Msi Rx480 gaming x throttling at 60c

[Lustrum]

Hi, since last month i am having this problem. Card used to run perfectly fine before that. Whenever it reaches 58-60c it starts to throttle increasing with the rise in temeperature. Also the gpu fans run at 85% automatically at these temperatures.The core clocks drop to as low as 600mhz if the temperature reaches 61c. I know this is not a software issue because i have tested this card on 2 diffrent pcs and have done all the things(gpu bios flash,increasing power limit etc etc). So what could be wrong with my gpu? Is it that the thermal paste is dried out? If so then why are my temps reported so low? Help please, thanks!

[pike]

why did you flash the bios ?
wattman is where the temp control is located .[ target and max temp settings ]
i dont use it (wattman)
afterburner is a much better solution for temp and fan control

[Lustrum]

Originally posted by pike:

why did you flash the bios ?
wattman is where the temp control is located .[ target and max temp settings ]
i dont use it (wattman)
afterburner is a much better solution for temp and fan control

its not a software issue as i said, my cards behaviour is not normal and i want to know what the hardware issue is with my card

[pike]

well your flash probably borked the card , go back to that it's supposed to have
why did you flash it ?

[Wakobi Junior]

How high does the temperature go? Once it starts to throttle?

[pike]

Originally posted by Ugnak:

How high does the temperature go? Once it starts to throttle?

he says he doesnt go over 61c

[Lustrum]

Originally posted by Ugnak:

How high does the temperature go? Once it starts to throttle?

58-60c territory, core clock starts to fluctuate heavily, drops become bigger with the rise in temps

the card does everything it can to mantain below 60c like maxing out fans, lowering core clock to very low values

Originally posted by pike:

well your flash probably borked the card , go back to that it's supposed to have
why did you flash it ?

the problem was before i flashed and its still there after i flashed. i know that i did not break the card by flashing bios

[pike]

i know you dont want to hear it, but i think it's your temp target and max temp setting in wattman isnt set correctly , i think your using wattman and it's messed up
you could re-install the drivers with a clean install to see if it will clear wattman and framerate target control .
you could try afterburner and set fan and temp controls there to over ride the wattman .
if you really think it's a hardware issue you should contact msi support and see what they say
one last time , why did you flash the bios ?

[upcoast]

Originally posted by pike:

why did you flash the bios ?
wattman is where the temp control is located .[ target and max temp settings ]
i dont use it (wattman)
afterburner is a much better solution for temp and fan control

Yes avoid wattman if you can.

[Wakobi Junior]

Originally posted by pike:

i know you dont want to hear it, but i think it's your temp target and max temp setting in wattman isnt set correctly , i think your using wattman and it's messed up
you could re-install the drivers with a clean install to see if it will clear wattman and framerate target control .
you could try afterburner and set fan and temp controls there to over ride the wattman .
if you really think it's a hardware issue you should contact msi support and see what they say
one last time , why did you flash the bios ?

I agree, if your truly out of options, go to a computer company that deals with hardware issues and try to do a clean install of Windows

[ugafan]

in wattman, set temperature max to 90 and target to 65. does that have any effect on the temperature it throttles?

a card can also "throttle" if you don't have enough power to maintain the voltage. being as increasing the power limiter didn't work, decrease the voltage. as you decrease voltage, you may have to decrease frequency to maintain stability. every card is different and some cards can operate at lower voltages than others.

try this and report back results with what values you used.

[Lustrum]

Originally posted by ugafan:

in wattman, set temperature max to 90 and target to 65. does that have any effect on the temperature it throttles?

a card can also "throttle" if you don't have enough power to maintain the voltage. being as increasing the power limiter didn't work, decrease the voltage. as you decrease voltage, you may have to decrease frequency to maintain stability. every card is different and some cards can operate at lower voltages than others.

try this and report back results with what values you used.

As i said my card used to work PERFECTLY fine for a year and the target temp is at 72c which is default

not a software problem since i have everything software related fix and i have tested the gpu on 2 diffrent computers

[ugafan]

so what were the results with undervolting?

[Lustrum]

Originally posted by ugafan:

so what were the results with undervolting?

its the same thing man, its not a power issue. it ran fine for a year with stock voltage and also with +96mv when overclocking. i have done everything software related so i know its a hardware issue.

[IceFoxX]

Originally posted by pike:

why did you flash the bios ?
wattman is where the temp control is located .[ target and max temp settings ]
i dont use it (wattman)
afterburner is a much better solution for temp and fan control

I flashed my too...so why...for oc..you can do much more changes...like timings..and this why it was more stable for me...anyway i bricked the bios but no problem was possible reflash a bios..so rx480 is the only card i doing this...btw there are 4gb modelsof rx480...with flashing u can unlock the full 8gb...

[Lustrum]

Originally posted by IceFoxX:

Originally posted by pike:

why did you flash the bios ?
wattman is where the temp control is located .[ target and max temp settings ]
i dont use it (wattman)
afterburner is a much better solution for temp and fan control

I flashed my too...so why...for oc..you can do much more changes...like timings..and this why it was more stable for me...anyway i bricked the bios but no problem was possible reflash a bios..so rx480 is the only card i doing this...btw there are 4gb modelsof rx480...with flashing u can unlock the full 8gb...

mine is 8gb by default