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Is the EVGA Superclocked 560 Ti supposed to run so hot?
schattenjaeger
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With ample assistance from the computer build thread I just recently bought and put together my first DIY PC. I've been running the Witcher 2 on high settings so far (the original inspiration for the purchase), and it's running it good, but the video card gets pretty hot. The CPU core temps max around 60 C while the game runs, so I think that's good, but the video card (which is almost always 100% utilized during gameplay, I've been monitoring during the game with EVGA's precision tool) cranks up to around 76-77 C. It was hitting 80 before I went in and substantially cleaned up my cables and added more case fans. The curious thing is that the fan speed % never gets above 50%. I just want to make sure that's ok and my card's fan controller is working right. I can understand if their goal was to try to keep the fan down; if I manually set the fan to 60% it's much louder and starts to whine, while it's practically silent at 50%. Nivida site says the max temp for a 560 Ti is 99 C. I can manually turn the fan up during gameplay, but if those temps are fine then I won't worry about it.
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If you're really worried about it, Precision has an option for you to set fan speed thresholds manually. You can make a custom profile where, after you pass certain temperature points, the fan will jump to whatever speed you want. So, if you're concerned about 50% fanspeed at 80 C, you can modify your profile to bump that up to a faster speed.
Bottom line, though, you're fine with the temperatures where they are. If you crack 90, it's probably time to start worrying.