GTX680 temps

[macca672]

Hey

recently added a 2nd 680 for SLi and was just wondering about the heat they produce

Both cards are reference design

I have set up custom fan profiles in afterburner and card 1 will sit around 70 degrees whilst gaming, with the 2nd card generally 8 degrees cooler than the 1st.

Is 70 degrees acceptable or will it start throttling performance?
if its ok then what is the threshold for throttling?

cheers

 

[francky]

Mine sits at about 65c when gaming with a custom fan profile.

You want to make sure they sit under 70c, as soon as they hit 70c they start to throttle down the clocks.

So yeah 70c is the threshhold.

 

[Rusty0611]

I wouldn't worry too much other than when benchmarking about the throttling down.

It throttles down by 15 MHz which will barely touch the frame rates at all. Less than 1 frame.

It's better all round IMO to let them throttle down a tiny bit and keep it quiet than have it loud and under 70c.

Have a try with a fan profile to see what the noise is like for you while keeping it under 70c.

 

[macca672]

thanks guys will have a play round with my profiles over the weekend and see how much noise I can stand

 

[Gregster]

My EVGA reference card that I used to have got pretty hot in SLI. In games though, it never made any noticable difference.

 

[Kaapstad]

As Rusty said I would not worry about the throttling down.

What makes more of a difference with sli is making sure you have your best card in slot 1 as it will carry the weaker card in the lower slot.

My primary GPU is the one that runs hotest, but it is also the best for overclocking so when it does throttle down a bit it does it very well.

 

[EVGAdominik]

Hi,

we do also offer the Precision and OC Scaner Tool, with those tools you can stress test the card and view the usage and clock. There you can slow down the fan while running OC Scaner and have a look what the exact temp is your start to downclock. With this information you can set up the best fan settings.
The best fan setting to keep the card as cool as possible is to raise the speed right away from the very beginning with a windows start up profile at your max setting you can stand for daily usage. This is mostly better then raise it step by step.
Things you can check to lower the temps are the airflow in your case if more or better fans can improve it.
EVGA do allow to remove the cooler so you can replace the thermal paste with very high end one, this can lower the temps a couple of degree.
We do also allow to replace the cooler with aftermarket ones and you keep the warranty!
When you do this take care to keep the originally one, in case of RMA you will have to send the card in originally condition.

Cheers

Dominik

 

[Gregster]

^^ Now that is customer service. MSI, pay attention.

 

[macca672]

Hi,

we do also offer the Precision and OC Scaner Tool, with those tools you can stress test the card and view the usage and clock. There you can slow down the fan while running OC Scaner and have a look what the exact temp is your start to downclock. With this information you can set up the best fan settings.
The best fan setting to keep the card as cool as possible is to raise the speed right away from the very beginning with a windows start up profile at your max setting you can stand for daily usage. This is mostly better then raise it step by step.
Things you can check to lower the temps are the airflow in your case if more or better fans can improve it.
EVGA do allow to remove the cooler so you can replace the thermal paste with very high end one, this can lower the temps a couple of degree.
We do also allow to replace the cooler with aftermarket ones and you keep the warranty!
When you do this take care to keep the originally one, in case of RMA you will have to send the card in originally condition.

Cheers

Dominik

wow, another reason why Im glad I went EVGA

Thanks for that Dominik