gpu temp 45 degree at boot

[yewhualoh]

guys,how come my gpu tem starts at 45 degrees at boot which is about 10 degrees higher than my ambient temp??the card im using is Asus r9 290 direct cuii oc and i know the card is hot but it gets way too hot at 90+ degrees during gaming sometimes even with 80-90% fan speed...any ideas what might be causing this and any solutions for this as even when im typing this the gpu tem is fluctuating around 50-54 degrees...

thanks in advance.

 

[yewhualoh]

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[yewhualoh]

gt 2 exhaust fan and 1 intake btw.

 

[shadow84]

Normal bah... Mine also hovers around 40-50 degC on idle, 45-55 when surfing net or so (basic stuff), and around 90+ when gaming (be it high or low end games.)

It is designed to work till 95 degC de.

 

[yewhualoh]

Normal bah... Mine also hovers around 40-50 degC on idle, 45-55 when surfing net or so (basic stuff), and around 90+ when gaming (be it high or low end games.)

It is designed to work till 95 degC de.

really ar...because it feels too hot imo..not sure if it's ventilation problem but i read online that at maximum, the card will only reach 80+ degrees..

 

[shadow84]

really ar...because it feels too hot imo..not sure if it's ventilation problem but i read online that at maximum, the card will only reach 80+ degrees..

Thats nvidia la... max set temp b4 throttling is 85 degC. Amd de is 95 degC. You need a good cooler( lightning, giga, powercolour) or go WC to cool it.

 

[yewhualoh]

so you think i need water cooling then??

 

[spiderpower100]

so you think i need water cooling then??

Only if you cannot stand your gpu temp being in the 90s~.

But since r9 290 can withstand 90 plus degrees, it's not about the card, it's about what you can tolerate or what you want to have.

 

[shadow84]

so you think i need water cooling then??

It will cost around $1.2k onwards. Do u want to go for it?

 

[yewhualoh]

It will cost around $1.2k onwards. Do u want to go for it?

nope that's a ridiculous amount of $$ for cooling measures , btw so what you guys are saying is that it's okay for it to be at that temperature? And i wanna know if it would helped much if i add 1 or 2 fans to help out with the ventilation??

 

[shadow84]

nope that's a ridiculous amount of $$ for cooling measures , btw so what you guys are saying is that it's okay for it to be at that temperature? And i wanna know if it would helped much if i add 1 or 2 fans to help out with the ventilation??

Wouldnt help much, at most few degC? Main cooler shld b ur DCII, it needs to be more effective to push heat out.

 

[yewhualoh]

Wouldnt help much, at most few degC? Main cooler shld b ur DCII, it needs to be more effective to push heat out.

how should i make it more effective with it's cooling?

 

[shadow84]

how should i make it more effective with it's cooling?

Erm dats the limit of dcii cooler liao.. or u can try to make a more aggressive fan profile, but it may be more noisy.