GPU temp safety

[Destro64]

Hey guys,

I have an alienware 13 with a GTX 1060 and it reaches up to 80-87 degrees celsius when playing overwatch or warframe. 

 

Is this too hot? 

I know its ok for the GPU and CPU but I would prefer it to be cooler, any ideas on how to improve temps without repasting it?

 

 

[Versti]

Just now, Destro64 said:

Hey guys,

I have an alienware 13 with a GTX 1060 and it reaches up to 80-87 degrees celsius when playing overwatch or warframe. 

 

Is this too hot? 

I know its ok for the GPU and CPU but I would prefer it to be cooler, any ideas on how to improve temps without repasting it?

 

 

Alienware? you are probably -10000$ in your bank now, gg 

[Versti]

Just now, Destro64 said:

Hey guys,

I have an alienware 13 with a GTX 1060 and it reaches up to 80-87 degrees celsius when playing overwatch or warframe. 

 

Is this too hot? 

I know its ok for the GPU and CPU but I would prefer it to be cooler, any ideas on how to improve temps without repasting it?

 

 

try to pump up the fan speed, and maybe clean the pc if its a dust cluster fuck.

[iRileyx]

Even re-pasting won't make much of a difference. Gaming laptops are known to/for getting very hot. those temperatures seem about normal honestly.

 

Just make sure all the fan intakes/exhausts are'nt clogged with dust.

[DistortAMG]

The max temp a 1060 can handle is 94 degrees. So you are within the limits just fine, even though you are near the upper limit. It is still within the limit. The card is always going to run hotter in a laptop though as its crammed into a smaller space. The card would automatically lower its speed to keep within the temp limits if it was getting to hot.

 

Get something like MSI afterburner and use it to monitor the clock speeds and fan speee when gaming. If your clock speeds are full and the fan is not maxing out then you still have alot of headroom with heat, as the fan can spin hotter and it is not thermal throttling.

 

If you see the fan hitting max usage and or the clock speed lowering then you probably have lots of dust in the vents. 

[GoodBytes]

Anything under 100 degree Celsius is fine. Reaching 100C will engage the overheating protection system of the processor in question (CPU or GPU) which will shutdown it down, so the drivers will crash if it is a GPU, or the system will crash if we are talking about CPU.