Asus gtx 960 strix oc temps 50c+ on idle

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

Hello
i bought this card (asus gtx 960 strix oc) last week,it's new
but it's temp is going over 50c in idle
i checked ASUS GPU Tweak and took these shots:

http://up.arabseyes.com/uploads2013/25_07_15143784593629761.jpg
http://up.arabseyes.com/uploads2013/25_07_15143784593640142.jpg

as you might notice i was "forced" to increase the fans speed to 50% to lower the temp
but i don't want to keep them like this because i'm afraid they will die too soon..

a picture for my case from inside :
http://up.arabseyes.com/uploads2013/25_07_15143784593652093.jpg

PS: i'm noob a little in these matters so please simplify your answers

thanks

KKAW · Jul 25, 2015

Khawatmi :

Idle temperatures are meaningless. Set the fans to Auto.

Install MSI Kombustor.
Turn it on and see the temperatures now. As long as the temperatures are under 80C ~ 85C you are safe.

MSI Kombustor stress tests your GPU, as long as your GPU on full load is under 80C ~ 85 C you are good to go.

Also please do some cable management, it is disgusting, you are destroying all the airflow.

Also it is most likely using the technology that disables fan until the temperatures hit 60C or something along those lines, this is why idle temperatures are meaningless and anything under 80C is very safe.

Prabhakar Chauhan · Jul 25, 2015

50 to 60c in idle is normal for a gtx960....no need to force your fan...and no need to worry..■

Gaurav790 · Jul 25, 2015

50c is normal for such Gpu.Dont worry and idle temp doesnt matter.Dont oncrease ur fan speed and if u want u can overclock it using Msi afterburner and u can overclock ur Cpu using Throttlestop

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

KKAW :

Khawatmi :

Idle temperatures are meaningless. Set the fans to Auto.

Install MSI Kombustor.
Turn it on and see the temperatures now. As long as the temperatures are under 80C ~ 85C you are safe.

MSI Kombustor stress tests your GPU, as long as your GPU on full load is under 80C ~ 85 C you are good to go.

Also please do some cable management, it is disgusting, you are destroying all the airflow.

Also it is most likely using the technology that disables fan until the temperatures hit 60C or something along those lines, this is why idle temperatures are meaningless and anything under 80C is very safe.

ok thanks ,but about the cable management can you give me some advice
i did my best to manage the cables and i've (obviously) failed

KKAW · Jul 25, 2015

Khawatmi :

KKAW :

ok thanks ,but about the cable management can you give me some advice
i did my best to manage the cables and i've (obviously) failed

May take some time but get it right the first time and you will have better airflow, resulting in better performance.
You want as many cables behind the motherboard as possible.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2144766/the-beginners-guide-to-proper-pc-cable-management.html

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

^ if the front intake fan is in the centre then imo that mass of cables don't matter - they look untidy but they're not restricting any airflow in the bottom of the case.

If you don't have a front intake fan then buy one.

I don't like the zero fan profiles on some of the maxwell cards ,I've forced a 30% fan profile on mine (it only ramps the rear fan up) to keep idle temps in the 30's.

Decent fans have a lifetime of around 20000 hours

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

madmatt30 :

my case have only one "place ?" for a fan and it's already taken..which means i have only 3 fans in my pc
the CPU fan,the PSU fan which is facing the bottom (there is a space between the case and the floor)
and that only case fan which takes the hot air outside the case (i think it's called Exhaust fan ?)

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

99% of cases have room for a front intake.
What case is it??

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

madmatt30 :

mach 2 midtower
you can see it's specs here
http://citycenter.jo/index.php?route=product/product&path=18_62_206&product_id=1747&filter=MANUFFUNAM=XIGMATEK=49=brand

anyway do you advice me to replace that exhaust fan with an intake fan ?

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

No - the exhaust is fine.

The case specs (on that site & xigmateks site) state it has a prefitted front mounted led intake fan??

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

i've searched for it's pics and this fan is really hidden..i couldn't see it while assembling the pc nor fan cable near it's place
http://up.arabseyes.com/uploads2013/25_07_15143784719084871.jpg

thanks for help..i'll connect it right away

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

^ lol - so the fan Ia there but disconnected ??

That should drop CPU & GPU temps a bit as fresh air in is good.

The fan looks like its at the bottom??
Try & flatten your mass of cables a little more mate - there should be slot to cable tie them to the bottom of the case.

Or you can clip the case front off & move the fan up to the middle position if it's not too much hassle??

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

ehm...the cable doesn't look like a fan cable and there is no slot for it in the board ?
http://up.arabseyes.com/uploads2013/25_07_15143784901582331.jpg
it's the only cable that is coming out of the fan

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

Its a 12v molex - plugs straight to the PSU mate.

You should have a cable string with a couple of those on coming straight out of the rear of the PSU.the fan will run at full speed - it may be noisy .

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

Looked at your psu - there is a connector on the end of each of your sata power (hard drive power) cables.

Khawatmi · Jul 25, 2015

yep found and connected it..thank you very much for your help and time my friend

madmatt30 · Jul 25, 2015

NP mate - good stuff ;-)

Sofiane Saidi · Jul 28, 2015

I am running this card at around 45 with silent mode on, fans are not rotating, ambient temperature is at 30 (pretty hot in here)
at maximum stress, it reached 68 degrees. i think you can start worying when it reaches 75 degrees, anything less is normal with strix cards.

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