- Apr 9, 2016
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Hi, I just upgraded my graphics card from an Emtek GTX 460 SE to a second hand ECS GTX 560 (non -ti version).
The GTX 560 gives me idle temps of more or less around 45-50C but under load on Crysis 1, high settings, temps are consistent at 98-103C (yes I do notice consistent throttling from EVGA Precision). Running MSI Kombustor (PhysX 3 Fluids GPU and Plasma, plus some other tests) gets the card around the 100C mark as well. However loading some games that aren't that taxing (TF2 high settings) would get me around the ~70C mark.
CPU stress testing on PhysX 3 Fluids (CPU) only reaches and average of 65C from around 50C.
The board is inside a relatively small budget micro ATX (similar to Neutron Fit 281) case which only has one 80mm case fan. I already cleaned the internals of the PC and everything, re-applied thermal paste on the GPU heatsink and reapplied / reseated twice as well.
Specs:
- MB: MSI H81M-P33
- RAM: 2x4GB Kingston DDR3
- HDD: WD 1TB
- PSU: 450W
- CPU: Intel G3260
- GPU: ECS GTX 560
Aside from the fact that yes it seems as if my relatively small case with one 80mm fan may just be the culprit. Would the GPU sustain such high numbers? even if the case / airflow is terrible. I've actually researched on smaller builds that have higher and much more power hungry cards that don't actually reach the numbers I have.
Any recommendations on what to do with the heat problem? (on a budget here, no water cooling). I'm really concerned of the long term implications this may bring, much more since it's just a second hand card.
And what might be a nice short term solution for the moment?
Thanks a lot guys!
The GTX 560 gives me idle temps of more or less around 45-50C but under load on Crysis 1, high settings, temps are consistent at 98-103C (yes I do notice consistent throttling from EVGA Precision). Running MSI Kombustor (PhysX 3 Fluids GPU and Plasma, plus some other tests) gets the card around the 100C mark as well. However loading some games that aren't that taxing (TF2 high settings) would get me around the ~70C mark.
CPU stress testing on PhysX 3 Fluids (CPU) only reaches and average of 65C from around 50C.
The board is inside a relatively small budget micro ATX (similar to Neutron Fit 281) case which only has one 80mm case fan. I already cleaned the internals of the PC and everything, re-applied thermal paste on the GPU heatsink and reapplied / reseated twice as well.
Specs:
- MB: MSI H81M-P33
- RAM: 2x4GB Kingston DDR3
- HDD: WD 1TB
- PSU: 450W
- CPU: Intel G3260
- GPU: ECS GTX 560
Aside from the fact that yes it seems as if my relatively small case with one 80mm fan may just be the culprit. Would the GPU sustain such high numbers? even if the case / airflow is terrible. I've actually researched on smaller builds that have higher and much more power hungry cards that don't actually reach the numbers I have.
Any recommendations on what to do with the heat problem? (on a budget here, no water cooling). I'm really concerned of the long term implications this may bring, much more since it's just a second hand card.
And what might be a nice short term solution for the moment?
Thanks a lot guys!
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