GPU Temps hitting 95c+

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So I overclocked my horrible r7 240 to 1030 mhz core clock and 1120 memory clock, and I can really notice the performance increase but when i checked gpu temperatures, i was shocked.
I was playing unturned and I hit 100 celcius. Is there a point when a gpu can melt or break? Or should I be fine?
 
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If you don't mind breaking your R7 240, you can probably push harder until smoke comes out. I did that to my Asus R7 240 (90C load at 1ghz core and 1175mem at max fan speed) and smoke came out. After letting it cool off, I found there was no damage or discoloration, except all the warranty stickers had burn marks and were peeling off.

If you want to actually use this card for the long term, dial it back down. The heat degradation, particularly for the core, builds up exponentially, not linearly.

FYI my r7 240 still works perfectly fine at 1ghz core clock. I gave it to someone for free, joking about it being a "Gigahertz Edition". ;)
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Rogue Leader

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100 is bad, you can do damage if you keep hitting that. I'm surprised its stable. No it won't "melt" but it will fail.

Back the overclock down. You want to keep it in the high 80's tops.
 
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well yeah that's bad. You can just try set the custom fan profile on your GPU using MSI Afterburner and set it to 100% when you are playing. It might break if it's too hot, but mostly it will just start to throttle which you will notice as stuttering in games.
 
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Ironsounds

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Hello... that's not good... Heat dictates your OC ceiling... and I want to only MAX in the 80's with my video card overclocks.

As a "simple test" remove a cover from your case and see if the extra cooling air into your case will lower this B /

If it doesn't... you will need to Downclock your video card or Mod the heatsink/fan to increase your GPU cooling on it.
 
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If you don't mind breaking your R7 240, you can probably push harder until smoke comes out. I did that to my Asus R7 240 (90C load at 1ghz core and 1175mem at max fan speed) and smoke came out. After letting it cool off, I found there was no damage or discoloration, except all the warranty stickers had burn marks and were peeling off.

If you want to actually use this card for the long term, dial it back down. The heat degradation, particularly for the core, builds up exponentially, not linearly.

FYI my r7 240 still works perfectly fine at 1ghz core clock. I gave it to someone for free, joking about it being a "Gigahertz Edition". ;)
 
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