High GPU idle temp?

[Sincostan]

I currently have a MSI GTX 980 and it runs at 50C at idle. I was looking at msi afterburner and it is running at about 38% power usage and 1190mhz(at idle). I have tried running it in silent mode but every thing is the same. However under load it runs at 70-75C with no OC and fans at 80% so I don't think there are any problems there. Any suggestion as to why is running so hot at idle and how I can fix it?

[Godlygamer23]

The fans stop spinning at idle, right?

[Vegetable]

MSI 980 has a feature called zero Frozr. It turns fans off on idle/low load to keep sound/power consumption at a minimum. My buddies 980 actually maxes CS:GO and the fans dont even turn on. It will obviously run a tad hotter at idle though you get the aforementioned pros out of it. hope I helped

[Najuno]

Look in MSI Afterburner with what clock speed the card runs in idle. For it should be very low. If that´s the case then go an make a custom fan profile and try different settings. 50° isn´t really a problem but I think your card´s fans might spin very slow in idle.

[Sincostan]

Only one fan spins at idle. Don't know how to turn them both off as the fan speed is already set to 0 in MSI afterberner. Was also wondering if the core clock was suppose to drop at idle. Just concerned me as I was used to much lower temps with my old gpu (GTX 770).

[Najuno]

Only one fan spins at idle. Don't know how to turn them both off as the fan speed is already set to 0 in MSI afterberner. Was also wondering if the core clock was suppose to drop at idle. Just concerned me as I was used to much lower temps with my old gpu (GTX 770).

I´m not sure if the you can stop both fans but that more or less confirms what I already assumed. This is a low noise fan profile. My Asus STRIX turns both fans off completely until the temp reaches 55° Celsius.

If you want lower idle temps just go into Afterburner´s fan setup and make a custom fan profile but you have nothing to worry about.

[Sincostan]

I´m not sure if the you can stop both fans but that more or less confirms what I already assumed. This is a low noise fan profile. My Asus STRIX turns both fans off completely until the temp reaches 55° Celsius.

If you want lower idle temps just go into Afterburner´s fan setup and make a custom fan profile but you have nothing to worry about.

Thanks, was just wondering why the idle was high. I was aware of the Zero Frozr fan thing but I still thought the card should be running cooler as the benchmarks showed the idle temp being much lower(35-40C). Thanks for all the help!