Posted July 24, 2013 I did a few tests with my 7970 running Planetside 2. First test was with a single 1080p display and the second with one 1080p and an idlling 1280x1024 display. With the two displays I hit 86C in-game and 55C idling. With just the 1080p display I hit 79C in-game and 39C idling. The idle temps for both sound about right but the in-game temps are certainly too high. Afterburner shows that: Core Voltage: stock Power Limit: +0 Core Clock: 951 (I OCed a bit) Memory Clock: 1375 Fan Speed: Auto - ranges from 31 (idling) and only goes up to 39 in-game A while ago I accidently fiddled with the fan speed on Afterburner and my 7970 made some REALLY worrying noises but I quickly shut down without saving any changes and it seemed fine afterwards. I'm just saying this if it might help. I suspect it's the fan speed why is it only increasing by 8% and what can I do to reduce the temps. All help is much appreciated. Thanks. CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k | Graphics Card: PowerColor 7970 V3 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda | Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 | PSU: XFX Core Series 550W Black Edition | Case: Corsair 200r | Monitors: LG 23EA63V 23" 1920x1080 IPS 60Hz + Lenovo L1700pC 17" 1280x1024 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Set your own custom fan curves. Is the reference one? "It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan. "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Whenever I game my gpu fans are at 55 percent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 That's normal for the dual monitor setup.. <p>Mobo - Asus P9X79 LE ----------- CPU - I7 4930K @ 4.4GHz ------ COOLER - Custom Loop ---------- GPU - R9 290X Crossfire ---------- Ram - 8GB Corsair Vengence Pro @ 1866 --- SSD - Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ------ PSU - Corsair AX 860i ----- Case - Corsair 900D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Author I have a PowerColor 7970 V3 non-reference. Can someone recommend a fan curve for me? CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k | Graphics Card: PowerColor 7970 V3 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda | Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 | PSU: XFX Core Series 550W Black Edition | Case: Corsair 200r | Monitors: LG 23EA63V 23" 1920x1080 IPS 60Hz + Lenovo L1700pC 17" 1280x1024 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Author I just did a quick test and I hit 82C on Planetside 2 with one monitor but my fan was on 55%! CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k | Graphics Card: PowerColor 7970 V3 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda | Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 | PSU: XFX Core Series 550W Black Edition | Case: Corsair 200r | Monitors: LG 23EA63V 23" 1920x1080 IPS 60Hz + Lenovo L1700pC 17" 1280x1024 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Author It possibly just be dust... I'll have a look CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k | Graphics Card: PowerColor 7970 V3 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H | HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda | Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL9 | PSU: XFX Core Series 550W Black Edition | Case: Corsair 200r | Monitors: LG 23EA63V 23" 1920x1080 IPS 60Hz + Lenovo L1700pC 17" 1280x1024 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 The best thingh you can do is raise the fan speed so that it's still at an acceptable noise level. As you said, It might be dust, but I doubt it. You can also try and change the thermal paste. This will probably grant you a couple of degress. That said, 82C is not to hot for a graphicscard. You can begin worring if you hit around 90C Nova doctrina terribilis sit perdere Audio format guides: Vinyl records | Cassette tapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 I have a PowerColor 7970 V3 non-reference. Can someone recommend a fan curve for me? Best fan curve.... Slooowly increase fan speed until about 70-75c then shoot up to 100% at about 90c. Its ganna be loud, but you have headphones. When under a moderate load, should be pretty quiet. Change the thermal paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 Those temps are fine. But just turn up your fan speed on Afterburner. System Spec - Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 - Mobo: Asus Rampage III Extreme - CPU: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.5 Ghz - Heatsink/Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612, w/ Corsair SP120's - Ram: 16GB Of 1866 Corsair Vengeance - GPU: 2x EVGA GTX 660 Ti's In SLI @ 1015 Mhz - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB - SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB - PSU: Coolmax 800W Semi Modular, 80+ Bronze - OS: Win 7 Ultimate x64. Peripherals - Monitor: Acer G246HL (TN 24" 1080p LED 60Hz) - Keyboard: Corsair K70 - Mouse: ? - Mouse Mat: Razer Vespula - Headset: Asus Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2013 What is the ambient temperature of your room/case? My graphics card is idling at 42 degrees on a 1600x900 monitor but its currently very humid and 20 degrees in the UK. System Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: Radeon RX 7900 XT RAM: 32GB 3600MHz HDD: 1TB Sabrent NVMe - WD 1TB Black - WD 2TB Green - WD 4TB Blue MB: Gigabyte B550 Gaming X- RGB Disabled PSU: Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold Case: BeQuiet! Silent Base 801 Black Cooler: Noctua NH-DH15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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