Gpu temp is at 70C in idle

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Good day guys! :ange:

So I bought a asus r7 260x & when I check the temp of the gpu it was too high even in idle & when in full load it reaches to 92C+, I suspected my psu was causing the problem because it's a generic psu & I'm using a dual 4 molex pin to 6 pcie pin. Tried re-installing driver, scanned for viruses, lowered core voltage & gpu clock using msi afterburner & asus gpu tweak but still the same temp so my question is do you think it's the psu that's causing the problem if so what psu's can you suggest to me on my current system & my budget is 50$ to 60$. I have my eyes on the HEC cougar RS550 any suggestions?

i3 4130 @ 3.4ghz
4gb ram @ 1333mhz ddr3
asus H81M-E
asus r7 260x (OC) 2g GDDR5

not using any ssd's only one hdd
 
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I'm using the 14.4 drivers from amd.

You see how the case affects temps.i still would get another one when having the money for it instead of wasting money on fans.
Temps are still high but if you stay under 80°c and you can tolerate the fan noise is it up to you.

You could think about a rma,maybe the cooler is just faulty and does it need a replacement.With a gpu that old shouldn't you have to deal with those high rpm's=noise and temps.
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My case is a silverstone ps08 yeah it's small but my cable management is good & ambient temp in my room is
26C-35C.
 
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I used a extra fan at the back of the case and what's ccc?
btw I tried returning the gpu to the store where I bought it from and they checked it with a silverstone 500w 80 plus psu & it turns out the idle temp is 48C so I guess this has something to do with my psu..
my psu is a really cheap one which costs like 20$ (Leadway lwp-600w).
 
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Like tradesman am i more inclined to look at the case and airflow than the psu.Normally the psu has no influence on temps.They probably tested in a different case or even an open testbench.

The ccc is the catalyst controll center,the program from amd to control your gpu.Right click on an open place on the desktop and it should be right at the top,when opened click the "performance" button and then "amd overdrive".
This should give temps too.

You could also do this,this keeps min and max temps,

Download the next program,

http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html

You can open hwinfo32,after that open the sensor window by marking sensors=V,after that click run.


It is probably a good idea to upgrade that psu anyway,can't find that one,but what i can find are no psu's i would like to use.
 
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I used MSI afterburner & Asus gpu tweak to monitor my gpu temps, 70C-80C in idle & when in full load it reaches from 90C to 100C, the reason why I suspect my psu is because the gpu needs more power from the psu (more power=more heat) I know this gpu needs alot of power but not that LOT & I watched youtube about why shouldn't you buy cheap psu. I also experienced a blue screen shutdown when playing games when I used my r7 260x.
Like I said from my first post my cable management is good & I'm only using one hdd, I had to put it on top so the chasis fan of the silverstone ps08 exhausts the heat properly.
 
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I don't think it'll work because right now I'm using my old gpu which is a gt 630 at 47C in idle & max temp was still at 93C in full load which means psu still have some slight issue with my old gpu but still the idle temp is ok unlike my r7 260x.
 
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Would you mind telling me why you think the psu is not the problem??
 
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Well because psu's have no real influnce on temps.In your case not really true since it's at the top of the case and will suck heat out of the case,but normally not.
I just think that there's a "pocket" created in that case that contains heat where the gpu is,that your old gpu has the same problems strengthens that idea.
That's why i would like you to try with the case panel off and with a fan towards it if you have that.
 
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I wonder if my ancient case is causing pockets of heat too.?. My gpu runs just over 80c full load. At least I know it isn't my psu which is bronze rated and wasn't cheap.

Think I'll try the open case / table fan experiment. Thanks V.
 
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I tried using the method you gave me but it was still the same but anyways I think I'll upgrade my psu this weekend & see if that works oh btw my current psu has 12v rail with 16A & the recommended system specs of my r7 260x is 12v rail with a minimum of 24A maybe that's the reason why my gpu is overheating. Thanks for helping me out Vic 40 :) I'll let you know what happens when I upgrade my psu.

 
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Hi Vic so I bought the new psu which is a silverstone ST50F 500W 80 plus certified & unfortunately it's still the same
:( Idk what i'll do anymore & the heat is like coming from the inside of the gpu. I was thinking to use a thermal paste but when I tried to test it from the shop where I bought it from the idle temp was 46-49C what's wrong with my gpu? D:
 
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Before that let me ask you a few questions:
1. Can a motherboard possibly increase gpu temp if the mobo is defected?
2. Is my H81M-E mobo good for my r7 260x
3. I already tried opening the side panel & using a fan next to my pc so is there any reason at all why should I consider replacing the case?
4. Are there any hardware components that might cause higher gpu temps? e.g. hdd, cpu, etc.
5. Is it possible for a software/application to increase gpu temps?

Sorry for this out of the topic questions but I'm really desperate to solve this problem.
 
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1) no
2) yes
3) Maybe you didn't do it right.
4) no
5) any game or maybe even rendering via the gpu will put strain on it and make it use more energy so will increase the temps.

Can you take the system out of the case,put the motherboard on a flat steady surface and reconnect everything,then try how it does
 
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Thanks for the answers Vic, I haven't thought of that but I'll try it right now.
 
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Ok so I tried putting my system out of the case & ran it but gpu temp is still at 70C then I realize something on how to check if there was a hardware component causing the gpu temps so what I did is I still ran the system outside the case while idling in the bios window and I'm suprised my gpu wasn't hot by touching the pipes around the gpu fan so obviously no hardware failure there. I guess it's something like a software or driver that's causing it so I reformatted my pc & my gpu isn't hot, I can tell it just by touching the pipes, before I installed it's driver then I installed the latest driver in AMD's website (Beta Driver) restarted my pc and in windows screen I touched the pipes and they were pretty hot. Checked Catalyst Control Center and it is 64C now at 75% fan speed. I even tried installing just the display driver but it failed to install so what do you think is causing it? The driver?
 
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Turns out the gpu beta driver was the issue. My gpu temps in idle is 53C with 50% gpu fan and I played AC4 (Most heavy game I have) gpu temp is at a stagnant 70c but I had to turn my gpu fan to 60% btw my system is running outside the case. Will let you know the temps once inside the case & is it ok if the gpu fan is always at 50%-60% even if it is idle?
 
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