titanx Not-overclocked Titan X @ 99% under load - is this okay?

[Chairein]

Hello,

 

I recently purchased a 34'' ultrawide monitor (LG 34UM58-P) and am running Witcher 3 on Ultra settings using my Titan X. When in game, the GPU is immediately at 99% utilization and gets to around 83 degrees (its max temp, per the default settings on MSI Afterburner). The GPU is not overclocked (nothing is overclocked in my rig, as my MOBO does not support it nor have I really needed it). Is this okay, or will this put too much stress on the GPU?

 

Also, is additional cooling (perhaps even water cooling) recommended (needed?0 for the Titan X even though it is not overclocked? 

 

Many thanks!

Nick

[Vegetable]

Yeah that's fine. Titan's only come with reference coolers, so they do run a bit hot. It is likely still boosting over base clock just not fully. But it just adjusts the clocks slightly to lower heat output to maintain that temp target of 83c

[McHox]

dude thats a good thing,full utilization means the gpu is not bottlenecked in any way and can do what its supposed to do.
for the cooling just make a custom fan curve

[Zando_]

Only thing other than a custom fan curve like @McHox suggested is to watercool it. 

[Chairein]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Only thing other than a custom fan curve like @McHox suggested is to watercool it. 

@McHox @Zando Bob I am actually not familiar with what that is  (this is my first PC build so am still wrapping my head around everything...including the vocabulary) - any good resources I should look into for this?

[Zando_]

12 minutes ago, Chairein said:

@McHox @Zando Bob I am actually not familiar with what that is  (this is my first PC build so am still wrapping my head around everything...including the vocabulary) - any good resources I should look into for this?

To set a custom fan curve, you'd want to use MSI Afterburner, its a software that lets you change settings, set a fan curve, and OC your GPU. For water-cooling, EKWB has a nice site that will show you everything you need (you don't have to buy it from them though, you can get cheaper stuff). 

 

For tutorials, JayzTwoCents has overclocking videos, and you could watch those to get the hang of the software. 

[Princess Luna]

The Witcher 3 punishes my Titan X a lot too

[Chairein]

49 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

To set a custom fan curve, you'd want to use MSI Afterburner, its a software that lets you change settings, set a fan curve, and OC your GPU. For water-cooling, EKWB has a nice site that will show you everything you need (you don't have to buy it from them though, you can get cheaper stuff). 

 

For tutorials, JayzTwoCents has overclocking videos, and you could watch those to get the hang of the software. 

@Zando Bob Thanks for the information! Regarding OC a GPU, can this be done even if the MOBO doesn't support OC? Not sure if "not supporting OC" is specifically for CPU overclocks, or all overclocks.

[Zando_]

29 minutes ago, Chairein said:

@Zando Bob Thanks for the information! Regarding OC a GPU, can this be done even if the MOBO doesn't support OC? Not sure if "not supporting OC" is specifically for CPU overclocks, or all overclocks.

You can OC a high end GPU on virtually any mobo. The chipset (Z270, X299 for Intel, B350, X370 for AMD) only dictates whether or not you can OC the CPU.