Should I be worried with 82°C while under load?

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EvilGrins

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I usually game with about 60-65°C, when I play Skyrim however my temps will reach up to 82°C, granted I play the game with alot of mods, but I'm running a GTX 1080. My pc generally handles most games extremely well, it's just Skyrim. Now, I know playing with less mods is an option but I'm not looking to do that - What I want to know is can this cause damage to my GPU with temps like that? Thanks for reading.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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That temp is within limits for the GPU. It's not going to damage the GPU.

Lower temps can help improve performance, through helping the GPU sustain higher frequencies of course.

If you want to lower temps, do the usual cleaning etc and potentially set a custom fan curve (for lower temps at the expense of a bit of noise). You can set custom fan curves with software like MSI afterburner.

And out of interest, what is the exact model of GPU (i.e. what kind of the ~130+ GTX 1080s is it? :) If you're not sure, you can use GPU-Z's Lookup function
www.techpowerup.com

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EvilGrins

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Oussebon said:
That temp is within limits for the GPU. It's not going to damage the GPU.

Lower temps can help improve performance, through helping the GPU sustain higher frequencies of course.

If you want to lower temps, do the usual cleaning etc and potentially set a custom fan curve (for lower temps at the expense of a bit of noise). You can set custom fan curves with software like MSI afterburner.

And out of interest, what is the exact model of GPU (i.e. what kind of the ~130+ GTX 1080s is it? :) If you're not sure, you can use GPU-Z's Lookup function
www.techpowerup.com

TechPowerUp

GPU-Z is a lightweight system utility designed to provide vital information about your video card and graphics processor.
www.techpowerup.com www.techpowerup.com
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"8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!" - Exact quote from my Order Invoice. As far as ventilation goes my PC has never had any issues with that for over 2 years, though it is rather hot in my room sometimes thanks to the weather, that could be a factor I suppose.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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So like I said there are ~130 or more models of GTX 1080 - and I was asking what model you have :) See my post above for how to find out.

That matters because the cooling solutions on them are different. 82 degrees on a 1080 with a blower cooler or very low end open cooler would be decent. 82 degrees on an AMP! might be less usual.

Have you cleaned / dusted the insides of your PC during those 2 years? cleaned fans, cleaned dust filters, cleaned heatsinks etc?
 
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EvilGrins

Bronze Level Poster
Oussebon said:
So like I said there are ~130 or more models of GTX 1080 - and I was asking what model you have :) See my post above for how to find out.

That matters because the cooling solutions on them are different. 82 degrees on a 1080 with a blower cooler or very low end open cooler would be decent. 82 degrees on an AMP! might be less usual.

Have you cleaned / dusted the insides of your PC during those 2 years? cleaned fans, cleaned dust filters, cleaned heatsinks etc?
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Here it is.

I haven't given my PC a thorough cleaning yet because I'm afraid of breaking it honestly, but I do wipe the fans clean every now and then.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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I can't find a review of it immediately, but that sounds a little warmer than I'd have expected from that sort of GPU.

Perhaps dusting the system, and checking the fan profile, would be in order.
 
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EvilGrins

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I've installed MSI Afterburner. Going to try changing some fan settings there. And about cleaning, would a can of compressed air do the job or should I try something else?
 
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