GTX 660 overheating. Suggestion for fan curve?

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Arbiter1170

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Hey guys.
Recently I've been having issues with my GTX 660 overheating. On almost any game I run, the thing will somehow manage to hit almost 80 celcius before I get scared and stop playing. Honestly, I've only recently started looking at my temps, and I'm hoping it hasn't been like this for awhile.

I'm using MSI Afterburner to monitor my temps. My question is, if I were to set up a fan curve, what would work best? This card is almost 3 years old, but I'm getting a new card sent to me this weekend (gtx 770 lightning), so for the time being, what would work best? I don't want to kill the fan, as I plan to use it on another build. Currently the fan is set to auto, which I guess isn't cutting it.

http://i.imgur.com/XklpOXa.png
Pic of the current setup.

Thanks!
 
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atomicWAR
80C actually isn't anything to be afraid of for a GPU. you hit the upper 90s C then yes you should be worried. In fact until somewhat recently 80C was a very common core temp on cards (gtx 500 series and before) with factory clocks and OC versions would hit the upper 90s. One reason back then I would always down clock my factory OC cards to get them to a stable operating state. So one question I have is your card overclocked either by you or the factory? also if you've had the card more then 3 years you may need to reapply the thermal paste as it gets hard and less conductive with time causing the card to heat up. Ultimately I would not stress 80C....its actually the temp that nvidia boost begins to scale back clock speed and at 98C it...
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80C actually isn't anything to be afraid of for a GPU. you hit the upper 90s C then yes you should be worried. In fact until somewhat recently 80C was a very common core temp on cards (gtx 500 series and before) with factory clocks and OC versions would hit the upper 90s. One reason back then I would always down clock my factory OC cards to get them to a stable operating state. So one question I have is your card overclocked either by you or the factory? also if you've had the card more then 3 years you may need to reapply the thermal paste as it gets hard and less conductive with time causing the card to heat up. Ultimately I would not stress 80C....its actually the temp that nvidia boost begins to scale back clock speed and at 98C it you reach the thermal limit and it drastically drops clock speed to avoid damage. It doesn't hurt adjusting your fan profile as you trying to do either. While i don't have suggested setting for it I urge you to just tinker with it and watch your temps. If you find a setting that works for you...not to hot nor to loud...if you stay at 80C or less (generally a little over here and there is fine, i choose that temp for best performance only) you should be good.
 
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