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Gigabyte R9 280X temperatures are high!

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September 1, 2014 4:29:20 AM

I have a Gigabyte R9 280X OC 3GB rev 2.0 and when I stressed it with valley benchmark the maximum temperature reached was 83 degrees but it was most of the time at 80-81 degrees with the fans set at auto at 86%
I have a Cooler Master HAF 912 Combat case with 2 fans at the front, 1 at the back and 1 at the top.
I know that here in my country the weather is bit higher than most countries (30-33 degrees) but I have seen reviews of the same card with temps at 60s, so I think the hotter weather won't make a 20 degrees difference.
any suggestions to lower the temps please?

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a b U Graphics card
September 1, 2014 4:40:36 AM

Maybe turn up the fan speeds of the case if you can? The GPU will be fine up to 95 C so it's actually perfectly fine.
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 1, 2014 4:42:56 AM

GPUs tend to get hot, and anything below 85C is not a cause of worry concerning your room temps. You can underclock the card to lower those temps, but 83C max temp is not really a cause of worry, the ideal benchmark temps are 70-80C so you were quiet close to that, taking the fact that benchmarks temps are usually obtained at 20-25C ambient temp, and your room temps is way higher.
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September 1, 2014 4:47:46 AM

I can add another fan on the side so it will be pushing air directly towards the GPU. so my question is how much of improvement will be if I add it, if anyone can guess how much the temps will drop that will be great
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 1, 2014 5:03:08 AM

Assuming that the front fans in your case are intake, back and top are exhuast, you should currently have neutral pressure. Adding another intake will make the overall pressure positive, so don't forget to get a dust filter to avoid dust from entering the system. A good read:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1219634/positive-air-pressur...

PS: The temp drop will be a couple of degrees at max, as your room temp itself are pretty hot.
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September 1, 2014 5:09:17 AM

I will also be adding another one at the top so that I will have a neutral pressure.
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 1, 2014 5:15:49 AM

That'd make more sense IMO. Neutral pressure will allow even airflow throughout the system.
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