GPU R9270X Temp's Toasty?

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Chiseled Jawline

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Hello there

I know there are heaps of answers about this, but I'm gonna ask anyways...
I have the PowerColor R9270x. See it here

When I play battlefield 4, it reaches 86°C. From what I've read, this is temp is ok, perhaps a bit higher than average. However I am not a fan with mediocrity (even though this GPU is mediocre to some :wtf:) so I'd like it to run cooler. Also, when I run MSI Kombuster, the temp tickles to 90°C mark.


I have a Bitfenix Comrade case with 1 fan intake and 1 exhaust. I have space for an additional 120 mm intake fan.

Apart from getting another intake fan. What other suggestions do y'all have to help cool my GPU? Perhaps modding the case to allow for an extra fan for top exhaust or side intake?

Shot
Have a good week.
 
Chiseled Jawline said:
Hello there

I know there are heaps of answers about this, but I'm gonna ask anyways...
I have the PowerColor R9270x. See it here

When I play battlefield 4, it reaches 86°C. From what I've read, this is temp is ok, perhaps a bit higher than average. However I am not a fan with mediocrity (even though this GPU is mediocre to some :wtf:) so I'd like it to run cooler. Also, when I run MSI Kombuster, the temp tickles to 90°C mark.


I have a Bitfenix Comrade case with 1 fan intake and 1 exhaust. I have space for an additional 120 mm intake fan.

Apart from getting another intake fan. What other suggestions do y'all have to help cool my GPU? Perhaps modding the case to allow for an extra fan for top exhaust or side intake?

Shot
Have a good week.
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I made a similar thread while ago when mine was roasting at 76. I was informed it's normal temps for those card and well within their scope. I'll try find a link to the thread was some references in there.
 
Pitbull said:
I made a similar thread while ago when mine was roasting at 76. I was informed it's normal temps for those card and well within their scope. I'll try find a link to the thread was some references in there.
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Thanks, I'd like to read that thread.


Yup running afterburner
 
These stuff aint made for the South africa heat :P

Last night cpu was 80c while gaming and gpu 82c.

3770k and R9 390 msi gaming.

Using a bitfenix shadow with 2x120mm front and 2x back push/pull water cooler. Airflow is to bad in this case :( .

Adding an fan at the bottom tonight to suck the hot air out from the gfx card. Otherwise I will just leave the side panel open ,much lower temps with it open .
 
Gtx Gaming said:
These stuff aint made for the South africa heat :P

Last night cpu was 80c while gaming and gpu 82c.

3770k and R9 390 msi gaming.

Using a bitfenix shadow with 2x120mm front and 2x back push/pull water cooler. Airflow is to bad in this case :( .

Adding an fan at the bottom tonight to suck the hot air out from the gfx card. Otherwise I will just leave the side panel open ,much lower temps with it open .
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Keeping the side panel off doesn't help in my case (excuse the pun)
 
I've got the same non-X PowerColor card which I also got from Wootware. My temps was hovering around 70-75 when stressing it using FurMark. After adding an additional exhaust fan the I noticed the temps seems to have dropped. It's now between 65-70. Then again I've got a small case. Try the additional fan and reapplying the thermal paste but first check if that doesn't void the warranty.
 
Rickster said:
Crank up the GPU fan speeds in MSI afterburner
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Already set it at 100% fan speed at 70°C


dsimonse said:
I've got the same non-X PowerColor card which I also got from Wootware. My temps was hovering around 70-75 when stressing it using FurMark. After adding an additional exhaust fan the I noticed the temps seems to have dropped. It's now between 65-70. Then again I've got a small case. Try the additional fan and reapplying the thermal paste but first check if that doesn't void the warranty.
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Thanks for the info
 
ponder said:
Rotate your psu 180 degrees so the fan is at the top.
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This is actually a brilliant idea

Damn, I should give this a try too. I have put my fans in such a way to create a positive pressure inside the tower to prevent dust accumulation. 2 x Filtered fans pushing into the tower and one exhaust fan. Seems to be keeping the case nice and clean.
 
Chiseled Jawline said:
So the PSU exhausts the case air out?

Why isn't this the normal orientation of PSU's? My PSU doesn't really get hot to the touch, may as well give it a bash...
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Yes.

It happens with top mounted PSUs. Some people try to isolate the airflow. The space below your gpu gets really warm unless you have lots of intake & outlet fans. The PSU fan helps in this regard if turned upside down.
 
Pitbull said:
This is actually a brilliant idea

Damn, I should give this a try too. I have put my fans in such a way to create a positive pressure inside the tower to prevent dust accumulation. 2 x Filtered fans pushing into the tower and one exhaust fan. Seems to be keeping the case nice and clean.
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I also had temp issues (still well within spec but I wanted more cooling), rotating the psu has helped a lot.

Only downside is don't fiddle with screws & stuff with the power applied as you don't want a screw or something falling in there. A simple DIY mesh filter would alleviate this issue.
 
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Also helps adjusting the cpu fan speed manually, helps keep the case cooler which in turn keeps the gpu cooler.

I use speedfan for cpu and then msi for gpu.

CPU fanspeed set @ 33% and GPU @ 33% constant.

With those settings in place my temps never go higher than 50C.

Not sure if the alienware case makes any difference, but running an i7 with GTX970
 
Chiseled Jawline said:
I'll update of the temps when I get an additional intake front fan.

I would like to drop 10°C.
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I doubt you will get that much just by adding a fan. A few years back I also tried to get my GTX460 to run cooler, added fans, played with orientations, nothing really helped. If you really want it cooler you need to go to water cooling, as these performance cards just generate too much heat. On the Nvidia the thermal limit is 105 degrees, and the recommendations were to have a 30 degree buffer. Thus max 75 degrees, which is where my card is (still) running.
 
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