How to help my GPU Temp

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Taylore12

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First off im just going to give you a list of my parts
MOBO - Gigabyte 970A - DS3P
CPU cooloer - seriously don't know the name just some random one that they put in.
Ram- ADATA RAM 2x4
Case - Manufacturer Case
GPU - R9 270X AMD MODEL
PSU - Some 800w Apex or something it really sucks and im getting a new one real soon

So i tested this with HWMonitor while playing COD Ghosts on Max settings and it ran great. I've noticed recently my case is really hot and theres a lot of hot air coming out of as expected but it seems really hot to me. This is my first gaming pc and i bought it from a website pre built which yes i know that's a mistake but that's not the issue. The pc runs great and works well but im worried about the overheating. The temps i got were 43-52 for my CPU and i got anywhere between 70-77 with my GPU. I'm not sure whether that's normal or bad and i want to figure out ways to bring those temps down. I understand i can go out and fix the CPU temp by just buying a new CPU Cooler and im prepared to do so, but is there anything else to help. I have no case fans and that's because they didn't come with any and i'm afraid to go and mess with everything. Please respond and help me and here's a thanks in advanced.
 
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Add case fans. An intake fan and an exhaust fan isa must in any large gpu pc. Your case should have room for a 120mm fan as intake and at minimum a 80mm exhaust. If you could provide more info like make and model of the pc or case, that would be a big help.

As it stands, your temps are not aweful, in fact your CPUs temp is rather good, but that's just on that game. Games for the most part are not that hard in a CPU. Some, like Skyrim or BF4 multiplayer are, so you could expect elevated temps. 80C is about as high as you wat to push a gpu normally, so you are getting close.

Adding fans creates an airflow path, bringing in cooler air, and exhausting warm air. This has 3 main benefits in a gaming pc. 1) The gpu has access to cooler air...
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Case fans will certainly help the situation and are quite easy to install and cheap to buy.

Your CPU temperature is absolutely fine, your GPU temperature is little on the hot side but nothing a fan adjustment won't fix. Case fans would assist also.

You can manipulate Graphics Card fan speeds with MSI Afterburner which will bring down temperatures somewhat, though it will increase fan noise.

http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

Expect your PC to generate a lot of heat regardless of the CPU/GPU temperatures reported. The temperature reported is the current heat of the component - the more heat your case is producing the better the fans are doing at clearing it off the heat producing components - chiefly the CPU and GPU.

In winter time my PC noticeably warms the room I run it in.
 
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those temps are normal especially for r9 270. you should start worry about temp for gpu over 90 degrees and cpu over 70 you doing pretty good. but something can always be done. try swapping the fans that came with the case for better fans( bitfoenix corsair noctua ). well reviewd fans. there are also the cooler master hyper evo 212 cooler which is a cheap way to get your cpu cool but those temps are good. make sure case as enouth fans though.
 
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Having no case fans is probably why it's getting so hot in there. The GPU is trying to cool itself with already warm air from the CPU cooler, and vise versa with the CPU cooler. The reference coolers on the R9 series have known heat issues though, not sure if that's the issue here though. 70-77 degrees isn't overheating, but it's odd that it's getting that hot on a non-GPU intensive game like ghosts. Like what Thelps said, if you don't mind the extra noise, crank up the GPU's fan/s.
 
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Add case fans. An intake fan and an exhaust fan isa must in any large gpu pc. Your case should have room for a 120mm fan as intake and at minimum a 80mm exhaust. If you could provide more info like make and model of the pc or case, that would be a big help.

As it stands, your temps are not aweful, in fact your CPUs temp is rather good, but that's just on that game. Games for the most part are not that hard in a CPU. Some, like Skyrim or BF4 multiplayer are, so you could expect elevated temps. 80C is about as high as you wat to push a gpu normally, so you are getting close.

Adding fans creates an airflow path, bringing in cooler air, and exhausting warm air. This has 3 main benefits in a gaming pc. 1) The gpu has access to cooler air when trying to cool the card. This will keep the card cooler and so not run as hard or loud. 2) Same applies to the CPU. 3) Case temps due to hot components like the gpu and CPU are lowered.

Setup is easy on any motherboard. Check the manual for yours and it will show placement of the fan headers. On the motherboard itself will be labels such as sys_fan1 or similar. The fans plug in easily, and in only one way. Unless you have bad aim and miss a pin, all will be good. Your BIOS will recognize the fans and work accordingly. If you want to tinker, you can change some settings in BIOS, or there will be fan control software that came with the motherboard utilities.

PCPartPicker.com is a good place to start shopping for fans, based on your needs, they have a very wide variety.
 
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