High GPU TEMP WHILE IDLE
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MrKrako
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If these are Celsius, your gpu is getting very hot. Getting over 80ºC could be dangerous for your GPU, and i'm talking when the GPU is in load, not iddle. Getting 75ºC in iddle is absurdly high and if it keeps like this it won't last much.
If we are talking about Fahrenheit are really good temps.
If we are talking about Fahrenheit are really good temps.
techgeek
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Since you've specified that celcius in the temp units, yes that is too high.
Shut down your computer. Remove your graphics card and clean it thoroughly with compressed air. Be sure not to let the fan(s) spin when directing the air at them. Letting them spin too fast can cause damage to the bearings of the fan.
Once you've removed all the dust and cruft from the heatsink and fan assembly, re-install the card, boot up and check your temperatures.
Shut down your computer. Remove your graphics card and clean it thoroughly with compressed air. Be sure not to let the fan(s) spin when directing the air at them. Letting them spin too fast can cause damage to the bearings of the fan.
Once you've removed all the dust and cruft from the heatsink and fan assembly, re-install the card, boot up and check your temperatures.
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Cleaning the dust off works wonders.
As for the fan not spinning on your graphics card, depending on the graphics card, this may be it's normal behaviour. Many manufacturers (ASUS and MSI come to mind) have what they call 0dB fans which mean until they reach a certain temperature, the fan won't spin. Once it hits that temp, the fan will start.
To know if this is the case, we need to know which exact graphics card you have. That means I need the manufacturers name, and the exact model of the card. If you can provide a link to it, that would be the best.
For instance I've got a ASUS Strix GTX980, it has this fan profile by default in the BIOS/firmware of the card. I don't like that the card has to reach 57 - 60C before the fans kick in, so I've set up a custom fan profile in Afterburner to essentially bypass this "feature".
As for the fan not spinning on your graphics card, depending on the graphics card, this may be it's normal behaviour. Many manufacturers (ASUS and MSI come to mind) have what they call 0dB fans which mean until they reach a certain temperature, the fan won't spin. Once it hits that temp, the fan will start.
To know if this is the case, we need to know which exact graphics card you have. That means I need the manufacturers name, and the exact model of the card. If you can provide a link to it, that would be the best.
For instance I've got a ASUS Strix GTX980, it has this fan profile by default in the BIOS/firmware of the card. I don't like that the card has to reach 57 - 60C before the fans kick in, so I've set up a custom fan profile in Afterburner to essentially bypass this "feature".
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Well that is an older card and it's unlikely that it has 0dB fan feature. This is a relatively new feature.
However that link is directly to nVidia (who don't actually sell cards directly), not the manufacturer. There are probably at least 10 if not more board partners with nVidia for that series of GPU's. Some cards will be completely reference cards (nVidia spec, PCB, firmware, etc) and some will be customized. It's these custom features that things like the 0dB fan falls under. This feature isn't in the nVidia reference firmware. So I'd need the link to the actual card from the manufacturers site to determine what features the card has.
Again though, it's unlikely that this feature was around in a card that old. Like I said, it's a fairly new thing that ASUS, and MSI (there may be others I don't know of) have come up with to distinguish their cards from their competition.
So if I'm right in saying this card doesn't have that feature, then there is only one conclusion that can be made about your fan not spinning. Assuming its not a driver or software issue, then the fan is failing. If it's the fan, then it probably stops spinning when the card is cooler and the fan controller is trying to spin is slowly. Due to friction from a failing fan bearing, the fan can't overcome the friction to start spinning. Once the card gets warm enough, the voltage to the fan gets to the point that it's able to overcome the friction in the bearing and start spinning. If I'm correct, then this will only continue to get worse until the fan no longer spins at all regardless of the control speed.
There is a simple test to test the bearing in the fan. However as easy as it is to do, it's difficult to explain. Basically with the computer off, you gently spin the fan with you finger. It should spin for a little while before stopping if the bearing is good. Also with a good fan bearing, you'll notice that when it does stop it will sort of rock back and forth between two positions before slowly coming to a rest. This is due to the magnets in the fan. However if the fan bearing is failing, then it will stop spinning fairly quickly and it won't rock back and forth at the end, it will just stop.
However that link is directly to nVidia (who don't actually sell cards directly), not the manufacturer. There are probably at least 10 if not more board partners with nVidia for that series of GPU's. Some cards will be completely reference cards (nVidia spec, PCB, firmware, etc) and some will be customized. It's these custom features that things like the 0dB fan falls under. This feature isn't in the nVidia reference firmware. So I'd need the link to the actual card from the manufacturers site to determine what features the card has.
Again though, it's unlikely that this feature was around in a card that old. Like I said, it's a fairly new thing that ASUS, and MSI (there may be others I don't know of) have come up with to distinguish their cards from their competition.
So if I'm right in saying this card doesn't have that feature, then there is only one conclusion that can be made about your fan not spinning. Assuming its not a driver or software issue, then the fan is failing. If it's the fan, then it probably stops spinning when the card is cooler and the fan controller is trying to spin is slowly. Due to friction from a failing fan bearing, the fan can't overcome the friction to start spinning. Once the card gets warm enough, the voltage to the fan gets to the point that it's able to overcome the friction in the bearing and start spinning. If I'm correct, then this will only continue to get worse until the fan no longer spins at all regardless of the control speed.
There is a simple test to test the bearing in the fan. However as easy as it is to do, it's difficult to explain. Basically with the computer off, you gently spin the fan with you finger. It should spin for a little while before stopping if the bearing is good. Also with a good fan bearing, you'll notice that when it does stop it will sort of rock back and forth between two positions before slowly coming to a rest. This is due to the magnets in the fan. However if the fan bearing is failing, then it will stop spinning fairly quickly and it won't rock back and forth at the end, it will just stop.
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