GPU Temp on 1440P

[IronmanFL88]

Got a brand new setup. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14700KF W. 32GB DDR5 and 2TB 4070 Super. Paired it with a 1440P Asus TUF 32" HDR 165HZ VG32VQ1B. Been playing around with the settings. I can run Ultra everything with W. Upscaling DLSS on performance and Vsync off. I get killer FPS around 90-120fps and my GPU is running 73-75C ( maxed out GPU pretty much). Then I went in and messed around and turned Vsync on ( limiting the FPS to around 60fps) but everything else on Ultra with DLSS on ultra performance. Running that my GPU is a about 20 degrees less ( 45-50C ) with honestly not much of a change in my overall graphics view. Smooth game play. I like the idea of my GPU running cooler and a feeling of even more smooth gameplay. I mean yeah I can run around with 100FPS and my GPU running 73-75C possibly up to 76-78 but whats the point with no little additive gameplay? Is this more of a personal preference? I understand Starfield is not a Run around full blast as fast you can like Call of Duty I am used to. I am newer to gaming PC and Monitors etc. I could understand needing the higher FPS on a extremely fast multiplayer First Person....

[Cephei]

73c is perfectly fine but I recommend undervolting your GPU, undervolting will result in lower temps while keeping the same performance or even better, depending on your gpu.
There are many guides on how to do it, it's very easy and safe.
I have undervolted my GPU and CPU and experience 5c - 10c lower temps depending on games. The fan is also a lot less noisy because of it.

Personally playing at 60fps feels too choppy for me, I prefer to play above 100 fps if possible for better smoothness. I don't care what people say but I notice a huge difference between 60 fps and 144 fps. Maybe it's because I have a more advanced brain that I detect the differences easier.
I have a 165 HZ monitor and usually cap fps at 160 to reduce imput lag.
I have undervolted + overclocked both my CPU and GPU, both of them are silent even during heavy load.

[IronmanFL88]

I totally understand where you are coming from mentioning that you notice differences. I as well noticed some things but considering the drop in temps I was happy. My Mind was stuck on " if I'm gonna be playing 3 to 5 hours in a row I want it at a lower temp if possible" but heck if I can lower them going the indervolting route then I would be more comfortable. Does that make it permanent or void the warranty? Sorry if that seems like a dumb question.

[Cephei]

Originally posted by IronmanFL88:

I totally understand where you are coming from mentioning that you notice differences. I as well noticed some things but considering the drop in temps I was happy. My Mind was stuck on " if I'm gonna be playing 3 to 5 hours in a row I want it at a lower temp if possible" but heck if I can lower them going the indervolting route then I would be more comfortable. Does that make it permanent or void the warranty? Sorry if that seems like a dumb question.

Well, you can decide yourself. You can at any time adjust the voltage to default. I have an RTX 3080 and the first thing I always do when I buy a new GPU is undervolting it. I have mine undervolted for 3 years now. All you need is Afterburner.
I had actually fun in doing it, to go as low voltage as possible without crashing the gpu, you'll have to find the sweetspot yourself as every GPU is unique and I love how the fan is super quiet now. It does not void the warranty, it's completely harmless and you can't kill the GPU if you lower the voltages.

I think this vid explains it pretty well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Halugk3d0&ab_channel=ImWateringPSUs

[DANEDANGER]

I recently build a new pc and went from a ryzen5 5500H and 16gb with a rtx3050 and 4gb gaming laptop to a propper dekstop with a ryzen 7 7700X and 64gb ram with a Gigabyte radeon 7600XT and 16gb vram. On stock settings i was hitting up high temps too, nearly hitting 70celcius. After changing up some things in bios and other tuning methods i managed to get it to a 55celcius.

I do make use of a 360m aio and have 6 more fans going, did not have to mess with the curves of those, my aio fans are pulling fresh air from ontop into the machine, i put 2 more fans in the bottom of the machine pushing air out. My front fans are pulling in fresh air and i have 1 high rev fan on the back pulling it out again.

Since setting it all like that my temps are beyond good, they are great. My cpu now only hits 45Celcius and the gpu 55celcius at max. This is all on ultra and every other extra functionality. Only thing i dont do is raytracing.

I am sure you can manage to get those temps in check, there are various ways to do that, as has been suggested and it would be the cheapest, start undervolting your gpu, i also recommend to use something that allows you to tune those fan speeds. Maybe even try and change up flow in the machine by turning some of the fans around. Remember these fans have a front and back side and one side wil pull while the other wil push. Putting these in their right orientation can make a huge difference as well.

[major tom]

i confirm that undervolting is easy and a "must". it lowers overall temps drastically without any disadvantages if you do proper stability tests and test the undervolting limitations of your components.

for amd cpu the "curve optimizer" is the way to lower temps. it is easy to lower temps around 10C and more while not suffering from lower speed.

same goes for nvidia gpu and lowering the undervoltng curve with afterburner or "nvidia inspector", the tool i use. you can also limit gpu temps with it.

my tower case moves air from the bottom to the upper side of the case. this helps to optimize the air flow.

consider this as a "silent" approach even during gaming. you also lower power consumption drastically with negledgible perfomance loss.

if you limit fps to 100 or 60 fps you lower the power consumption and temps again while you may avoid sudden fps drops or thermal throttling.

[IronmanFL88]

Downloading Afterburner and the Benchmark for it. I was looking into this last night and doing some research on it. I will keep you guys updated. In all honesty I know I purchased a hell of a Gaming PC and I would like to achieve great FPS with better performance on the cards.

[Ladioz]

If you want good temperatures for you GPU, buy a case that has intake fans from the bottom. Install 3 high speed fans and you're good to go. If you really want to do something serious, change your GPU thermal paste, I recommend Arctic MX-6. It lowered my temp by 3 degrees. The biggest change was at idle. It used to idle at 56 degrees sometimes, now it's 52 at the most (this is with fans are 0 RPM btw, in the hottest month of summer)

[IronmanFL88]

Originally posted by major tom:

i confirm that undervolting is easy and a "must". it lowers overall temps drastically without any disadvantages if you do proper stability tests and test the undervolting limitations of your components.

for amd cpu the "curve optimizer" is the way to lower temps. it is easy to lower temps around 10C and more while not suffering from lower speed.

same goes for nvidia gpu and lowering the undervoltng curve with afterburner or "nvidia inspector", the tool i use. you can also limit gpu temps with it.

my tower case moves air from the bottom to the upper side of the case. this helps to optimize the air flow.

consider this as a "silent" approach even during gaming. you also lower power consumption drastically with negledgible perfomance loss.

if you limit fps to 100 or 60 fps you lower the power consumption and temps again while you may avoid sudden fps drops or thermal throttling.

I finished the undervolting. Passed the benchmark test on Heaven. Lowered my temps literally by 10 degrees. Ok so stupid question. I leave the settings like that all the time right? I applied the setting etc but just leave that as the permanent setting correct? I wasn't sure if people just use that setting when gaming. Running .9 volts and achieving the same frequency just about as the default setting when I tested it on the benchmark.

[IronmanFL88]

Originally posted by Cephei:

Originally posted by IronmanFL88:

I totally understand where you are coming from mentioning that you notice differences. I as well noticed some things but considering the drop in temps I was happy. My Mind was stuck on " if I'm gonna be playing 3 to 5 hours in a row I want it at a lower temp if possible" but heck if I can lower them going the indervolting route then I would be more comfortable. Does that make it permanent or void the warranty? Sorry if that seems like a dumb question.

Well, you can decide yourself. You can at any time adjust the voltage to default. I have an RTX 3080 and the first thing I always do when I buy a new GPU is undervolting it. I have mine undervolted for 3 years now. All you need is Afterburner.
I had actually fun in doing it, to go as low voltage as possible without crashing the gpu, you'll have to find the sweetspot yourself as every GPU is unique and I love how the fan is super quiet now. It does not void the warranty, it's completely harmless and you can't kill the GPU if you lower the voltages.

I think this vid explains it pretty well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Halugk3d0&ab_channel=ImWateringPSUs

I did it lol. Literally lowered the temps 10 degrees. From 73 to 76 on benchmark down to stable 64 to 65. Fans are more quiet. I asked this in the above comment " I leave this as my permanent setting even when I'm not gaming correct?" Running 0.9V up to 2600mhz. That was my sweet spot. Same frequencies as my default before I even started.

[IronmanFL88]

Holy Crap!!! I'm running around on Starfield with about 95-110 maybe a but more FPS and my temp has not gone above 58C. Wow

[VagabondSkies]

Originally posted by IronmanFL88:

Holy Crap!!! I'm running around on Starfield with about 95-110 maybe a but more FPS and my temp has not gone above 58C. Wow

I run about the same on 1440p. However I usually cap my fps around 90 in all the games I play. A few years ago I tested fps on the same game to gauge my perception and I noticed I see little to no difference once fps exceeds 90 or so. Some games I dont even notice a difference above 60 fps. Heck Diablo 4 ran on max settings at 90 fps my gpu doesnt even reach 50C and I have not undervolted my gpu. (RTX 3080)

[IronmanFL88]

Yeah. I honestly could habe gotten by 60fps on starfield for example. After following the tutorial on the undervoltimg and being able to max setting the Monitor and temps stating around 55 to 58 with every maxed out I was happy. The real test came when I tried out multi-player on call of duty. I was running around 220 to 250 frames per second and that was where the real difference showed for me. Gpu staying at 58 to 62 running around with that insane fps. I wouldn't have done any of that if my temp were constantly pushing 77. Being a new system and all I know it would be fine just really enjoy the cooler temps and a tad bit quite fan noise. I just feel I'm getting all the power from the new computer.

[major tom]

i am glad you managed it!

[pike]

it's all about air flow , fan location and direction , and the case , does the case allow for good airflow ?
and maintenance, keep the pc free of debris

[IronmanFL88]

Originally posted by pike:

it's all about air flow , fan location and direction , and the case , does the case allow for good airflow ?
and maintenance, keep the pc free of debris

I'm learning all that as we speak. It's a prebuilt. It's a IBUYPOWER Y60. I decided against alienware just because of the accessibility for future upgrades in the future etc.