Cooling on a DUAL Gpu.

[Eladarian]

Hey fellow nerds ;)!

 

I have a MSI Geforce Gtx 590 in my system

 

And the problem I have with this card, is that it gets extremely hot when playing, for example, Battlefield 3 on Ultra ( Which it handles fine with solid 75-80fps ) Though the problem is ( as you've read in the title of this thread ) Is that it has MAJOR cooling problems. When playing a graphic-demanding game like Battlefield 3, it tends to go up to 83 degrees Celsius ( Calculated using MSI-Afterburner ) and where the max temperature of the card is 85 degrees Celsius.

 

If somebody could recommend a third-party cooler that fits the 590, it would be fantastic! ( Notice that I live in Europe and anything from America/Canada is a no-go )

 

Hope you guys can help me out on my "little" issue :)!

 

Regards, Eladarian. 

[Lays]

apparently the 590 usually runs this hot, I don't think itll hurt anything, is watercooling out of the question?

[AriDerGamer]

look on amazon i think there are coolers...  :)    and i´m not from usa too i´m from germany xD

[atrash]

why dont you try replacing the thermal paste and thermal pad underneath the memory heatsink first. and dust off the heatsink's fins and fans.

[FloRolf]

i have a gtx590 too. I installed two 140mm fans underneath it to support the airflow. Now i get the same heatoutput (games 79-83°C) but its much quieter now.

[Eladarian]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Accelero-Xtreme-Cooler/dp/B002PINFFW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372259592&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Gtx+590+cooler

 I've found these coolers, but I'm not sure if its going to fit on the 590 :/

[Eladarian]

And in the reviews, they're only talking about the 200 series cards from nVidia, so I doubt it'll fit on mine, even though the 590 is a pretty long card. Can somebody help me out?

[MrSuperb]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Accelero-Xtreme-Cooler/dp/B002PINFFW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372259592&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Gtx+590+cooler

 I've found these coolers, but I'm not sure if its going to fit on the 590 :/

nope

[legopc]

first of all ehm it says cpu cooler on the amazon page and no it does not fit on your 590

[atrash]

that 590 is already quite heavy as it is now.putting that gigantic aftermarket cooler (if it even fits) will only further sag the pcb and put more strain on your pci-e slot. i suggest you try replace the thermal paste with something like MX-4 or even coollaboratory liquid ultra. you'll see at least 5-10 degrees temp reduction there alone. I did the same thing with my oc'd 560ti. used to hit around 88c. now it only peaks around 76c

[Eladarian]

why dont you try replacing the thermal paste and thermal pad underneath the memory heatsink first. and dust off the heatsink's fins and fans.

I do that twice a month, and still I have the issue :/

[Eladarian]

that 590 is already quite heavy as it is now.putting that gigantic aftermarket cooler (if it even fits) will only further sag the pcb and put more strain on your pci-e slot. i suggest you try replace the thermal paste with something like MX-4 or even coollaboratory liquid ultra. you'll see at least 5-10 degrees temp reduction there alone. I did the same thing with my oc'd 560ti. used to hit around 88c. now it only peaks around 76c

But by getting it liquid-cooled, doesn't that cost a ton, since you need pipes, and all that stuff. Wouldn't it just be in general better to just buy a new card?

[atrash]

But by getting it liquid-cooled, doesn't that cost a ton, since you need pipes, and all that stuff. Wouldn't it just be in general better to just buy a new card?

 

owh no.actually that coolaboratory liquid pro is just a fancy name for this thermal paste. it is made out of liquid metal and has the best thermal conductivity among all other thermal paste. it is not a liquid cooling solution. ;)

 

http://www.coollaboratory.com/en/products/liquid-ultra/

[Hyydrah]

Replace the TIM and increase your case's airflow if it isn't decent already.

[Eladarian]

I've got perfect airflow in my case already, no problem there. It's only the GPU that is having some trouble.

[Dixon]

well what do you mean with "perfect"? have you changed the direction so the fresh air gets sucked in at the back of the case and blown out of the front?

[Eladarian]

Well ok, I'll change it, not perfect. But good airflow. What I have, is 2x140mm front and 2x120mm on top as exhaust, pretty efficient if I may say so :)

[Akula]

The GTX 590 is a power hungry card, and power hungry cards generally throw out plenty of heat, the 590 was no exception.

Short term options you could replace the TIM on the chips, you may see a improvement.

 

Water-cooling is always an option, although you might find you will be dropping a fair bit of cash to setup a loop.