High temps?

[Arcanekitten]

Hi !

 

i was gaming with my MSI twin frozr r9 290 the other day and noticed that my card was loud as heck (while gaming) so i checked out the hw moniter and saw a 92 celcius on my card.

it wasn't a very hot day about 23 celcius and my cpu was just doing fine so i was playing reign of kings alpha 16 on my lg 29um67 and it was on full load, i don't know if it was throttling.

now when i watch the temps on idle after playing a game a day long its about 50 celcius so is this normal since i never experienced my gpu fan ramping up to 100 % before.

 

[RollinLower]

* insert AMD heat joke here* 

 

anyway, it shouldn't get this hot. maybe check/replace the thermal paste?

[Senzelian]

Hi !

 

i was gaming with my MSI twin frozr r9 290 the other day and noticed that my card was loud as heck (while gaming) so i checked out the hw moniter and saw a 92 celcius on my card.

it wasn't a very hot day about 23 celcius and my cpu was just doing fine so i was playing reign of kings alpha 16 on my lg 29um67 and it was on full load, i don't know if it was throttling.

now when i watch the temps on idle after playing a game a day long its about 50 celcius so is this normal since i never experienced my gpu fan ramping up to 100 % before.

The first thing I would do is to clean my PC. You should do that on a regular basis.

Also I would have a look at the thermal paste on your GPU. Cheap thermal paste can dry out after a while and lead to high temperatures.

But before you take your GPU apart get some new thermal paste, cause otherwise you will not be able to get it back together.

[tomas710]

The first thing I would do is to clean my PC. You should do that on a regular basis.

Also I would have a look at the thermal paste on your GPU. Cheap thermal paste can dry out after a while and lead to high temperatures.

But before you take your GPU apart get some new thermal paste, cause otherwise you will not be able to get it back together.

AND thermal pads, if they are broken he won't be able to resuse them.

[Arcanekitten]

The first thing I would do is to clean my PC. You should do that on a regular basis.

Also I would have a look at the thermal paste on your GPU. Cheap thermal paste can dry out after a while and lead to high temperatures.

But before you take your GPU apart get some new thermal paste, cause otherwise you will not be able to get it back together.

even if the card is 6 months old ? 

[tomas710]

Hi !

 

i was gaming with my MSI twin frozr r9 290 the other day and noticed that my card was loud as heck (while gaming) so i checked out the hw moniter and saw a 92 celcius on my card.

it wasn't a very hot day about 23 celcius and my cpu was just doing fine so i was playing reign of kings alpha 16 on my lg 29um67 and it was on full load, i don't know if it was throttling.

now when i watch the temps on idle after playing a game a day long its about 50 celcius so is this normal since i never experienced my gpu fan ramping up to 100 % before.

That is hot for a Twin Frozr, even if the 290 can handle those temps. I would clean the card outside the PC, remember to hold the fans if you are using canned air or similar. The next step id that doesn't help is changing the thermal paste, the TIM itself is not a big deal, anything decent (AS5 or better) will do, the issue id the thermal pads, if you're lucky you can reuse them but sometimes they get torn, if that happens you should have thermal pads but i'm not sure the thickness that would be apropiate, i think 1mm is the standard but it is an aftermarket cooler so, i would consult some reliable source over what thermal pads to use

[Arcanekitten]

whats a normal temp for a msi r9 290?

[Arcanekitten]

That is hot for a Twin Frozr, even if the 290 can handle those temps. I would clean the card outside the PC, remember to hold the fans if you are using canned air or similar. The next step id that doesn't help is changing the thermal paste, the TIM itself is not a big deal, anything decent (AS5 or better) will do, the issue id the thermal pads, if you're lucky you can reuse them but sometimes they get torn, if that happens you should have thermal pads but i'm not sure the thickness that would be apropiate, i think 1mm is the standard but it is an aftermarket cooler so, i would consult some reliable source over what thermal pads to use

whats a normal temp for a msi r9 290? idle and load?

[Arcanekitten]

That is hot for a Twin Frozr, even if the 290 can handle those temps. I would clean the card outside the PC, remember to hold the fans if you are using canned air or similar. The next step id that doesn't help is changing the thermal paste, the TIM itself is not a big deal, anything decent (AS5 or better) will do, the issue id the thermal pads, if you're lucky you can reuse them but sometimes they get torn, if that happens you should have thermal pads but i'm not sure the thickness that would be apropiate, i think 1mm is the standard but it is an aftermarket cooler so, i would consult some reliable source over what thermal pads to use

 

 

The first thing I would do is to clean my PC. You should do that on a regular basis.

Also I would have a look at the thermal paste on your GPU. Cheap thermal paste can dry out after a while and lead to high temperatures.

But before you take your GPU apart get some new thermal paste, cause otherwise you will not be able to get it back together.

i cleaned my pc a week ago~ and also i just tested it with furmark here are the results i tested it over a 5 minute period 

http://gyazo.com/60ac8b5c3fa0a826eeb67d27af4a3360

[tomas710]

even if the card is 6 months old ? 

Well, i assumed it was older, and yeah, if it's only 6 months old is unlikely that the pads will break but it's always possible, so be very gentle when detaching the cooler. What thermal paste are you using?

[Arcanekitten]

i cleaned my pc a week ago~ and also i just tested it with furmark here are the results i tested it over a 5 minute period 

http://gyazo.com/60ac8b5c3fa0a826eeb67d27af4a3360

stable at 88 celcius and dipping to 87 at some times

[tomas710]

i cleaned my pc a week ago~ and also i just tested it with furmark here are the results i tested it over a 5 minute period 

http://gyazo.com/60ac8b5c3fa0a826eeb67d27af4a3360

Don't use Furmark!, just learned yesterday from someone else in the forum that it has burned many GPUs

[Arcanekitten]

Well, i assumed it was older, and yeah, if it's only 6 months old is unlikely that the pads will break but it's always possible, so be very gentle when detaching the cooler. What thermal paste are you using?

by cleaning i mean removing the dust with air all the fans are clean and the gpu pretty clean also

[tomas710]

stable at 88 celcius and dipping to 87 at some times

On NCIX tech tips they got a max of 75ºC on a MSI 290X (Almost the same) and the GPU should be fine at 90ºC according to AMD, but it shouldn't be that hot on a good aftermarket cooler, so i would think something is not ok

[tomas710]

by cleaning i mean removing the dust with air all the fans are clean and the gpu pretty clean also

You tested temps after cleaning the card? also, any overclocking, if so, how much?

[VortexS]

i cleaned my pc a week ago~ and also i just tested it with furmark here are the results i tested it over a 5 minute period

http://gyazo.com/60ac8b5c3fa0a826eeb67d27af4a3360

That's a great temperature, under 90 is totally fine with that card. Now I advise you to uninstall furmark since it is REALLY bad for your GPU.

[Arcanekitten]

You tested temps after cleaning the card? also, any overclocking, if so, how much?

my card memory is at stock and core is 3% overclocked with a 5% energy limit increase via the amd driver

[Arcanekitten]

You tested temps after cleaning the card? also, any overclocking, if so, how much?

also tested reign of kings and got 88 celcius with the same dips as furmark

[tomas710]

also tested reign of kings and got 88 celcius with the same dips as furmark

Guess it was dirty, simple as that, i would play the same game that made it go over 90 and check temps to be sure

[Arcanekitten]

while were at it is 28 celcius good for a fx 8350 at 4.1 ghz ? (the max was at load )

[Arcanekitten]

You tested temps after cleaning the card? also, any overclocking, if so, how much?

i think give or take my card runs a little bit hotter but the ncix crew probable ran it in a open air test bench so that benefits them.

[Arcanekitten]

while were at it is 28 celcius good for a fx 8350 at 4.1 ghz ? (the max was at load )

 

 

Guess it was dirty, simple as that, i would play the same game that made it go over 90 and check temps to be sure

[tomas710]

 

I believe the 'official' max is 61ºC, but the thermal probe is not very accurate in FX chips, what cooler are you using?

[tomas710]

 

I think it's fine as long you dont keep the CPU at load all the time, wouldn't hurt to add a second fan to your cooler

[Arcanekitten]

I believe the 'official' max is 61ºC, but the thermal probe is not very accurate in FX chips, what cooler are you using?

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