My graphics card supports maxed out Overwatch but heats up to 90 degrees

Fluffo · Oct 9, 2016

So I just bought GIGABYTE GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming and I went to play some Overwatch. I maxed out the graphics and it runs smoothly with 80 fps however the temperature of the card went from 60 to 80 degrees without me even going into a game. When I went in an actual game the temp rose up to 91 92 degrees at which point I was scared that I will fry my card.

I have water cooling and 5 fans in my PC so I don't understand why does this happen. Any advice or explanation you can give me?

P.S. I bought my graphics card yesterday so it's brand new (no dust).

Guest · Oct 9, 2016

Hi Buddy,

Have you installed the latest Graphics card drivers?, If you have then i'd say go back to a previous version and test it with that and vice versa if you are on a old driver.

If that fails then i would suggest checking you air flow within the case and potentially either swapping out your heat sync, or adding more fans. It shouldn't really go beyond 85 degrees whilst playing games. especially overwatch.

Fluffo · Oct 9, 2016

I have the latest drivers and all that but could it be because my computer is under my desk in a corner where cold air hardly reaches? Also my PC is next to my radiator. If I put it ON my desk will that help the air flow and all that? My desk has only one open side and that is where my chair is.

Guest · Oct 9, 2016

Fluffo :

I have the latest drivers and all that but could it be because my computer is under my desk in a corner where cold air hardly reaches? Also my PC is next to my radiator. If I put it ON my desk will that help the air flow and all that? My desk has only one open side and that is where my chair is.

Guest · Oct 9, 2016

Hmm yeah being next to your radiator will do it. Well i think the best thing to try would be to move your pc just away from your desk and open the side cabinet. Leave that open and try a game and check your temp. If its running cooler then we know that its due to where your PC is placed, If it isn't then i would say ensure that your GPU is connected correctly. Or maybe ask one of your friends to try it on there PC. What Power Supply do you have?

It could be that its not providing enough power to your graphics card meaning that it may be trying to work harder which means it would get really hot.

Is your GPU overclocked?, if you don't already have software to tune your graphics card try this http://www.evga.com/precisionxoc/ and tune the seeting maybe turn up the fan speed etc

maxalge · Oct 9, 2016

this absolutely makes no sense

if it was not getting enough power it would NOT be working hard, because it would not be getting enough power to work hard

XD

this is either a case not having enough cooling, or defective card
re-pasting it would be a good idea, but if its new just return it

Guest · Oct 9, 2016

maxalge :

this absolutely makes no sense

if it was not getting enough power it would NOT be working hard, because it would not be getting enough power to work hard

XD

this is either a case not having enough cooling, or defective card
re-pasting it would be a good idea, but if its new just return it

Guest · Oct 9, 2016

low voltage power supply = graphics card trying to overcompensate = therefore overheating ? How does that not make sense..

maxalge · Oct 9, 2016

low voltage power supply = gpu CANNOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY = not working i.e. rebooting, black screens, stuck at idle speeds = not overheating

silly

Fluffo · Oct 9, 2016

maxalge :

Well I think I won't re-paste it because from what I heard you void your warranty if you do that but I will try moving my PC away from my radiator and I have 750W power supply which I think is enough.

P.S. I just read another forum about PSUs and my one is Tier 4 which according to the post isn't for gaming PCs or overclocking. My PSU is CX 750W.

I have Intel core i7 6700k as well so I'm starting to wonder if it really is enough. I don't think the problem is from the card tho.
Also it really might be because my my case. only the top had a small patch of holes no more then 15 cm long and 10 cm wide. The other holes are for the fans on the bottom (for the power supply) and behind.

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