GPU Reaching high temps at both Idle and Load ?!

[bb gun]

Hello everyone.

I've started to monitor my GPU temps lately, as I've decided to OC it to somewhere around 1450/3800 and I noticed my temps are quite high, idle is 53-58°C (fans always at 0%) load is 83°C (fans around 83%).

I thought it was all from the dust that build up in my case, so I decided to clean it. After a thorough cleaning and making sure there is very little/no dust inside the case, especially around the GPU I decided to test the temps again.
It seems nothing has changed, temps are still somewhere around 50-53°C (fans still at 0%) at idle after a bit when PC started then slowly rising to 58°C , and load is 82°C (fans still at 83%).

Does anyone have any idea what's causing this ?

Here is my system:

CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.5 GHz

GPU: MSI GTX 980Ti Gaming 6G

Motherboard: AsRock Z77 Extreme4

RAM: Patriot G2 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz

PSU: SuperFlower Leadex Gold 650W

Case: Fractal Design Define R5

Monitor: Asus MG279Q (2560x1440, 144Hz)

The clocks of the GPU are at:
135/405 when idle 1350/3500 when gaming (GPU boosts itself)

There is 1 intake fan and 1 exhaust fan in my case. I unfortunately don't know my room temps since I don't have a thermometer, and the outside is 35°C some the room gets heated up a little.
Some folk also have said that having a 144hz monitor increases the GPU temps since it renders more frames , is there any truth to this ?

All of this was tested in a slightly cool room, on Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor on everything maxed out (with HD Content installed) @ 1440p for around 5-10 minutes.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to reduce temps ?

 

[ubersonic]

I have the exact same card, temps look fine to me.

50's idle is normal, the card is designed to just let itself heat up until it becomes worth turning the fans on. Under load they will (IIRC) limit temps to the 80's by tuning boost.

If those temps bother you just install Afterburner and create a custom fan profile.

 

[bb gun]

Thanks for the reply.

But, usually the benchmark videos of other people I see, their temps are usually around 70-ish C on load (also when overclocked), where mine ALWAYS reach the limit 83C as set in Power Limit in MSI Afterburner. And if I crank up the power limit to the max in Afterburner, I get around 85C

This is making me very worried , as I want to OC my GPU to get increased performance, but the temps are somehow discouraging me.

 

[tyler_jrb]

Thanks for the reply.

But, usually the benchmark videos of other people I see, their temps are usually around 70-ish C on load (also when overclocked), where mine ALWAYS reach the limit 83C as set in Power Limit in MSI Afterburner. And if I crank up the power limit to the max in Afterburner, I get around 85C

This is making me very worried , as I want to OC my GPU to get increased performance, but the temps are somehow discouraging me.

How much warranty is left on the card?

Idle seems a little high but with 0 fan speed I guess it's quite normal.

How is the ambient temp and other factors like case airflow etc?

I'd be tempted to whip the cooler off and replace the paste and reseat the cooler.