GTX1080 high temps with new gsync monitor?

Mak3R · 19 Dec 2017 at 09:46

Hi all! Yesterday I set up my new Dell QHD 165HZ with gysnc monitor (upgrade from 1080p @ 60hz). I think I've set everything correctly to enable gsync and the high refresh rate.

Anyway whilst testing this out last night I could hear the gpu fans over my headphones, something that I'd never noticed before. So I fired up gpu-Z on my 2nd monitor and kept an eye on it. During gaming temps hit 88C and fan speed was 85-90% so quite loud and hot. Is this something to be concerned about? I assume thermal throttling will kick in if it goes much higher which is not ideal.

Obviously the gpu is working a lot harder than before but the high temp was a bit scary. GPU is this one: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zota...s-graphics-card-zt-p10800c-10p-gx-101-zt.html

ubersonic · 19 Dec 2017 at 09:53

Mak3R said:
I assume thermal throttling will kick in if it goes much higher which is not ideal.

If it's 88c at 90% fan I would expect it already is.

Tolemac · 19 Dec 2017 at 09:54

Have you set up a custom fan curve?. If not I would suggest doing that to keep your temps in check

famas · 19 Dec 2017 at 09:56

My 1080 Fe gets up to 83c while gaming but HW monitor reports a max fan speed of 60%

This is in an itx case also do not the best air flow.

It will throttle if it gets too hot

Mak3R · 19 Dec 2017 at 09:57

Tolemac said:
Have you set up a custom fan curve?. If not I would suggest doing that to keep your temps in check

It ramped up to that high temp and high fan speed very quickly when in game. Not sure a custom fan curve will help? It's already running near max :S

Radox-0 · 19 Dec 2017 at 10:47

Was the clock speed dropping or not? while on air cooler I noticed at times, when going past normal target of 83 degrees the card still maintained the boost clock speed without toning it down resulting in warm temps. A restart of the PC solved this for me.

Mak3R · 19 Dec 2017 at 11:08

Radox-0 said:
Was the clock speed dropping or not? while on air cooler I noticed at times, when going past normal target of 83 degrees the card still maintained the boost clock speed without toning it down resulting in warm temps. A restart of the PC solved this for me.

Not sure I wasn't keeping an eye on that, just load, temp and fan speed. Will check later. I'm just concerned this will damage the card over time or something. If it's nothing to worry about then fine. Used to play with vsync on which limited the amount of work the gpu had to do so kept temps down. However gsync means in game vsync is off etc so it's doing a lot more, + higher res etc.

imginy · 19 Dec 2017 at 11:21

It's probably bad airflow try taking the side off your pc and see if it fixes it.

Mak3R · 19 Dec 2017 at 22:18

imginy said:
It's probably bad airflow try taking the side off your pc and see if it fixes it.

Had a blast on BF2 there with the side panel off. Temps hit around 85 under full load but the fan was running about 10% slower (about 78%) than yesterday with side on (about 88%). I left fan on auto to keep it a fair comparison.

Radox-0 · 20 Dec 2017 at 00:36

Mak3R said:
Had a blast on BF2 there with the side panel off. Temps hit around 85 under full load but the fan was running about 10% slower (about 78%) than yesterday with side on (about 88%). I left fan on auto to keep it a fair comparison.

To be honest that is still very warm for an aftermarket card for such a high fan RPM. However looking around it seems that its not uncommon for the Zotac 1080 AMP so in that sense your results are not out of the norm.

Reason why you may be seeing it manifest now is 1440p @ 144hz definitely drives up the workload compared to the 1080p @ 60hz panel you had prior.

JoshR1989 · 20 Dec 2017 at 05:48

I RMA'd that same card for this exact reason, it wouldn't hold the advertised boost clocks so I got my money back and bought a 1080Ti.
I think Zotac have got issues with their TIM application in all honesty but removing the cooler voids the warranty so the only option is to send it back.
Josh.

imginy · 20 Dec 2017 at 07:52

Mak3R said:
Had a blast on BF2 there with the side panel off. Temps hit around 85 under full load but the fan was running about 10% slower (about 78%) than yesterday with side on (about 88%). I left fan on auto to keep it a fair comparison.

Still sounds too hot I wouldn't have thought it would be that hot but looking at review load temp for the AMP says 81c.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1080_Amp/27.html

You could manually turn down the voltage slightly and add some better cooling to your case both would help.

Or do what Josh above said and contact zotac about an RMA because needing 80-90% fans and still hitting 85c doesn't seem right.

Mak3R · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:27

Radox-0 said:
To be honest that is still very warm for an aftermarket card for such a high fan RPM. However looking around it seems that its not uncommon for the Zotac 1080 AMP so in that sense your results are not out of the norm.

Reason why you may be seeing it manifest now is 1440p @ 144hz definitely drives up the workload compared to the 1080p @ 60hz panel you had prior.

Yeah I don't seem to be alone in this. Completely agree, I've noticed it now due to working harder, previously had things locked at 60fps so card never broke a sweat.

JoshR1989 said:
I RMA'd that same card for this exact reason, it wouldn't hold the advertised boost clocks so I got my money back and bought a 1080Ti.
I think Zotac have got issues with their TIM application in all honesty but removing the cooler voids the warranty so the only option is to send it back.

imginy said:

Still sounds too hot I wouldn't have thought it would be that hot but looking at review load temp for the AMP says 81c.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1080_Amp/27.html

You could manually turn down the voltage slightly and add some better cooling to your case both would help.

Or do what Josh above said and contact zotac about an RMA because needing 80-90% fans and still hitting 85c doesn't seem right.

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Josh.

I would really rather not send it back. I built this new PC in October and the CPU memory controller died after a month, so I had to wait 30days for RMA. Don't want another month without PC

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I vaguely remember setting a very minor OC using afterburner but hadn't touched voltages so I doubt that is affecting it much. I'll take it off later and play about with a fan curve while I'm at it.

I have this case: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=Antec+P8 which has 2 front intakes and a rear exhaust. The fans seem to run rather slowly and I'm not sure if I can change this. Perhaps in the BIOS I can. The front intakes are behind the front panel so I've always wondered if they are able to pull in much air through the little side vent behind the panel. Still, playing with the side panel off made little difference so I don't think it's a case airflow problem.

ancientmariner · 20 Dec 2017 at 10:42

My gigabyte g1 1080 never goes above 72 running a 1440p ultrawide gsync monitor.

psychas · 20 Dec 2017 at 11:08

shouldn't be that hot with that cooler bad contact with gpu maybe , replace paste or put liquid metal .

ps: mine doesnt go above 72 /73 clocked with simplish cooler then again i put liquid metal on it and my aiflow is not the best

Mak3R · 20 Dec 2017 at 11:20

psychas said:
shouldn't be that hot with that cooler bad contact with gpu maybe , replace paste or put liquid metal .

ps: mine doesnt go above 72 /73 clocked with simplish cooler then again i put liquid metal on it and my aiflow is not the best

Reading about it seems removing the cooler voids the warranty, which is far from ideal.

geordiejc · 20 Dec 2017 at 11:33

Gsync does not add heat/stress

Playing 1080p 60 fps (gsync on) reduces workload.

Playing at 1440p vsync off (gsync range Or above) adds more stress to the GPU and a lot more heat.

Dispersing the heat sounds like the issue.

Randomface74 · 20 Dec 2017 at 11:58

Buy a new card, e.g. I have the 1080 Strix and it's very cool and practically silent.
Sell your card.

z10m · 20 Dec 2017 at 12:04

geordiejc said:
Playing at 1440p vsync off (gsync range Or above) adds more stress to the GPU and a lot more heat.

gsync=vsync when it comes to gpu load.

OPs gpu is working harder due to increased resolution and increased refresh rate.
still his temps are way to high.
My 1080 FE in a mini itx case runs at 65C with 65% fan speed with maxed out gpu usage.
It is undervolted to 0.9V @ 1900mhz tho.

Mak3R · 20 Dec 2017 at 12:07

Yeah I wasn't saying it was the gsync causing any of it, just the increased res and refresh rate.

billysielu said:
Buy a new card, e.g. I have the 1080 Strix and it's very cool and practically silent.
Sell your card.

That's hardly a viable solution. Sell my card for a loss to buy a more expensive one? I see where you are coming from but I'd rather suffer the RMA than do that.