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Whats normal temp for GPU?

Ok,i played Metro 2033 which was running at 86C but with fan on 100% its 75-76C

Alan Wake is a solid 86C but on 100% fan its 76C

I can test the others if you need me to
 
That is very strange. You said it was a replacement, was the box sealed when you got it? Was is in a sealed anti-static bag etc? Personally, I would return it and say it is faulty. It should not be getting that hot at 100% fan speed.
 
It was sealed and in an anti static bag yeah...i got it on the 12th,i dont think they will replace it now,this is the 2nd 1 they sent me.

I cant just ring them and say its running too hot,this 1 is faulty 2 2 weeks after they sent me it when there are people saying to me its not that hot for this time of year,mind is ****ed up right now lol
 
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I think it is quite a hot running card, reading this.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/VTX3D/Radeon_HD_7870_XT_Black/32.html

It is getting nearly 1.3V during 3D load, which is more than even my heavily overclocked 7970 watercooled is receiving.

I think you will just have to manage your expectations, try various fan profiles and accept that the card is on the warmer side which might restrict your ability to overclock. I don't think the card is faulty in any way. The temps you are getting are honestly nothing to worry about. If it was getting in to the mid 90's then yes that would be something to be concerned about, but 80 degrees up to mid 80's for a card with a lot of volts going on to it, with a reference style cooler seems perfectly reasonable to me.

You can drop the temps, but you are going to have to subject yourself to a noisier card unfortunately.
 
Five.Stars said:
I think it is quite a hot running card, reading this.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/VTX3D/Radeon_HD_7870_XT_Black/32.html

It is getting nearly 1.3V during 3D load, which is more than even my heavily overclocked 7970 watercooled is receiving.

I think you will just have to manage your expectations, try various fan profiles and accept that the card is on the warmer side which might restrict your ability to overclock. I don't think the card is faulty in any way. The temps you are getting are honestly nothing to worry about. If it was getting in to the mid 90's then yes that would be something to be concerned about, but 80 degrees up to mid 80's for a card with a lot of volts going on to it, with a reference style cooler seems perfectly reasonable to me.

You can drop the temps, but you are going to have to subject yourself to a noisier card unfortunately.
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Ok,i will put up with it because i really dont want to have to go through returns again,they charge me £10 if the item is not faulty as well
 
yeah I have to agree with the other posters and think it's just a hot card and not defective. mine arrived today and the temps I'm getting aren't fantastic. as I speak right now it's pretty cold in my room, windows are open the fans at 30% and it's idling at 31c but I just got finished playing games and it peaked at around 73-74c with the fan going around 50%. a 43c increase from idle to load is pretty significant. what kind of temps are you getting at idle?

My case is running pretty cool. before I put the 7870xt in my highest cpu temp the last few days was 42-43 but today i hit 47c and it's been much much cooler today.
 
sneakysnail said:
yeah I have to agree with the other posters and think it's just a hot card and not defective. mine arrived today and the temps I'm getting aren't fantastic. as I speak right now it's pretty cold in my room, windows are open the fans at 30% and it's idling at 31c but I just got finished playing games and it peaked at around 73-74c with the fan going around 50%. a 43c increase from idle to load is pretty significant. what kind of temps are you getting at idle?

My case is running pretty cool. before I put the 7870xt in my highest cpu temp the last few days was 42-43 but today i hit 47c and it's been much much cooler today.
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Idle i get around 40-44C
 
That is odd then that your idle is so much higher than the other guys. Reason I asked about 2nd display is that in order to power 2nd display the clocks/ volts are increased which obviousl increased idle temps.

If you are running windows 7, a decent wee gadget to get is gpu observer. That will let you see if the card is downclocking to 2d clocks and voltages.
 
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That is odd then that your idle is so much higher than the other guys. Reason I asked about 2nd display is that in order to power 2nd display the clocks/ volts are increased which obviousl increased idle temps.

If you are running windows 7, a decent wee gadget to get is gpu observer. That will let you see if the card is downclocking to 2d clocks and voltages.
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It might just be from the weather/ case air flow, It's only around a 10c difference. Local weather says its 16c right now so that's probably my room temp and I have all my case fans going full blast. have 2 140mm intake fans, 120mm+ 90mm exhaust at the back and 90mm exhaust at the top of the case with a thermalright silver arrow on the cpu.

his case seems to have fairly good airflow so I'd just say to ramp up the case fan speeds, maybe get a better cpu cooler which directs airflow out the back of the case and hope for better gaming weather. I'm sure if it was hot here my temps wouldn't be much different.

edit. with a significant overclock my card easily hits 80c even now at night with the fan going at 50%
 
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