What sort of GPU Temps should I be worried about?

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Hi All,

Currently I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV for extended periods of time and have noticed that after roughly 5 - 7 hours I get some "jittering" when moving around. I know this isn't my connection so have checked GPU-Z for the temps. I have been reaching 74 degrees at peek but averaging 69/70 degrees.

Do I need to start looking at better ways to cool my system?

I have a R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB Graphics Card inside a Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Case with, what I believe to be, stock fans. All help is appreciated.

Thank You.
 
Probably bad game design. 70c is not even close to high temps for GPUs, 75c is still ok. You should definitely get worried if you hit the 85c mark. My old 7970 @1125mhz was making some weird stuff appear on the screen when above 85c (when I forced the fans to remain at 20% speed during gaming.
 
The Hawaii core is designed to run at 94 degrees. Above this level it will throttle. You are a goo 20-25 degrees below this point dur to having a superior cooler. If you wanted to maintain slightly lower temps, you could make a more aggresive fan profile using any number of overclocking software packages. Those temps are absolutely fine though, and I certainly wouldn't be tempted to add additional noise due to higher fan rpm's just to onock off another couple of degrees, but up to you.

Tbf, when I had my old Accelero Xtreme cooler on my 7970 I would often just run it at 100% which was audible, but not loud (probably equivalent to stock cooler at ~40%) but I usually game with a headset on which kinda negates the decibel levels anyway.
 
1 thing I would possibly suggest is, due to the way the Tri-X dumps the warm air inside the case is to try ensure you have good airflow and a way of removig this heat from the case. Not sure of the layout of your case, but perhaps a side-panel fan orientated to extract the air from case, or a couple fans on roof, again set to extract.
 
Five.Stars said:
1 thing I would possibly suggest is, due to the way the Tri-X dumps the warm air inside the case is to try ensure you have good airflow and a way of removig this heat from the case. Not sure of the layout of your case, but perhaps a side-panel fan orientated to extract the air from case, or a couple fans on roof, again set to extract.
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I was looking at fans for the roof but don't really know what to look at, my system was pre-built by OcUK so as you can guess I'm not exactly in tune with techno know how.

I literally have one stock fan dumping air out at the back of the system and 2 cool air intake fans at the front but on the back of those fans is my HDD and SSD holding unit. Are there maybe any suggestions as to any more air intake or removal fans if they are deemed necessary?
 
There might be space behind the hard drive enclosure for a couple of 120mm fans. Although maybe the length of your gpu might restrict that. But yeah, definitely get a couple of decent fans for the roof.
 
FinnegansLog said:
Hi All,

Currently I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV for extended periods of time and have noticed that after roughly 5 - 7 hours I get some "jittering" when moving around. I know this isn't my connection so have checked GPU-Z for the temps. I have been reaching 74 degrees at peek but averaging 69/70 degrees.

Do I need to start looking at better ways to cool my system?

I have a R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB Graphics Card inside a Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Case with, what I believe to be, stock fans. All help is appreciated.

Thank You.
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290's are rated up to 94c, at which point they throttle the core clock to prevent damage. Its perfectly safe to run them at 94c for the duration of their life if you wish. Any temp below this is perfectly fine. If you overclock, then of course the lower the temp the better.

That is straight from AMD who make the cards, so its sound advice.
 
FF14 still populated? I stopped playing a few weeks after release :(
Got 6 months of subscription cards i've still not redeemed lol.

As for the hitching, no idea could also be your CPU as the temps for GPU seem more than fine (low)
You could add 2 140mm/120mm fans on the top to push the heat out the case, will help with that kind of card as its dumping 250w+ of heat inside your metal box :p
 
Tonester0011 said:
FF14 still populated? I stopped playing a few weeks after release :(
Got 6 months of subscription cards i've still not redeemed lol.

As for the hitching, no idea could also be your CPU as the temps for GPU seem more than fine (low)
You could add 2 140mm/120mm fans on the top to push the heat out the case, will help with that kind of card as its dumping 250w+ of heat inside your metal box :p
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Its a really good game now.

Yeah I shall look into more extraction fans then. Thanks all.
 
FinnegansLog said:
I think my answer may be no judging from my motherboard specifications:

"3x 4-pin system fan connectors"
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How many of the fan headers are you using currently? You can piggyback fans on a single header using splitter cables, or you don't have to have fans connected to mobo - you cansimply connect them using molex 4 pin power connectors. Although this method would prevent you from controlling speed, so would run at full rpm all the time. So if going this route, probably better to get lower rpm fans as they will be fairly loud at 1500rpm.

The alternative, is buying a fan controller. This is something I would recommend to be honest.
 
Five.Stars said:
How many of the fan headers are you using currently? You can piggyback fans on a single header using splitter cables, or you don't have to have fans connected to mobo - you cansimply connect them using molex 4 pin power connectors. Although this method would prevent you from controlling speed, so would run at full rpm all the time. So if going this route, probably better to get lower rpm fans as they will be fairly loud at 1500rpm.

The alternative, is buying a fan controller. This is something I would recommend to be honest.
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5v, 7v splitters??
I run all my fans either from a fancontroller @4-5v or off 5v splitters. The obvious downside in running fans directly from molex is you cannot control the speeds on the fly ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 5V 20cm - Blue £4.99
Total : £12.26 (includes shipping : £1.90).

 
Tonester0011 said:
5v, 7v splitters??
I run all my fans either from a fancontroller @4-5v or off 5v splitters. The obvious downside in running fans directly from molex is you cannot control the speeds on the fly ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 5V 20cm - Blue £4.99
Total : £12.26 (includes shipping : £1.90).

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Aye tbf I should have mentioned you can get voltage reduction cables etc as well. Totally forgot if being honest since I have always had fans connected to mobo or fan controller.

Those Corsair fans would run at around 875rpm at 7 volts. That would probably be ideal for the op's needs being honest. Would provide reasonably good airflow whilst remaining pretty quiet (going by my own experience although admittedly haven't used those fans).
 
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