degrees Celsius, and during the winter drops around 18 C.

[Imabigmac]

I would assume it should be around mid 60s to mid 70's without any overclocking. 

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

the 660 TI throttles long before you reach unsafe temperatures. I like to keep mine under 80C but it's hard to get mine to go over 70C and mine even overvolts.

in theory anything below 100C is safe and I have seen notebook GPUs which are no different run at 120C 

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

unless you're pushing 1300MHZ+ on the core, you won't have any temp issues. I run at 1280 on my core and stay in the high 60s or low 70s under the heaviest games or stress tests

edit: my goal is to get mine up to 1337 MHz on the core, for very obvious reasons.

[EntosBox]

I would assume it should be around mid 60s to mid 70's without any overclocking. 

Okay, thanks! I'm assuming OCing GPUs increases heat the same way OCing a CPU increases heat.

[EntosBox]

the 660 TI throttles long before you reach unsafe temperatures. I like to keep mine under 80C but it's hard to get mine to go over 70C and mine even overvolts.

in theory anything below 100C is safe and I have seen notebook GPUs which are no different run at 120C 

 

unless you're pushing 1300MHZ+ on the core, you won't have any temp issues. I run at 1280 on my core and stay in the high 60s or low 70s under the heaviest games or stress tests

Okay. I don't think I'll be getting into pushing (overclocking?) just yet, I'm pretty happy with what I've got going now . Just making sure I'm not going to burn down my house or anything  :blink: