GPU Cooling
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So my EVGA GTX 660 has a single fan and is overheating a bit (80~85) while playing Fallout 4.
Flashed the bios so I could run the fan on 100% (It was locked at 75%), so now it stays at 100% all the time. I have a good PSU and good air flow. Changed thermal paste. Updated drivers.
The only way I've found to stay under 80c was to underclock this bitch, and that's no good; my last guess is that the problem is the cheap e-bay thermal paste I used, but could TIM make such a big difference of 5+ degrees?
Share your experiences and knowledge.
>>51649743
yes it makes a difference because there is no heat spreader
>>51649785
What paste do you reccomend?
Also buy an after market cooler. Reference blowers are shit for cooling.
>>51649819
I'm trying not to spend a lot with this card, but i have a lot of fans laying around, would attaching them to the main heatsink work?
>>51649743
Don't buy EVGA cards.
>>51649743
What kind of thermal paste did you use?
Record the temp after 20 of heavy usage at 75 fan speed, the another for 100.
>>51649743
If it doesn't break at 80, why do you need to mess with it?
>>51649743
honestly 80-85c is a safe gpu temp still, but you should be concerned if you break past 85.
>>51649743
just get different cooler. There are shitload of different coolers, and if you'll buy good one (accelero xtreme or whatever), you'll probably use it in your next gpu.
>>51650782
>>51650866
It gets peaks of around 86, and i'm also bothered by the performance drop.
