GPU 980ti Temps

[hobib_ali]

its been about 4 days since my new ti has been installed

I have not played a single game yet but everytime i put my hands on the backplate of my ti its seems really hot, and all im doing is internet browsing...

my 980 was no where near this temp, so installing gpuz its shoes the temp as: 60.c

is that normal? whats the normal temp that it should be under normal load and full load?

 

[hobib_ali]

1. Make and model? (Reference design/Non-reference)
2. Are you running dual monitor?
3. Clean install of drivers?
4. Plenty of airflow in case?
5. Zotac Amp has a no fan mode until @ ~60'c. However mine does not run that hot when surfing the net. (Corsiar 350D with 4x140mm fans)

its a zotac amp extreme, the massive one
single monitor 2560x1400
clean install drivers and windows
massive case, CM cosmos with 220mm fan and others

well its gets really hot, no other cards were like this and ive had many GPU's, maybe fans dont work all the time like other cards, so ive manual controlled the fan at 50% all the time, 30.c and still on 30.c when i play wargame red dragon, nice and cool now,auto mode now but surfing i cant put my fingers on the backplate for more than 10 secs, is that normal?

 

[hobib_ali]

Is touching the backplate something you like to do

just testing the heat, I spent 689 and 450 in the last 3 months on cards so want to make sure all is ok

 

[hobib_ali]

Even if the card has zero fan setting. 60c is very high. Dual monitors by any chance.

no single 28 inch at 2560x1440

Thats what I mean, 60.c on browsing the web is weird right?

 

[hobib_ali]

ok is this normal too?

just turned the gpu fans to normal mode and within minutes it jumps back up to 60.c and ive noticed that the 3 fans are spinning every 5 seconds for 2 secs, then spins for 2 secs after another 5 secs stop and so on, is that normal?

 

[hobib_ali]

This is my thinking. If it is, set 120Hz on the desktop and that will lower the clocks and card temps.

ok i will try that, at the mo its on 144hz, but im running maually now,

ps running manually kills the life of the fans..

 

[hobib_ali]

Wasn't there some sort of issue in Win10 that made the card run at full clocks all of the time?

I remember reading about it on here a couple of times.

im on windows 7 64bit, but really want to upgrade, but windows 10 is still in its early stages so drivers ect will be an issue.

 

[hobib_ali]

Also i dont like this power saving modes where fans only kick in after a set temperature, i think the fans should be on all the time and increase with the temps going higher, the zotac function also has this stop and start system where if ur web browsing only the fans go on and off, a few secs at a time...

right now ive set the fans manually at 20%, temps right now is 37.c which is perfect,,,

 

[hobib_ali]

Set Rivatuner to 144 or just below (read that some where)

hang on, how do you do that? whats riva tuner?

so i set desktop to 120hz and gaming at 144hz, good idea, how do i implement it?

 

[hobib_ali]

40" 4K or go home

ha ha i tried a 37 inch 4k, and I did not like it, honestly visually I saw no difference between 2560x1440 and 4k resolutions, hence why I prefer GSYNC at 144, it looks like 4k to me without the tearing and low fps

 

[hobib_ali]

You using AB or Precision?

neither, oh i used firestorm but got rid of it as the fans control do not work, im gonna try precision to see if i can set the fans to run in custom settings...

 

[hobib_ali]

Ali, using Rivatuner to set just below refresh rate is a "trick" for Gsync monitors, and is pointless for non Gsync.

Also, does your card maintain 3D clocks when in idle? Mine does, and it appears to be an annoying Win10 issue. I've set my fan curve to 40% minimum as a workaround.

i have a rog swift gsync monitor, so is there any benefit in that rivatuner software?