ASUS GTX 780Ti running abnormally hot?

Flandre5carlet

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Jul 2, 2016
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Hey guys,

I have a little issue/worry about my 2 years old ASUS GTX 780 Ti DCII OC. Various games that I should definitely be able to run flawlessy on high/very high/maximum require me to run in medium or so to not suffer any FPS drop. Investigating the issue a little bit, it seems that my GPU is running at about 60°C idle, and as high as 98°C during gaming (I noticed this while playing Overwatch (which I have to run on medium) with the performance monitor enabled) which makes me suspect that my card is automatically being throttled to avoid overheating.

Here's my full rig:

  • CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k overclocked to 4.2GHz
    Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth P67 Rev 3.0
    Memory: 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9
    Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti DCII OC - 3 GB
    System: 1TB Samsung Series 840 EVO SSD
    Side HDDs: 2x1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3, RAID1
    OS: Windows 7 64 bits

Am I right in worrying? Are these temperatures normal, too high? Is this normal behavior and I'm overestimating my GPU?
 
Solution
It is running way too hot. I would recommend reapplying thermal paste on video card and possible adding fans to give the card more airflow.

Flandre5carlet

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Jul 2, 2016
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Alright. I'll do that ASAP.