GTX 1060 max usage and high temp issue

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Conman12314

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Starting today, any time I launch a game and my GPU is required to render anything (Even just Fortnite and Squad's 3D menu background.) my GPU shoots up to 90%+ usage and 80-83 degrees within a minute. I updated my drivers which did nothing. I opened up my case and cleaned the dust, made sure my fans were facing the right way and nothing changed.

Everything worked fine before today.

Here are my specs

GPU: GTX 1060 3gb
CPU: Intel i-5 7600k
RAM: 16gb
PSU: 550, not sure which brand at the moment.
Mobo: MSI H110M Gaming

Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
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Graphics cards with only one fan, obviously reach higher temps. The GPU seems to be operating normally and it doesn't have a fan malfunction, those temps may appear high but in reality they are within the normal operating range of your specific graphics card (one fan model).

Keep in mind that you'll see higher temps during the hottest months of each year because the ambient temp obviously is higher. So if you have overclocked a component, you'll have to step back the clock and voltage a little bit. Also you have to increase the speed of all the fans inside your system. For example I usually have different manual fan carves for winter and summer in order to compensate for the higher ambient temps.

Finally you should try to improve...
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Are you sure that all the fans (GPU and case) are working? From what I can tell you seem to have a fan malfunction somewhere.

What graphics card do you have exactly? Does it come with one of two fans? Are they spinning? Even if a fan seems to spin it may not be able to reach its max RPM speed. Install a fan monitoring utility, like CPUID Hardware Monitor, and check all the fan speeds, especially the GPU fan speed. You can also try to manually set the fans to their max RPM with a software like MSI's afterburner and see what happens. Do the fans reach their max RPM? Does the max temp drop?

Finally keep in mind that you'll see higher temps during spring/summer since you are dealing with higher ambient temps. Good luck.
 
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Thank you for the response!

All fans are spinning, I currently use EVGA Precision and put the fan speed to 100% while trying to figure this out(stays at around 2450RPM, which I feel might be too low?) and the temperature still stays up at 80+.

I use speedfan and made sure my case and CPU fans are all running at normal speeds as well.

Though I feel the biggest issue is GPU usage, which almost instantly is at 95%+ and the temperature rises after.
At least that's what it seems is going on.
 
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Does the GPU usage, remain high even after exiting a game? The only way to know about the max RPM of a GPU fan, is to search for the specs of your exact graphics card model. I assume you have an EVGA GPU. How old is it?

A lot of modern graphics cards (especially those with 2+ fans), have their fans turned off until a temperature threshold is reached (usually 55-60c). How many fans does your card have, one or two? If you leave the fans to automatic mode, what speed do they reach? Also 2450RMP seems normal for a GPU fan.
 
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My GPU only has one fan, which the max speed seems to be 2500.

On automatic mode while not running any games it sits at 66 degrees at 350-450 RPM.
When I launch a game, in this case Squad, automatic mode it sits at 82 degrees and 1400-1500 RPM.

The GPU immediately goes down from 99% to 0%-3% when the game is closed. Temperature starts to drop immediately as well.

 
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Graphics cards with only one fan, obviously reach higher temps. The GPU seems to be operating normally and it doesn't have a fan malfunction, those temps may appear high but in reality they are within the normal operating range of your specific graphics card (one fan model).

Keep in mind that you'll see higher temps during the hottest months of each year because the ambient temp obviously is higher. So if you have overclocked a component, you'll have to step back the clock and voltage a little bit. Also you have to increase the speed of all the fans inside your system. For example I usually have different manual fan carves for winter and summer in order to compensate for the higher ambient temps.

Finally you should try to improve the airflow inside your case and make sure that cold air from outside the case is able to reach the GPU. You should have at least 2 case fans (one intake and one for exhaust). Try to set the intake fan at max RPM and monitor the results. Putting a second intake fan and better cable management will certainly help. You also have to monitor the CPU and mobo temps. The graphics card dumps heat inside your PC case so it may be causing the overall case temperature to increase and you'll have to find a way to get all that heat out. As a test try to remove the side panel and monitor the results. Good luck.


EDIT: I forgot to mention that you should also check the GPU clocks and voltage levels and make sure that they are normal. Sometimes a bad configuration or setting may be automatically overclocking/overvolting the GPU, thus increasing its total heat output.
 
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