Extreme temps

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

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Hi guys,

I'm a bit concerned by the temps of a new rig I've just built. I load up Sleeping Dogs and the PC turns ridicuously loud with every fan going mad. I checked the temps on speedfan and a pic is below.

The spec is:

i7 920 + ZALMAN CNPS 9900A CPU Cooler
Asus P6X58D
ATI 6970
Bitfenix Shinobi + 5 120mm fans

The temps are below:

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I haven't clocked anything. So not sure why it's running so hot.

I will review the default temps, scared of playing the game!
 
i know u are a Don, but
have u mounted the cooler properly?
and all fans are connected and pushing air through case? (have to ask ;))

also use realtemp for cpu
and msi afterburner or gpu-z for cpu temps, i have never trusted speedfan

edit, just seen u have 4 fans running :o
 
Just because I'm a Don doesn't mean I know anything computer related ;) I'm just here so things run smoothly.

Anyway, yeah I've had the case off and everything is running as it should.

I will try the other applications you have mentioned.
 
gpu 103.C at no load :eek:
and cpu 69.C at stock speed with a low load :eek:

there is something very wrong there, :confused:
have u set the case fans as
front and side as intakes?
back and top as exhausts?
 
Sorry that was whilst Sleeping Dogs was running. Idle it's half of those temps, still too high and ridiculously high within game.

I'm gonna check my intakes now.
 
try it in a different case first
edit, is it the Xl?

"Performance Analysis
With two large 230mm fans and a 120mm exhaust, we were expecting decent results from the Shinobi XL. It did reasonably well when it came to CPU cooling, reaching a highly respectable delta T of 49°C and placing it above the middle of our current crop of reviewed cases. However, GPU cooling was a very different story.

Our graphics card hit a toasty 70°C, producing a high GPU delta T of 51°C. This made the Shinobi XL the worst performing case we’ve seen when it comes to graphics card, air cooling performance. We were so surprised by this that we dug a little deeper to find where the problem lay, before re-running our tests.

The culprit is the solid front panel, which severely restricts airflow to the 230mm front intake. Despite having an active area of 391cm2 with which to draw in air, the fan only has 57cm2 of potential intake with the front panel in place. This reduction is almost a factor of seven, greatly impacting its cooling abilities. Removing the front panel completely saw GPU temperatures drop by around 5°C degrees, but doing so completely ruins the aesthetic of the case.


Despite the poor GPU temperatures, the two 230mm cooling fans and rear exhuast were very quiet during our testing, with our graphics card easily the loudest thing in the case, but the poor cooling means you’ll almost definitely want to add more fans anyway."


its the same with the standard shinobi as well

"GPU cooling was disappointing as well, with the GPU hitting a Delta T of a whopping 49oC. This is the worst GPU cooling result we’ve yet seen with our current test kit, which means that the Shinobi sits last on our GPU test graph.
The problem is that the graphics card simply isn’t receiving enough air, due to the solid nature of the front panel and the lack of any side ventilation. Granted there are the two meshed channels, which allow in some air, but it’s clearly not enough, at least not without a fan sat behind them actively pulling air through them."

it cant be just the case surely?
 
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The case is irrelevant here. No case no matter how bad it is will cause temps this high. There could be a couple of things.

1. CPU cooler not making good contact with cpu.
2. GPU cooler completely clogged with dust. If its new, likely the cooler is not making good contact. Could also be a dodgy sensor reporting false temps making fans spin up like crazy.
3. You have your pc located in a fire.

For now I wouldn't play any games until the problem is found!
 
Gpu does seem very high. I have the shinobi xl. And with an i7 920 @4ghz and oc'd sli'd gtx 470's the temps were.

Cpu idle, 39-41c
Cpu in game, 59-61c
Gpu's idle, 37-35
Gpu's in game, 75-70c

The 470's are notoriously hot running cards.

In the xl, i swapped the front 230mm fan for 2x 120mm silverstone air penetrators. Theese push a lot more air through the hdd cage, also removing unused hdd cages helped. Ive also ghetto mounted a 120mm fan in the 3 remaining 5.25 bays, mounted behind some lian li mesh bezels.
 
setter said:
Gpu does seem very high. I have the shinobi xl. And with an i7 920 @4ghz and oc'd sli'd gtx 470's the temps were.

Cpu idle, 39-41c
Cpu in game, 59-61c
Gpu's idle, 37-35
Gpu's in game, 75-70c

The 470's are notoriously hot running cards.

In the xl, i swapped the front 230mm fan for 2x 120mm silverstone air penetrators. Theese push a lot more air through the hdd cage, also removing unused hdd cages helped. Ive also ghetto mounted a 120mm fan in the 3 remaining 5.25 bays, mounted behind some lian li mesh bezels.
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very high, i would say extremely high :p
so its not the case,
as said above, how clean is the gpu?
my old hd4770 went crazy, just getting hotter and hotter,
i removed all the casing, and it was clogged completely with dust.
but we are only guessing until Andy gets back to us
 
Thanks for responses.

The GPU was bought on here second hand but I don't believe the seller knew about this.

Also idle, the GPU sits at 40°C and the CPU 30°C odd.
 
Andybtsn said:
Thanks for responses.

The GPU was bought on here second hand but I don't believe the seller knew about this.

Also idle, the GPU sits at 40°C and the CPU 30°C odd.
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I recently mounted a cpu cooler badly, idle temps were normal. But under load things shot up like crazy. I realized temps were too high, remounted it properly, idle temps same but took 15 degrees off load.

That GPU is really far far too hot (100+ celcius at 5000rpm), I think you may have been sold a bad card. Is it a reference blower cooler?
 
If you are confident, i would remvove the casing off the gpu and check to make sure its not clogged with dust.

but i would also contact the seller and show him this thread,

Oh and i would not game anymore until u can drop those gpu temps
 
Well I have no idea :(

Idle the temps seem fine. The GPU sits at around 40°C, the minute a game is loaded (Sleeping Dogs in this case) it goes near 100. Fan all seems fine and it's not clogged with dust or anything.

I'll stop loading it so much now, just tested WOW and it instantly shot up to 80°C.
 
Idle temps aren't really indicative of a problem as the gpu is downclocked + voltage lowered.

There is definitely an issue with the card, the seller may have been disingenuous and hoped you didn't notice. I don't see how this could only be happening to you. I'm sure the other owner would have noticed the forced 5000rpm fan when gaming and discovered it's running over 100 degrees like you have.
 
I don't want to point any blame. I've emailed the seller and asked for his opinion, he's only a few files up the road so hopefully we can meet up and test it out.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I'll update the thread when I know an outcome.
 
spixelspixel said:
Idle temps aren't really indicative of a problem as the gpu is downclocked + voltage lowered.

There is definitely an issue with the card, the seller may have been disingenuous and hoped you didn't notice. I don't see how this could only be happening to you. I'm sure the other owner would have noticed the forced 5000rpm fan when gaming and discovered it's running over 100 degrees like you have.
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My idle on my old ref 6970 were 60c. That was with two screens however.
After 6 months of use, in a pretty well ventilated Haf-X the temps were 90c - Turns out it pretty much cleaned my case of dust lol.

Took 10 mins to give it a much needed clean, back to pretty reasonable temperatures.
 
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