GPU still over-temping

[nigelmcelwee]

This game is seriously about to fry my $500 video card because of bad code. I keep seeing screenshots showing GPU temps in the 50s and 60s while my GPU usage remains at 99 % with temps in the low 90s. This is with my fan at almost 85 percent. Its so loud I can hear it playing through my headphones. Why in the world is my GPU temping so high when every other game doesnt get out of the low 70s?

Why is my GPU usge staying pegged at 99%?? There is absolutely NO fluctuation just a straight line. Its not my card, my fan, or my box. Every other game doesnt have this problem.

[baffa]

Have you overclocked your GPU? Or disabled power throttling if you have a GTX 580?

[CBA_Bludawg]

maybe get a aftermarket cooler for your vid card bro, doesnt make sense that only this game runs it at 90 are you 100% sure the other games you play dont run warm and what style of games are they? is this in C or F? if its F you are good to go

my card runs always 50c to 60c for every game i play from Black ops to COD

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by nigelmcelwee

This game is seriously about to fry my $500 video card because of bad code. I keep seeing screenshots showing GPU temps in the 50s and 60s while my GPU usage remains at 99 % with temps in the low 90s. This is with my fan at almost 85 percent. Its so loud I can hear it playing through my headphones. Why in the world is my GPU temping so high when every other game doesnt get out of the low 70s?

Why is my GPU usge staying pegged at 99%?? There is absolutely NO fluctuation just a straight line. Its not my card, my fan, or my box. Every other game doesnt have this problem.

Do you have the side on your case?? Open case if so that will allow much more fresh air into components. You can also get a small clip fan and clip to case and blow directly onto GPU

[nigelmcelwee]

Originally Posted by CBA_Bludawg

maybe get a aftermarket cooler for your vid card bro, doesnt make sense that only this game runs it at 90 are you 100% sure the other games you play dont run warm and what style of games are they? is this in C or F? if its F you are good to go

my card runs always 50c to 60c for every game i play from Black ops to COD

Nope this is Celcius, not Farenheit and this is the only game that runs this hot. I have run two benchmarks with Rise of Flight and Battlefield Bad Company 2 and neither game gets abour the low 70s.

[JG14_Jagr]

Originally Posted by nigelmcelwee

This game is seriously about to fry my $500 video card because of bad code. I keep seeing screenshots showing GPU temps in the 50s and 60s while my GPU usage remains at 99 % with temps in the low 90s. This is with my fan at almost 85 percent. Its so loud I can hear it playing through my headphones. Why in the world is my GPU temping so high when every other game doesnt get out of the low 70s?

Why is my GPU usge staying pegged at 99%?? There is absolutely NO fluctuation just a straight line. Its not my card, my fan, or my box. Every other game doesnt have this problem.

Ok, first of all "bad code" doesn't "fry your video card" You didn't post any specs, but mine is an ATI 6970 and the fan runs so low in COD I cannot hear it.. How long have you had the card? There are other games out there that are MORE GPU intensive than COD.If you card is in the low 70's for normal use something is not right, doesn't sound like the cooler is working properly..

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by nigelmcelwee

This game is seriously about to fry my $500 video card because of bad code. I keep seeing screenshots showing GPU temps in the 50s and 60s while my GPU usage remains at 99 % with temps in the low 90s. This is with my fan at almost 85 percent. Its so loud I can hear it playing through my headphones. Why in the world is my GPU temping so high when every other game doesnt get out of the low 70s?

Why is my GPU usge staying pegged at 99%?? There is absolutely NO fluctuation just a straight line. Its not my card, my fan, or my box. Every other game doesnt have this problem.

#1. At least you could bother to tell us what is your video card. OK you are boasting you paid $500 for it so it narrows down the list but you are still not there...

#2. Go to Google and find out what is the thermal limit of your videocard.

#3. Seeing screenshots of GPUs in the 50s and 60s actually means that the game does not fry anything, YOUR CONFIGURATION has the problem! (otherwise everybody's GPU would be frying, right?)

#4. 99% GPU usage means that your GPU is working. At least something is done; Had it been in the 50% you would be posting "THIS GAME DOES NOT USE MY GPU CARD"

#5. If you can hear the sound of the fan while wearing your headphones then you either have lousy headphones or you spent the $500 on the wrong card...

#6. Having worked on points 1-5 the next best thing is to work a bit on the cooling of your PC: Is your card properly "aired" Some people stuck their cards between other cards and the fan does not get proper air to cool the system.
Do you have a fan on the chassis (low) throwing air inside the case towards the GPU?

Happy Flying!

[nigelmcelwee]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

#1. At least you could bother to tell us what is your video card. OK you are boasting you paid $500 for it so it narrows down the list but you are still not there...

#2. Go to Google and find out what is the thermal limit of your videocard.

#3. Seeing screenshots of GPUs in the 50s and 60s actually means that the game does not fry anything, YOUR CONFIGURATION has the problem! (otherwise everybody's GPU would be frying, right?)

#4. 99% GPU usage means that your GPU is working. At least something is done; Had it been in the 50% you would be posting "THIS GAME DOES NOT USE MY GPU CARD"

#5. If you can hear the sound of the fan while wearing your headphones then you either have lousy headphones or you spent the $500 on the wrong card...

#6. Having worked on points 1-5 the next best thing is to work a bit on the cooling of your PC: Is your card properly "aired" Some people stuck their cards between other cards and the fan does not get proper air to cool the system.
Do you have a fan on the chassis (low) throwing air inside the case towards the GPU?

Happy Flying!

Sorry guys I forgot to do my sig in theses forums. I usually post on SIMHQ. Ok here are my specs:

EVGA X58 Classified board
Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition @ 4.2 ghz
Megahalems Rev. B Intel CPU Cooler
PNY GTX 580 263.09 WHQL
6 GB Corsair DDR3 oc'ed with xmp 1.2 profile
Obsidian Series 800D ATX Gaming Case
Samsung 24.6" @1920x1080

My GPU runs at about 40 Celcius normal...under a load in Rise of Flight, WOP, Call of Duty, FSX, DCS A10, DCS Black Shark, or BFBC2 it runs at about 70 celcius. I can tell you, my case is not the problem. My cooling is not the problem. My GPU is not the problem. I have three, yes three extra cooling fans in the case. two blowing on my CPU and my GFX card, and one pulling hot air out. This is the ONLY game where temps go above the mid 70s. I even ran Rise of Flight for three hours the other night and checked and not once did my card peak above 73 celcius under load.

My headphones arent the problem either. Have you ever heard a GTX 580 fan running at above 4000 RPM?? Its insanely loud. THe auto fan control is running this high to keep the GPU from frying.

So saying that my configuration, oh wait im sorry..let me say it like you did, MY CONFIGURATION is the problem is quite a stretch considering that my configuration seems to work in every other single game I play, not to mention every other game I dont play anymore such as IL2-1946, SH4, Mafia II, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor,...shall I continue the list?

[baffa]

I am a Gigabyte GTX 580 owner since 2 weeks. Things run really hot here aswell but it tops out at ~83C with 60-65% fanspeed after I rearranged my case fans.

I tried to figure out what caused the 99% usage but the only thing i noticed was the more options I played with the more I filled up my video ram.. This game is like running furmark or something!

[JumpingHubert]

Originally Posted by baffa

I tried to figure out what caused the 99% usage but ...

if you want to get for example 50% gpu-load you will get half of framerate. Do you understand now?