- Oct 15, 2016
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Hi there,
I recently started having a go at gaming on a PC that was lent to me while I am building my own rig. I tested with minecraft which I reckon is pretty light on hardware. However, despite getting 140fps+ on max settings, the GPU (AMD 6700) got very hot according to GPU-z, around 100 degrees Celsius with 105 max. Despite this, the fan is only running at 81% at this temp, and GPU core usage is less than 50%. I'm not sure what is generating all the heat. Anyone have any ideas? Is it unsafe to run the HD 6700 at this temperature? Am I risking component death? Should I underclock if necessary? I thought it might be dust but I shouldn't open the case without his permission.
Btw the CPU is an i7 2600 at 3.4ghz. It's a Dell XPS 8300
I recently started having a go at gaming on a PC that was lent to me while I am building my own rig. I tested with minecraft which I reckon is pretty light on hardware. However, despite getting 140fps+ on max settings, the GPU (AMD 6700) got very hot according to GPU-z, around 100 degrees Celsius with 105 max. Despite this, the fan is only running at 81% at this temp, and GPU core usage is less than 50%. I'm not sure what is generating all the heat. Anyone have any ideas? Is it unsafe to run the HD 6700 at this temperature? Am I risking component death? Should I underclock if necessary? I thought it might be dust but I shouldn't open the case without his permission.
Btw the CPU is an i7 2600 at 3.4ghz. It's a Dell XPS 8300
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