RTX3070Ti FE Idle/load temps

[xreyuk]

I managed to get my hands on a 3070ti FE and had some questions about idle/load temps.

I upgraded from an Asus Pheonix RTX3060 which ran at around 32-35c idle, and about 65c under load. The new 3070ti FE idles at about 50c, and gets to 80c under load. The fans are spinning at 30% when it's idle, so it's not 0 RPM (I have afterburner installed and understand this is an afterburner bug).

Are these idle/load temps normal/fine?

The other question I have, is one of the fans isn't 'fixed' i.e if i push on it, it depresses and then moves back into place, and i'm getting an awful buzzing around 50-60% fan load, is this worth an RMA or is there any way of fixing it?

Rest of my system:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X w Corsair H115i blowing 2x140mm exhaust
16GB 3200Mhz Corsair Vengeance
ASUS TUF X570 Plus WiFI
750W Corsair PSU.
Corsair AWD4000x RGB Case 3 120mm intake, 1x120mm exhaust

 

[xreyuk]

I figured out the idle temps was due to me having it set to 'prefer maximum performance', by lowering that to normal it corrected the idle temps to 35-40, and the fan does occasionally fully spin down (although not all the time which is weird, it stays at 30%)

I am talking about core temps though, under load I'm still getting up to 80/81c with the fans running about 70-80%

 

[xreyuk]

Assume you haven't undervolted with afterburner?

I hadn’t, but I have now, I’m at 950mv with 2000mhz clock and that knocked the temps down to about 77 but at 50-60 fan. This okay?

80c for core is quite high even with the fans set to 70%.
These temps are fine for memory but not core in the long run.
I wonder what your memory temps are like.

Try setting the power limit to 85% and see if it makes any difference.

Memory temps tend to jump between 82-87c

My 3070ti FE fans shut down when idle.

These card chug out 280 Watts at stock, so they get very toasty.

You need to undervolt.

My card is undervolted to 900mV and I get:

Max Clock: 1950
Avg Watt: 215
Max Temp: 72
Fan Speed: 50%

I might have a look at see if I can go further, I tried 925mv at 1995 but got artifacts. I think as long as I can keep it below 80 that should be okay?