980TI Poseidon high temps?

[b0gd4n]

Hey guys.

I have been running my 980TI Poseidon and just noticed that the temps are running quite high.

The card is idling at aroung 36-40C and during 2hrs of witcher 3 it goes up to 82-83C (on air).

I was looking at some reviews on the card and most of them are mentioning the card idles ad 26-30C and under load I have not seen any review with more than 60C.

I am wondering if I got a faulty card? Should I try and RMA it?

[equlizer]

You have to remember they test on an open bench. Those temps are normal. You can always try a custom fan curve with afterburner

[Vlada011]

equlizer wrote:
You have to remember they test on an open bench. Those temps are normal. You can always try a custom fan curve with afterburner

Yes, people forget that...
Temps are normal, I can bet if you open side panel they will drop for at least 5C.
Don't even to talk about nice custom fan profile. I keep usually on manual 70% because constant air hum irritate me less than constant change.

Now you see why ASUS didn't overclock Poseidon as Strix and Matrix.
Because some people still keep on Air and with two fans and not active water block can't be better.
Best option if you bought Poseidon and if you decide him is to invest in
EKWB Predator 240 or 360 depend of case and to cooldown CPU and GPU in little custom loop.
Both of them will work but with Predator 360 temps will be better and you can overclock. 240 is only to keep on default and to prevent overheating
fans on graphic card will help as well.
That's excellent idea and one of best options at the moment on market for people who can't afford expensive loops but want easy to cross on watercooling. If not you could bought Strix with higher clock and triple fan.


EKWB Predator 360, 980Ti Poseidon and Maximus VIII Formula are full watercooling.
And still everything under warranty. Only need tubes, fittings and water.


Edit: Try please this test I tell you...
Fan speed on 70-80% manual, depend how much you can tolerate(you need little to hear fan, that's 250W beast and can't be silent completely on air) remove side panel and open GPU-Z Sensor area, after 1h of gaming check highest temps.

[b0gd4n]

equlizer wrote:
You have to remember they test on an open bench. Those temps are normal. You can always try a custom fan curve with afterburner

Chino wrote:
What case are you using? When air cooling the Poseidon GTX 980Ti, airflow inside your case and your ambient temperature play a huge role in the temperatures.

Vlada011 wrote:
Yes, people forget that...
Temps are normal, I can bet if you open side panel they will drop for at least 5C.
Don't even to talk about nice custom fan profile. I keep usually on manual 70% because constant air hum irritate me less than constant change.

Now you see why ASUS didn't overclock Poseidon as Strix and Matrix.
Because some people still keep on Air and with two fans and not active water block can't be better.
Best option if you bought Poseidon and if you decide him is to invest in
EKWB Predator 240 or 360 depend of case and to cooldown CPU and GPU in little custom loop.
Both of them will work but with Predator 360 temps will be better and you can overclock. 240 is only to keep on default and to prevent overheating
fans on graphic card will help as well.
That's excellent idea and one of best options at the moment on market for people who can't afford expensive loops but want easy to cross on watercooling. If not you could bought Strix with higher clock and triple fan.


EKWB Predator 360, 980Ti Poseidon and Maximus VIII Formula are full watercooling.
And still everything under warranty. Only need tubes, fittings and water.


Edit: Try please this test I tell you...
Fan speed on 70-80% manual, depend how much you can tolerate(you need little to hear fan, that's 250W beast and can't be silent completely on air) remove side panel and open GPU-Z Sensor area, after 1h of gaming check highest temps.

the case I have is the Phanteks Evlolv atx with 2 140mm fans at the front 1 140 at the back and 3 120s up top, so I think there is planty of airflow.
I have not tinkered at all with any overclocking or fan profiling as I am about to get a nice custom loop inside the case (1 360mm rad - 30mm thick up top and 1 280mm rad - 45mm in the front) and put the cpu, gpu and ram (I know there's no benefit, but it looks really nice) in the loop.

I just wanted to make sure that the Poseidon's temps are normal before going ahead with the custom loop.

Will report back once I have some time to test the suggestions.

EDIT: btw, the ASIC on the card is 76.2% which I think is rather good. I don't think I'll get this high if I RMA it. However if the temps are no good, I will have to change it...

[Chino]

b0gd4n wrote:
the case I have is the Phanteks Evlolv atx with 2 140mm fans at the front 1 140 at the back and 3 120s up top, so I think there is planty of airflow.
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Interesting. And what orientations are you using? Also what's your ambient temperature?

At full load, the delta temperature for my GTX 980Ti Poseidon is around 41C. But then again, my system is on a testbench so airflow is as good as itcan get. 🙂

[Chino]

What case are you using? When air cooling the Poseidon GTX 980Ti, airflow inside your case and your ambient temperature play a huge role in the temperatures.

[Vlada011]

Temps of your cards are fine and will be much lower with liquid cooling.
People who say that 250W graphic card work on 70C in graphically demanding games lie, or didn't tried real game long enough to make better conclusion. Their temps are usually 75-85C. That's normal operational temp of GPU on air.

[b0gd4n]

Vlada011 wrote:
Temps of your cards are fine and will be much lower with liquid cooling.
People who say that 250W graphic card work on 70C in graphically demanding games lie, or didn't tried real game long enough to make better conclusion. Their temps are usually 75-85C. That's normal operational temp of GPU on air.

thanks for confirming this. will be keeping it. now, to get my watercooling parts.

[Vlada011]

Now you are much calmer? 😄
Don't afraid temps are fine you should install liquid cooling and enjoy in silence.
1300-1500 RPM on 120mm radiator fans is much more acceptable than fan on graphic card.

[b0gd4n]

Vlada011 wrote:
Now you are much calmer? 😄
Don't afraid temps are fine you should install liquid cooling and enjoy in silence.
1300-1500 RPM on 120mm radiator fans is much more acceptable than fan on graphic card.

def calmer, yea 😄

planning to get a 360mm plus a 280mm rad and have the gpu, cpu and ram (I know there's no benefit, but it just looks nice :D) in the loop.