Temperature on gtx 770. Need help.

gapittman · May 27, 2015

I have a reference gtx 770 and for the past 11 months or so I've never had any issues with it thermal throttling. Although, earlier today I was playing some games and it hit 82c and the core clock went down to 1032. I then turned the computer off.
I am using a different case now (define r5) but I'm pretty certain that the two fans provide decent airflow? I've ordered a noctua nff12 to hopefully remedy the issue but I'm just wondering why it's happening in the first place?

By the way I cleaned out the card with compressed air when I rebuilt my computer in the new case.

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

seeming as you have two fans ... you got an intake at bottom or front? and an exhaust at top/rear as exhaust? if airflow right you may want to check thermal pasting on your 770 if u know how to dismantle gpu. Check if your fans on gpu is running well

gapittman · May 27, 2015

Well the gpu has run fine up until now, so I doubt it's the thermal paste on the die? And yes that is my fan configuration.

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

try controlling you fan speed yourself on your GPU i use openhardwaremonitor for that when needed. 82celsius is still stable, when your hitting 90 then it's pushing it. Try not overclocking it if you are

17seconds · May 27, 2015

Your card is operating exactly as designed. For a better perspective, open Afterburner (PrecisionX, etc.) and report what your Temp Limit is set at. Then look up your core clock speed and your Turbo Boost clock and report back.

The likely scenario is that your Temp Limit is set near 82c, and your core clock speed is right around 1032 MHz. This is normal behavior under Turbo Boost, where your card will seek to operate at its target temperature, and adjust Turbo Boost clocks, fans, and voltages up or down in response. All it means is that your Turbo Boost clocks aren't going to be as high as they would with more cooling or a less demanding game.

gapittman · May 27, 2015

Well the base clock is 1045, I've never seen it fall under that unless I was using a frame cap like vsync. The card is designed to operate at 80c and normally it bounces around between 79 and 80 in games like battlefield 4. The clockspeed would also jump from anywhere between 1045 to 1137 under turbo boost, but it's getting hotter than it ever has before and the clockspeeds are falling below what they were designed to operate at. I monitor my hardware very closely and know exactly how it is supposed to behave under normal circumstances. I'm really concerned that my card might have something seriously wrong with it. Also, I have messed with the fan controller and even when I push the fan hard it'll only come down to like 79c and it gets louuuuuud.

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

what about when gpu is idle and not in game and ur running at like 135mhz (thats my idle clock speed) what is your gpu temp? the same?

gapittman · May 27, 2015

At idle i run at the same clockspeed and temperature is about 36c, in my old case it was about 33c

dominirican3351 · May 27, 2015

Theres nothing wrong with your gpu, that is perfectly normal. The fan that it has is the reference blower fan and those dont really cool that great. One way to lower the temp down is to change the thermal paste on the gpu. BEWARE that it might void the warranty, and do not attempt to do it if you are uncomfortable opening it up. You could also buy an aftermarket cooler (this may also void warranty depends on gpu manufacturer). The 700 series is designed to hit 89-93 degrees before throttling down.

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

then that's perfectly fine gapittman if you are really worried, again change the thermal paste, or an aftermarket cooler be careful that it may void warranty like he said.

If you are looking to do that, then i would personally reccomend installing a water cooling kit on your GPU, seeming as you are nervous at that temperature lol
I would reccomend:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-083-TL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2262
need to be careful when doing so, can do a 240mm rad one if you have 2 fan slots adjacent to your gpu.
But other then that, your fine. dw

gapittman · May 27, 2015

Ugh I just hate seeing temps get that high

. This is the last time I ever get a reference card. Replacing the cooler does void the warranty, I looked into the Kraken g10 a while ago. Do you think that adding a static pressure optimized fan pulling more air in and towards the gpu will make much of a difference?

dominirican3351 · May 27, 2015

The fans at most would lower temps by 2-3 degrees. Contact the gpu manufacturer and ask about changing thermal paste because that would lower it by around 5-8 if you use a good paste

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

gapittman :

Well if you got a fan slot at bottom of case, or next to it you could install an intake fan as it woulpush more fresh cold air onto the heatsinks, but i wouldn't rely on installing an extra fan too much, worth a try if you got a spare one laying around

gapittman · May 27, 2015

Taking the heatsink off voids the warranty for my card. So there is little I can do in that regard. And I looked into the Kraken g10 a while ago jackgroves, but it leaves the VRMs on video cards very warm. Sometimes as warm as 100+c

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

gapittman :

fair enough, i've only ever heard good things about the Kraken, But not worth the risk if your not comfortable with that stuff. Try increase airflow to your gpu, otherwise your will have to live with it buddy.an exhaust on top and intake at bottom should be v.good airflow for the card.

dominirican3351 · May 27, 2015

Since you have a reference card you could buy an open air cooler for the gpu such as the acx cooler by evga. My first 780ti would hit 84 degress so i changed the thermal paste installed the acx cooler and added a back plate and haven't seen it pass 66 degrees

gapittman · May 27, 2015

I guess I can say bye bye to silence and hello to fans, maybe I'll find a way of justifying the cost of the 980ti if and when Nvidia decides to release it and I WILL NOT buy a reference model. No matter how good it looks. Anyway, thank you to everyone for jumping in so quick to help out, this is a fantastic forum.

Jack, this is the article that reported high temperatures on VRMs with the kraken https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/NZXT-Kraken-G10-Review-527/

Believe me, I gave the cooler some serious thought but this kind of killed the dream for me.

dominirican3351 · May 27, 2015

I thought of the kraken also because my second card has reference but its not worth it especially when you oc the cards

jakegroves · May 27, 2015

gapittman :

if you read carefully the stress test was specific on VRM within furmak so under normal game load it is good, if you are running furmark 24/7 or coin mining then it'd be dangerous, but i suppose its not worth the risk

good luck with w.e you do !

17seconds · May 27, 2015

Bottom line, there's nothing wrong with your card. You may not like that temperature, but its still normal for demanding games during summer.

gapittman · May 28, 2015

Thank you for the reassurance. Has anyone here heard anything good about the arctic accelero 3 or 4? I think this could be a way of solving temperature and noise problems without having to worry about VRMs (even if it is only under furmark that pushes the kraken g10 to its limits)

17seconds · May 28, 2015

Definitely check out the Arctic Accelero 4. Versus the Accelero 3, it introduced a new system for securing the heatsink to the card. With the Accelero 3, you needed to affix a bunch of thermal tape that essentially made the installation permanent. With the Accelero 4, they did away with that and now you can remove the heatsink at will, particularly if you ever need to do an RMA or want to sell the card in its original condition.

gapittman · May 28, 2015

It seems that people are having trouble with that vrm solution as well. There doesn't seem to be a good option here

jakegroves · May 28, 2015

gapittman :

stick with your stock cooler man and just increase airflow to it and you will be all good

get an anti-static brush and clean out the heatsinks and compressed air for a good job. Forgot if you said you've done that or not recently.

gapittman · May 28, 2015

I've ordered a noctua nff12 that'll be here tomorrow, I'll use it as a side intake fan and see how that affects temperatures. I cleaned it with compressed air recently but I'll go ahead and do it once more to see if it helps as well. I'll report back with findings tomorrow hopefully

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