Gtx 970 new thermal compound but still 80°c when loaded

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ravenarc

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So I live in a hot country specially now summer so I don't expect my temperatures to be lower but I've just recently switched my thermal compound from generic to Deepcool z5 which is the only thermal paste i can get my hands on in my place. The temperatures did improve, my CPU is now 4-10°c lower and my GPU dropped from about 18-21°c when idle but the problem is it still has the same temperature as the generic paste when loaded 80°c. Did I do something wrong when I applied the paste? I used the pea method.

'No overclocking involved."
 
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80C is indeed normal for stock. aftermarket is usually 10C cooler and more quieter due to the addition of 2x the fans and extra heatpipes. that applies both to the graphics card and cpu cooler.
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thermal paste can only do so much. there are other factors, such as ambient room temperature and good case ventilation. you should mention your case, amount of fans, model of graphics card, cpu cooler, etc.

for instance, a stock reference graphics card is usually the hottest since it only has 1 fan to cut costs versus an aftermarket. Same thing applies to a stock intel cpu cooler.

also keep in a mind if you live in a hot country, you're only taking in hot temperature from the outside and exchanging it with the heat from inside your computer to exhaust again. That's normal i guess. 80C is normal for graphics card, especially when gaming. However 90C is near the thermal ceiling of 100C and that's when thermalregulation occurs (throttling and eventually shut down to protect components).
 
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Everything is just stock parts so I don't really expect a winter like temperature. So it's normal to have 80°c when loaded then? even with a better thermal compound?
 
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80C is indeed normal for stock. aftermarket is usually 10C cooler and more quieter due to the addition of 2x the fans and extra heatpipes. that applies both to the graphics card and cpu cooler.
 
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Glad to know, think I got my problem solved now. Thanks man! :D
 
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