gtx 660 temp issue

[peter tron]

temps always go up to 82 and seem to stay there.

the gpu has the one fan, and i don't have any case fans.
i do have a coller fan for the cpu, but that's not really doing anything for the gpu.

atm:

idle:

temp:

42c

fan:

1050rpm

under load:

temp:

82c

fan:

2070

hwmonitor shows fans PWM, i assume that is for the cpu cooler fan?

i'm not sure if i need to set up a fan curve in something like afterburner, as i'm not sure if these reading are bad, but could be improved somehow?

the games i have been playing are 2d indie titles.

 

[darket]

Take the cooler off , clean it and re apply some good thermal paste, that's where i would start.

 

[peter tron]

the cpu cooler is quite newly installed, and i shouls have mentioned that those temps under load only reach around 54c, so that is ok.

 

[Bluntwrapped]

Seems pretty normal tbh. If your case doesn't have any airflow your CPU cooler will be heating up your GPU.

 

[peter tron]

i could try removing the side panel then report back.
tbh, i don't know if the cpu cooler fan is blowing towards the back or front of the pc.
i have space to fix a rear or side fan.