High temperature of GPU while gaming (GTX 970)

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

While playing Far Cry 4 (Ultra Settings),my GPU temperature goes to 80 degree celcius.
System Specs
CPU-Intel i5 4440 @ 3.1 ghz
GPU-Zotac Geforce GTX 970
RAM-Corsair Vengeance 2x4 Gb 1600mhz
Motherboard-Gigabyte H81M-S1
PSU-Corsair VS550
Cabinet-Cooler Master CMP250
Fans-1 front fan for intake and 1 rear for exhaust
MSI Afterburner and Zotac Firestom show the gpu temp at 77-80 degree celcius and fan speed at 50%
Nothing has been tweaked in Afterburner and Firestorm
Is 80 degrees safe for the card?Especially for 2-3 hours of continuous heavy load?Also what should i do to reduce the temp of the card?
Please help

Gam3r01 · Mar 1, 2015

Thats not a bad temperature for the fan speeds, I recommend turning them up however.
Something around 70% fan speed at 80C.

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

Gam3r01 :

Is 80 degrees normal for the 970?I am worried because this is an expensive GPU and I dont want to fry it.Will installing a side panel fan help in reducing the temps?If so,should it be intake or exhaust?

Gam3r01 · Mar 1, 2015

Its near the upper range, but I would call it safe.
Side panel fans actually disrupt airflow more than they help. Just turn up the fan speeds on the card itself before looking into new fans.

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

Gam3r01 :

So i shouldnt be worried about the temperature.thats a relief.What card fan speed would you recommend?

GRUxTSAR · Mar 1, 2015

That temperature is ever so slightly on the high side. Turn up your fan speed a little to around 70%

Gam3r01 · Mar 1, 2015

I would curve it up to 70% at 80C, 60% at 70C, and 50% at 60C, and so on, this is a fairly generous fan curve, so set it up like that and let us know some temps.

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

Gam3r01 :

Is this proper?
http://imgur.com/GCCVWAo
Also do I need to change my case?I currently have a cooler master cmp 250

Gam3r01 · Mar 1, 2015

That is done properly, but only you can tell if its working for fixing your temps.
Case isnt the best, but it seems fine for the time being.

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

Gam3r01 :

Thanks a lot mate for the help

maDkiLzZ · Mar 1, 2015

Gam3r01 :

Now the card goes to maximum of 76 degree celcius.Thats much better than 80.i am finally relived

Mafia Hitman · May 1, 2015

I had this High Idle Temp issue since 4 to 5 months. I search over internet everywhere cant found the solution. but then finally i bought gta 5 i love that game so much watching youtube videos of gta 5 ultra settings graphics looks so awesome. but when i do my gta5 graphics on ultra results loss of fps and shuttering occured. but then finally i rid this issue by my self and now i can play on ultra with full 60fps no shutterng fucking hell smooth you hav to do 2 things as mention below.
1. Open a command prompt. (Run a command prompt as Administrator in Windows vista/7/8)
Copy command line and Paste sc stop NvStreamSvc hit enter then copy paste 2nd line on 2nd task sc config NvStreamSvc start= disabled then hit enter close cmd
2. Go to task manager and stop this process. (Services and Controllerapp.exe32*)
close task manager. Now see your temp it will decrease and gpu utilization will be reduce from 97% to Early 1% to 15%
Suggestion: Keep ur Room Cool Always.
Hope it works for u all.

maDkiLzZ · May 17, 2015

Mafia Hitman :

I had this High Idle Temp issue since 4 to 5 months. I search over internet everywhere cant found the solution. but then finally i bought gta 5 i love that game so much watching youtube videos of gta 5 ultra settings graphics looks so awesome. but when i do my gta5 graphics on ultra results loss of fps and shuttering occured. but then finally i rid this issue by my self and now i can play on ultra with full 60fps no shutterng fucking hell smooth you hav to do 2 things as mention below.
1. Open a command prompt. (Run a command prompt as Administrator in Windows vista/7/8)
Copy command line and Paste sc stop NvStreamSvc hit enter then copy paste 2nd line on 2nd task sc config NvStreamSvc start= disabled then hit enter close cmd
2. Go to task manager and stop this process. (Services and Controllerapp.exe32*)
close task manager. Now see your temp it will decrease and gpu utilization will be reduce from 97% to Early 1% to 15%
Suggestion: Keep ur Room Cool Always.
Hope it works for u all.

Thanks for the tip mate

Shoganex · Jul 10, 2015

Guys are you serious? If you put your fan speed up that high then your fans will die fast. there is a reason why manufacturers give you a default: its because it is the safest setup (usually). your case isnt bad at all man and dont put your fan speed to 70 percent ever. it should never exceed 40 percent while gaming and on idle they should be at 0 percent. are playing everything on ultra? there is no need for that dude. this is an expensive card (at least for me it is), and you shouldnt waste your money because of game settings that are barely recognizable. play on high settings, and i advise you to listen to what i said about fan speed.

bigirishman · Sep 23, 2015

Shoganex :

Guys are you serious? If you put your fan speed up that high then your fans will die fast. there is a reason why manufacturers give you a default: its because it is the safest setup (usually). your case isnt bad at all man and dont put your fan speed to 70 percent ever. it should never exceed 40 percent while gaming and on idle they should be at 0 percent. are playing everything on ultra? there is no need for that dude. this is an expensive card (at least for me it is), and you shouldnt waste your money because of game settings that are barely recognizable. play on high settings, and i advise you to listen to what i said about fan speed.

Don't spread disinformation.

ErikVinoya · Sep 27, 2015

Shoganex :

Guys are you serious? If you put your fan speed up that high then your fans will die fast. there is a reason why manufacturers give you a default: its because it is the safest setup (usually). your case isnt bad at all man and dont put your fan speed to 70 percent ever. it should never exceed 40 percent while gaming and on idle they should be at 0 percent. are playing everything on ultra? there is no need for that dude. this is an expensive card (at least for me it is), and you shouldnt waste your money because of game settings that are barely recognizable. play on high settings, and i advise you to listen to what i said about fan speed.

not sure if trolling...

evyosh · Sep 28, 2015

you can take a look at this video as well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuP6I0mOb1s

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