GTX 980 Runs very hot

[jakesidian]

Don't know about MSI Afterburner and the other programs and ♥♥♥♥ lol but I know that it runs VERY hot when running games like CoD AW and Far Cry 4 on high/ultra...the fans are extremely loud when it does heat up. Anybody know a fix or why this is happening??

[TirithRR]

How hot is very hot? Cause graphics cards run hot. And stock fans are very loud when runnig at high speeds.

I remember my SLI 8800s back years ago, and that thing sounded like a Jet Engine.

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by TirithRR:

How hot is very hot? Cause graphics cards run hot. And stock fans are very loud when runnig at high speeds.

Well I had a 760 before and it didn't run as hot, maybe 50-60, and the fan was hardly noticeable..with the 980 the fans are so loud it sounds like it's gonna explode lol. I'm sure it's in the 80's. :(

[TirithRR]

Have you ever used a program to view your GPU temperature, or are you just assuming?

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Have you ever used a program to view your GPU temperature, or are you just assuming?

Just assuming

[Azza ☠]

What type of GTX 980 is it.... the EVGA ACX 2.0 or ASUS Strix is quiet as or no noise at all.

Also, MSI Afterburner is an overclocker, what overclocking are you performing?

Any dust, any hot pockets at the back of the system, etc?

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

What type of GTX 980 is it.... the EVGA ACX 2.0 or ASUS Strix is quiet as or no noise at all.

Also, MSI Afterburner is an overclocker, what overclocking are you performing?

Any dust, any hot pockets at the back of the system, etc?

Just got it today, sorry, I'm not OCing or anything. No dust, and it is the EVGA ACX 2.0, and not quite sure if they are loud but when I play more demanding games it's practically screaming at me :(

[CatPerson]

If you're not using a program to check the actual gpu temp, for all you know the default fan-scaling settings are too ... high? ... overly cautious? I'd suggest getting a program to check before making assumptions.

70C-75C isn't unusual or "too hot" if you're not using liquid cooling, btw. Doesn't hurt anything. My 590 at fan speed "55" isn't very loud and keeps it at that temp allright.

Edit:If you have EVGA, shouldn't that come with their little program? Precision?

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by CatPerson:

If you're not using a program to check the actual gpu temp, for all you know the default fan-scaling settings are too ... high? ... overly cautious? I'd suggest getting a program to check before making assumptions.

70C isn't unusual or "too hot" if you're not using liquid cooling, btw. Doesn't hurt anything.

So I just checked using CPUID, and the fans are not on when idling I guess, but right now it says its running at 100 degrees! Which cant possibly be right when to the touch it's not that hot....http://gyazo.com/6d50b701dc8e38666fff081f61c5c983

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by Aviator:

So I just checked using CPUID, and the fans are not on when idling I guess, but right now it says its running at 100 degrees! Which cant possibly be right when to the touch it's not that hot....http://gyazo.com/6d50b701dc8e38666fff081f61c5c983

The 100 figure is in Fahrenheit.
Standard for guaging whether something is too hot re: GPU/CPU's is Celsius.

At 39C/idle, you're fine. That's pretty normal for today's nvidia's/stock/no liquid cooling.

Why the fans are running so high/loud at load, tho, I have no idea.

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by CatPerson:

Originally posted by Aviator:

So I just checked using CPUID, and the fans are not on when idling I guess, but right now it says its running at 100 degrees! Which cant possibly be right when to the touch it's not that hot....http://gyazo.com/6d50b701dc8e38666fff081f61c5c983

The 100 figure is in Fahrenheit.
Standard for guaging whether something is too hot re: GPU/CPU's is Celsius.

At 39C/idle, you're fine. That's pretty normal for today's nvidia's/stock/no liquid cooling.

Why the fans are running so high/loud at load, tho, I have no idea.

Could it be something with my drivers?

[CatPerson]

Not sure. Like I said, could be stock fan speeds are set too high. By that I mean, the temp. at which the card decides to ramp up the rpm's of the fan is too cautious/doesn't really need to be that much.

My older i7 CPU is like that...drove me crazy when the fan would get super loud at only 65C. I changed it so it doesn't and the temps are still fine. :P

[jakesidian]

Originally posted by CatPerson:

Not sure. Like I said, could be stock fan speeds are set too high. By that I mean, the temp. at which the card decides to ramp up the rpm's of the fan is too cautious/doesn't really need to be that much.

My older i7 CPU is like that...drove me crazy when the fan would get super loud at only 65C. I changed it so it doesn't and the temps are still fine. :P

It's weird because I've googled it to see if anyone else is having this problem but just coil whining for them.

[rojimboo]

You might have heat building up in the case, if inadequate case cooling. This would adversely affect the GPU temps, even if dumping heat straight outside.

The ACX 2.0 is a beast though and very efficient at cooling and keeping noise levels down at auto fan and stock.

http://www.overclockers.com/evga-gtx980-superclocked-acx2.0-graphics-card-review

If you are hitting more than 80C I think there is thermal throttling by Nvidia, so overheating not really an issue, apart from the noise.

The noise is explained by it basically running hot. Why it's running hot is a different matter. Usually I would recommend re-applying thermal paste wih ARctic Silver 5, but as this is an enthusiast card, I would say not worth it probably.

Run the free Heaven 3.0 benchmark (stresses gpu 100%) and monitor how high temps go during it with your favourite temp tool. For you it should be EVGA Precision. If it's more than 80C, you should look at case cooling or opening the window (cheap but effective).

Also, see what fan profile you are using. If it's set to 100% instead of Auto, that would explain the noise xd.

Lastly, you can make your own fan profile, at least with MSI Afterburner (I think probably too with EVGA Precision), so that the card runs a bit hotter but quieter. But really your fan is so good you shouldn't need to.

[Azza ☠]

Originally posted by Aviator:

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

What type of GTX 980 is it.... the EVGA ACX 2.0 or ASUS Strix is quiet as or no noise at all.

Also, MSI Afterburner is an overclocker, what overclocking are you performing?

Any dust, any hot pockets at the back of the system, etc?

Just got it today, sorry, I'm not OCing or anything. No dust, and it is the EVGA ACX 2.0, and not quite sure if they are loud but when I play more demanding games it's practically screaming at me :(

You might have a bad batch - one with coil whin at the manufacturing...

I only heard a few EVGA 970 with ACX 2.0 Cooler had this issue. In which case, returning for warranty, they would happily replace with a new one. Debate an RMA, if this is the case. This affected just a small early batch which was meant to be recalled.

The GTX 9XX series should be hardly heard or not at all. They are whisper quiet.

The duel fan EVGA ACX 2.0 and ASUS Strix models are absolutely silent if installed correctly, have some good airflow, and not a defected one.

However, riddle me this: You mentioned your using MSI Afterburner... why? Your using overclocking software for a different model graphics card. Then suggest your not even overclocking it... it could still be messing with your fans.

[rojimboo]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by Aviator:

Just got it today, sorry, I'm not OCing or anything. No dust, and it is the EVGA ACX 2.0, and not quite sure if they are loud but when I play more demanding games it's practically screaming at me :(

You might have a bad batch - one with coil whin at the manufacturing...

I only heard a few EVGA 970 with ACX 2.0 Cooler had this issue. In which case, returning for warranty, they would happily replace with a new one. Debate an RMA, if this is the case. This affected just a small early batch which was meant to be recalled.

The GTX 9XX series should be hardly heard or not at all. They are whisper quiet.

The duel fan EVGA ACX 2.0 and ASUS Strix models are absolutely silent if installed correctly, have some good airflow, and not a defected one.

However, riddle me this: You mentioned your using MSI Afterburner... why? Your using overclocking software for a different model graphics card. Then suggest your not even overclocking it... it could still be messing with your fans.

It's factory OC'ed anyways, quite substantially.

MSI afterburner does some things better than evga precision I think, maybe that's why.