R9 290X Tri-X OC High temps while playing

magi332m

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May 28, 2014
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Hey guys,

this is my first AMD card and im actually satisfied with the card.
My previous card was the GTX 760 3x Windforce and it served me good 2 Years.
So what i noticed about this card is that the temps are getting pretty high when playing games such as cs:go(300 fps cap).
The Temps get to about 78 °C and maybe higher while playing.
On the other side it stays 43 °C while idle.
I have 3 Stock Case fans on my Corsair Vengeance C70 and a Hyper 212 EVO.
Are those temps normal? do i have to worry about it? How can i improve it?

Thanks.
 

Dunlop0078

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78c is warm but not really dangerous or bad for the card in the short term. I would download something like msi afterburner and set up a custom fan profile (very easy to do) and allow the fans to ramp up higher, the stock fan profiles are usually optimized for silence and wont allow the fans to hit 100% or even close.