Video Card Temps
 

What is a suitable stable temp for full load on a vid card.

Wondering because when my vid card hits full load automaticly it hits 100% fan speed
sounds like a jet plane.

on idle it is at 40c
I can set the fan at 55% but at full load it hits a stable 81c

card is msi gtx 560 ti hawk

I have very similar results as well with the ati radeon hd 4870 x2
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Keep it under 90 and you're good

Using MSI Afterburner with user definer settings..
41c idle and 68~69c full load

on MSI GTX570

bit more noisey but cooler.

Skinnypup is right- you're fine. I have the same chip and get 80 at full load. No ill effects except noise.
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Depends on your case's airflow as well... mine sucks and it adversely affects my temperatures.

Right now with my case side open I can manage 30-35c idle and 65c load. It shoots up to about 70-75c when the case side is closed and begins to heat up the other parts of my computer something fierce - running SLI Asus 560Ti DirectCuII.

I'm getting a new case soon with way more airflow, the Fractal Arc Midi.

Ambient = 22*C
CPU Idle = 27*C, CPU Load = 41*C (Phenom 1090T @ 3.6 GHz)
GPU Idle = 38*C, GPU Load = 69*C (Radeon 5850)

:fuckyea:

Its probably because I haven't touched any settings for the hawk

Gonna leave it at 55% max now and play at 80c

I tested again today and at full load playing bf3 with 100% fan it runs at 59c LOL

I'm running the ASUS GTX 570 DCUii
Idle temps :22c-29c
full load: 55c-61c

I remember reading that GPUs are made to withstand higher temperatures than a CPU normally would. I would agree with SkinnyPupp and just keep it below 90c. Anything above I believe would start burning into the card.

speaking of temps, my xfx 4870 just hit 101 celsius earlier at idle even with a case fan blowing directly at it and 100% on the gpu fan :heckno: this was literally like 5 min after startup too.

time for a new card :( any opinions on the gigabyte 6870? just looking for an under $200 mid-range card.