GPU temp in stations

[Squall811]

Hi!
I'm playing the game with a GTX 1050 ti (Everything on ultra, steady 60 FPS). Now, when i'm in space, my temps are usually low (around 55), but as soon as i approach/enter a station (especially the big ones), they skyrocket to 64/66c.
Yes, they're still nothing to worry for the GPU, but i would like to know why it happens! Tried lowering some settings, occlusion to medium helps a little, but that's not a solution.

[ZombieHunter]

Sounds like you have a case cooling issue. Under load the temps are going up.

[ScareCrow]

Why it happens? well there is only one answer, youre GPU processor is active LOL and youre cooling system has a hard time coping with the heat ;) easiest question in the forum ;)

[ragent1975]

Well, the temperature is normal (at the station, the load on the video card is more due to more processed objects and effects), but if it does not suit you try the following:

1. Update the driver for the video card.
2. Clean the computer case and the video card from dust.
3. Make proper ventilation in the computer case (in the instructions there should be a flow direction diagram).
4. Change the thermal grease on the chip of the video card.
5. Reduce the temperature in the room.

[Squall811]

Uhm... The GPU is quite new, clean and updated to the last drivers. Got no problems with other intensive games like the witcher 3 or Warhammer total war. Only the stations in ED...

[L37]

More load => more heat, nothing wrong here.
Also, ~60-70C is not that high, more powerfull GPU-s often work at 80-90C under load...
If you are paranoid about it you can increase fan rpm, but it will reduce fan lifetime for no good reason.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Nothing out of order - in stations, especially on some menus, the graphical workload skyrockets. As a result - your card works harder, and its temperature rises. I can hear my laptop fan going top speed at those moments.

[SMRFKILR - rhbmobile]

More geometry, more gpu processing power. Card is operating as intended.

[Pyro861]

I got the same problem as OP. The mission menus (for some reason) are ridiculously power hungry.

[Spectral]

It gets hotter because it has more work to do around stations. Your temps aren't "sky rocketing" they're rising in accordance with GPU load. Your temps are absolutely nothing to worry about. Most 10 series cards don't even bother turning the fans on until they hit 60 and don't thermal throttle until 92.

[Squall811]

I know all that.
But this is the ONLY game where i reach 66c. That's strange. Are the stations that complex to render for the GPU? Hell, in the witcher 3 with high/ultra settings, i barely reach 60c!
I guess the game engine is over-rendering something in the background...

[Spectral]

Honestly I'd be very surprised if that is true unless you live somewhere very very cold. Most modern games should be taking the temp at least into the mid 60's

[Spicy_Satoshi]

Really I'd not worry this is normal working temp and these can differ even +/-10 degrees depening on a title and geometrical complexity and related work load.

[Eddie Gearknob]

I recently had issues with frame skipping and overheating, turns out my PSU was struggling especially in VR.

Changed PSU, same spec 750W Gold, no overheating or frame skipping.

Went through a lengthy process with fans, cooling, drivers, endless tweaking for months and it was a dodgy PSU.

[HamakiBCN2]

Offtopic, but by what we're hearing here, clearly the 1050ti is quite the nifty budget card...Ultra@60 and only goes up to 66ºC? that's quite impressive...

As for the OP, what's the setting for oversampling? if it's high over 1, that could explian the "extra" load.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by HamakiBCN2:

As for the OP, what's the setting for oversampling? if it's high over 1, that could explian the "extra" load.

On my laptop with that card it goes full-fan in those places even on lowest game settings. It's just very graphically-intensive moments of the game.