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RX 470 temps

Darkwolf441

Darkwolf441

Darkwolf441

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while in games my temps are high in the 80cs. is there anything i can do to get more air flow into the pc. ??
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If you are running the 470 out the box, you'll be throttling heavily even when temps aren't the problem. Also you'll have better results undervolting the gpu from it's excessive 1.15v to something around 1.05/ 1.08v with a raised 25-50% power limit.
Also making a custom fan profile should help keep the temps around 63-70c as by default it tuns too slow.

That is if you haven't already tweaked.
I have the same card but ripped the cooler off to turn it into an itx gpu.
 
Ok you have applied a 1330 overclock but using auto voltage that explains it as it's running a big overclock from the stock 1216 mhz.
You need to change the voltage control to manual,
Then look at p-state 6/7 = 1330mhz, the voltage under that needs to be lowered but how much at 1330mhz is probably not worth it,

Simply the cooler will limit you at such an oc and voltage.
Also the board power sensor will throttle the card at 130w.
 
I'd change the voltage, try and undervolt slightly but at 1330mhz it will probably need the 1.15v or so.
Can you run gpu-z and look at the vddc whilst playing games so we can see what voltage is held.

Mine ran best at 1300mhz around 1.08v with 40% fan temps were around 65c
 
Thanks, yeah as expected really, the cooler just can't cope with that unless you really ramp up the fan.
All you can do is undervolt and tweak, maybe come back down or just run the card in the 80's.
 
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Everything is setup perfectly so far and i'd say just tweak that voltage until you lose stability then back off the frequency etc until you get stability and a temp/frequency you are happy with.

As you'll see wattman doesn't acvount for llc so monitor gpu-z to see what voltage is held when changed in wattman.
 
If you are running a big overclock then it's difficult to keep the reference card under 87-89c I found. It's not a problem but it will limit the overclock to certain degree. Don't panic unless it starts getting into mid or high 90's.
 
These products are designed to withstand that kind of temperature. My old 4870X2 used to reach higher temps than that in some instances. :)
 
arc@css said:
These products are designed to withstand that kind of temperature. My old 4870X2 used to reach higher temps than that in some instances. :)
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At stock out the box these Sapphire platinum Rx470's throttle so hard that they barely draw a sustained 100% gpu load so they don't heat up. Power draw is around 90w out the box. If you undervolt but maintain the standard 1216 1750 with a appropriate power limit level they draw about 110-120w and it's good performance and noise all round.
The problems occur when you when you clock these cards with the cooler. They cheaped out by removing the copper core on the heatsink. Whilst temps of low to mid 80's yeah is acceptable, getting into the 90's and late 90's no that's not healthy and the other thing is the power consumption and fan noise is terrible for the performance that it provides at this level. These cards are power limited to 130w and even if you increase the voltage and max the power limit to 50% you'll see performance starting to scale off if you're nearing the power limit. I pushed mine on custom cooling too hard using a modified power sensor and popped a lowside mosfet and I was recording the power consumption at each stage.

1.225v at 1370 1850 I was drawing 250w peak on the gpu.
1.20v at 1350-1850 I was drawing 230w peak on the gpu.
1.175 190w
1.150 170w
1.125 140w
1.100 110w

Generally with my experience of Gcn, I've always found black objects and black texture blocking when overclocking if temps hit the 75-85c.
My 7950 did it, my 7850 did it and so did this Rx470.
 
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Lokken86 said:
If you are running a big overclock then it's difficult to keep the reference card under 87-89c I found. It's not a problem but it will limit the overclock to certain degree. Don't panic unless it starts getting into mid or high 90's.
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My nitro 480 throttles at 90 degrees. I found that out when a glitch with Trixx locked my fans at 0% whilst under full load...
 
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