Calling all nerds (gaming) GET IN HERE!

[squidmaster]

check your BIOS shutdown temps. Keep tabs on system diags by using resource monitor (super+R > "resmon" > enter)

you can use Performance Monitor (super+R > "perfmon" > enter) to keep logs. If it looks too intimidating, there's a handy wizard at:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24832

best way to check PSU is to run perfmon and track voltage, or to just slap a voltmeter onto each of the +12v and +5v rails and monitor literally constantly.

why run win8? why not just 7? I have win8 on a tablet (surface), and it works pretty well, but I couldn't imagine using it on a desktop without a touch screen.... (I always find myself about to touch the screen on my laptops when I use them, because the touch screen is just so handy)

62'C is insane. In a well ventilated case with appropriate airflow you should be idling no higher than 54'C with the oem fan. Upgrade to a zalman (or similar) GPU heatsink.

My GPU idles at 37-40'C with a zalman heat sink, well placed fans, and a water-cooled CPU (x4 965 BE).

[TurboJake]

Just for the record, 62 degrees C (144 degrees F) is just fine for that card, but it is on the warmer side just browsing.

It sound like its overheating though. Need to rexamine airflow and cooling. Probably just a simple issue.

[Wschnitz]

You probably got sold a crap card that the guy said worked. Try asking for a RMA or warranty with XFX. Good companies send you a new one if you send the broken one back.

[Cephas]

What brand is your power supply? How many amps can the 12volt rail handle. Are there 2 12v rails? Im betting your psu is shite and can't hang under heavy loads.

Also, 144 degrees F is nothing. Its only 62 degrees C. The 68xx series has the fans almost idle at those temps on purpose to cut down on noise.

Run a logger and get to gaming. What are you max temps under real stress?

[Exodus_2pt0]

I use MSI Afterburner.

It has a few options, but I just use it to OC +10 to keep the card from underclocking in lower demand scenes. Also flip the fan to the highest setting. Usually keeps the card consistently 10-15* lower than on auto.


As for 144*, that sounds like a fried chip. Or the cooling ducting is clogged. Get yourself some thermal compound and rip that sucker apart. I had a card once running stupid hot and found a solid layer of lint across the heat sink, totally blocking air flow. Cleaned it all out, added some new compound and everything was happy.

For what it's worth, my 660 card never goes over 70* even on BF3 with high settings.

[DatUtahGuy]

Okay, was able to download and enable gadgets in Windows 8 to run speedfan and HOLY shit, just right now, browsing the web and posting on r3v, no youtube or gaming, the video card is at 144°F, wtf? also, everything else like the cpu is running mid-90's. Time to put my PC in the freezer :(

I really think the fan on the GPU is malfunctioning, the card is hot to the touch but the fan is not on :/

[Wschnitz]

Ya get some better fans too if you still have issues, and water cooling is fairly cheap and easy nowadays, an h100i is like $80-120 and does a great job.

[TimbyMaTombo]

Try optimizing your fan push/pull config, you want air intake from sides and front, and exfil from back and top. Hot air rises so top is a good exfil.

I put my hand over all the fans to make sure they were pushing/pulling the right ways a few days ago and all seemed fine, but it might still be a little funky. I've thought about getting water cooling for my CPU and I've read that the fans that come on the GPU don't quite do the job even though they're two of them.... Lowering the fan speed thresholds seemed to help a bit, but I'd still rather the temps stay lower.

It's probably help if the air in my room was moving around as well... I need a fan.

Windows 8 is fine you can still monitor temps you just need the right programs.

Yeah, I just don't care for the layout. It has never worked intuitively for me...

[Wschnitz]

Step 1: Get Windows 7

Step 2: Get a case with sufficient cooling so you don't fry your new card.

Step 3: ??? (HD porn without crashing??? :giggle: )

Step 4: Profit

Windows 8 is fine you can still monitor temps you just need the right programs.

[Wschnitz]

and I have four case fans... one on front and back, and a huge one on the side and top. It idles around 30C and under full load gets into the 80s. Part of it might be because I don't have water cooling so the heat from the fan is blowing straight onto the backside of the GPU. CPU temps stay in the 40s.

specs:
Asus F1 A75-V Pro
AMD A8-3870 overclocked to 3.3 Ghz
16GB Ripjaw RAM
XFX Radeon HD 7970 Ghost Edition
64GB Kingston SSD 600GB HDD
4 case fans
Silencer 760W PSU

Try optimizing your fan push/pull config, you want air intake from sides and front, and exfil from back and top. Hot air rises so top is a good exfil.

[TimbyMaTombo]

apparently I need Windows gadget platform to pull the data from the temp. monitoring program, and they did away with it for windows 8... fffuuuuuu

also no, I have no case fan. I'm somewhere in between a full on nerd and a person that only uses their pc for web browsing. All I do is buy more RAM, a power supply and a video card, chuck it all into the stock case and hope it works, LOL

Step 1: Get Windows 7

Step 2: Get a case with sufficient cooling so you don't fry your new card.

Step 3: ??? (HD porn without crashing??? :giggle: )

Step 4: Profit

[Wschnitz]

Lol ya doesn't always work, make sure drivers are all updated, who makes the GPU? I've seen a lot of GPUs that offer software with for monitoring. Also try corsair link, I use it for my water cooling and it also monitors gpu heat and all your fan speeds.

[TimbyMaTombo]

and I have four case fans... one on front and back, and a huge one on the side and top. It idles around 30C and under full load gets into the 80s. Part of it might be because I don't have water cooling so the heat from the fan is blowing straight onto the backside of the GPU. CPU temps stay in the 40s.

specs:
Asus F1 A75-V Pro
AMD A8-3870 overclocked to 3.3 Ghz
16GB Ripjaw RAM
XFX Radeon HD 7970 Ghost Edition
64GB Kingston SSD 600GB HDD
4 case fans
Silencer 760W PSU

[DatUtahGuy]

apparently I need Windows gadget platform to pull the data from the temp. monitoring program, and they did away with it for windows 8... fffuuuuuu

also no, I have no case fan. I'm somewhere in between a full on nerd and a person that only uses their pc for web browsing. All I do is buy more RAM, a power supply and a video card, chuck it all into the stock case and hope it works, LOL

[TimbyMaTombo]

It could even be a combination of both the heat and the PSU. The hotter they get, the less efficient the power transfer is, so fixing cooling may fix both things but you won't know until you know what temps you're actually pulling...