Posted August 18, 2018 I've built a good friend of mine a pc out of used parts. (i7 3770, 4*4gb ddr3 1600 MHz, Club3D r9 280 aka hd7950, Sharkoon ATX case with 2 green front intake fans and 1 outtake backfan, 1,5 tb hdd 7200rpm) The problem is that the gcard and therefore the whole PC get way too hot (gpu idle 44°C, load 80-90°C, front panel was taken off, it's not the problem). Once the side panel is put away, the temperature instantly drops by 8-12°C. Anyone here who knows why it runs so hot and what one can do to solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 That is normal temps for the r9 280? r9 280 is good up to 95c, so you are fine. Your case just seems to have restrictive airflow. I only see your reply if you @ me. This reply/comment was generated by AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 Author 1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said: That is normal temps for the r9 280? r9 280 is good up to 95c, so you are fine. I don't worry about the card but about my friends quality of life. Also somehow it doesn't get hotter than 68°C if the sidepanel's off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Meritorius said: I don't worry about the card but about my friends quality of life ??? 3 minutes ago, Meritorius said: Also somehow it doesn't get hotter than 68°C if the sidepanel's off Again also normal, when sidepanel is off then the gpu is treated to a nice supply of cold air, but when it is on the card struggles to get fresh air. I only see your reply if you @ me. This reply/comment was generated by AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 Have you thought about replacing the thermal paste on the GPU? Also how restrictive is the case? the 280s tend to run hot AMD Ryzen 3950x under a Noctua D15S, 32 Gb G Skill FlareX 3200 DDR4 running at 3200 CL14, Gigabyte Aorus Pro 570 Wifi, Gigabyte 2070 Super hooked to a Dell U2718Q 4k HDR monitor & an Acer 1440p 144hz IPS panel of some kind, an Inland 1 TB M.2 PCIE 4 main drive, a Samsung NVME M.2 250Gb, WD Blue 500Gb and 1 TB SSDs, Corsair RMX750, Rainbows and butterflies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Meritorius said: it doesn't get hotter than 68°C if the sidepanel's off Without the side panel, the card has better access to colder air and therefore will stay cooler. 12 minutes ago, Meritorius said: gpu idle 44°C, load 80-90°C, front panel was taken off, it's not the problem Re-apply the thermal paste on the GPU core. This will involve removing the heatsink. Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2018 Author 2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said: Without the side panel, the card has better access to colder air and therefore will stay cooler. Re-apply the thermal paste on the GPU core. This will involve removing the heatsink. 3 minutes ago, RyzenDoctor said: Have you thought about replacing the thermal paste on the GPU? Also how restrictive is the case? the 280s tend to run hot I did already replace the thermal paste when i got it and cleaned the fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2018 Non-blower design gpus need really good airflow in the case, otherwise the same air circulates through them multiple times, which of course leads to higher temps. Proper air flow across the gpu and evacuation of the hot air can be surprisingly difficult in some cases... CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz (custom loop) RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3 GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop) Motherboard: Asus P9X79 Case: Fractal Design R3 Cooling loop: 360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm, tripple 5D Vario pump Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD, Seagate 4 TB HDD PSU: Corsair AX860i Display(s): Asus PB278Q, Asus VE247H Input: QPad 5K, Logitech G710+ Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2 HWBot: http://hwbot.org/user/tame/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2018 Author 12 hours ago, Tam3n said: Non-blower design gpus need really good airflow in the case, otherwise the same air circulates through them multiple times, which of course leads to higher temps. Proper air flow across the gpu and evacuation of the hot air can be surprisingly difficult in some cases... I hope the pun was intended :} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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