Graphics Card Running VERY HOT While Not Gaming?

I have a MSI R9 380 4GB card for my PC, but I am having a problem as far as temperature is concerned. What seems to be happening is when I start my PC and only use basic things such as chrome, listen to music, use Word and basic NON GPU- Intensive tasks. But my computer reads my card at 129-135 degrees Fahrenheit which really bothers me. Is it normal for my GPU to get so hot? My GPU also has a feature where under low usage, the fans don`t spin to keep sound at a minimum. But honestly, the fans at full speed are very quiet anyway. Should I remove this feature and have the fans constantly be on but at a low speed, then under load increase?

Thanks for your help.
P.S, what is a normal GPU temperature under load?
Also do you think my card is broken?

It depends on how good the aftermarket cooler MSI designed for the R9 380 you have.

R9 380 cards are more efficient in power consumption than the old series of R9 290 range of cards ATI made.
Due to the transition in the GPU silicone die size used for the gpu on a R9 300 based card.

On a 290 or a 280X based graphics card you could expect Idle temperatures of the Gpu core to be anywhere from 36c to 40c depending on the brand maker of the card and how good the cooling solution was of the card.

On the R9 200 series card the fans would constantly spin via auto settings at about 35 to 37 % when the gpu was at Idle and increase as the gpu core temp rose.

with full load applied to the Gpu on R9 200 series cards temps could range from 64c to 76c and the fan would ramp up in rpm to about 70 to 80% of it`s total rpm speed.


If your worried about the fans on a 390 card not starting to spin until. the Gpu core reaches a set temperature. then there is nothing wrong with setting the card up with your own custom fan profile.

Or setting the fan Rpm to a set speed manually.
On to the 129 c that you claim the card reports.
If the gpu of the card was reaching that temperature then your card would no longer be working.

The maximum amount of heat the gpu core can handle in c is about 90c At 135c the gpu would sustain damage.

Now the cause could be a faulty thermal diode that is part of the Gpu die used to read the temps of the gpu core.
Or it could be the case that the problem lies with the bios firmware of the card.

Or there is a bug in the Ati driver and control software depending on what version of the crimson driver suite you are running.

There would be a simple test and that would to be to put your finger on the cooling solution of the card near the aluminum fins used to dissipate heat fron the gpu of the card.

If it feels cool and you can keep a finger on it when running at Idle and when it reports temps of 129c.
But there is a flip side to that test also.
Because it can mean that the cooling solution of the card is not in proper contact with the Gpu die of the card.
IE: it was badly fitted in the factory and may of slipped through the QA testing.

If your in serious doubt the card will still be under RMA warranty and if your not satisfied then you can return the card and ask for a replacement.

That may be your best option if you have doubts about if the card is functioning as it should.

I have a MSI R9 380 4GB card for my PC, but I am having a problem as far as temperature is concerned. What seems to be happening is when I start my PC and only use basic things such as chrome, listen to music, use Word and basic NON GPU- Intensive tasks. But my computer reads my card at 129-135 degrees Fahrenheit which really bothers me. Is it normal for my GPU to get so hot? My GPU also has a feature where under low usage, the fans don`t spin to keep sound at a minimum. But honestly, the fans at full speed are very quiet anyway. Should I remove this feature and have the fans constantly be on but at a low speed, then under load increase?

Thanks for your help.
P.S, what is a normal GPU temperature under load?
Also do you think my card is broken?