Typical GPU temps at Idle, Half-Load, and Full-Load
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:50 am
What are the typical temperatures for a single, high-end GPU at different loads? I have a 7850 and I'm trying to keep it a little quieter at half and full loads; however, I'm unsure at what point cooling will become an issue. At idle, the GPU hovers around 35 w/ GPU fans running at 25% and is not audible at all. At half-load, the temps are ~50 w/ GPU fans at 35 - 40% and is barely audible. At full-load (>95% load), the temps hover around 73 w/ GPU fans running at 55% and is about as audible as a PS3 / XBox360...so not loud, but not quiet enough for me :). Should I be concerned with these temps? Can I drop the fan speeds a little more at full load? Or would I be risking an overheat?
Also, I was wondering what type of effect a CPU cooler has an on GPU's temps. I'm running a stock cooler currently, but thinking about upgrading to a Noctua NH-L12 since I took out the OD. Would a CPU heatsink / cooler upgrade help at all? Or will it only really help the CPU and RAM? How about the case fans? Would I be better off running those a little faster and bump down the GPU fan speeds? Or I should possible try and upgrade the GPU fans (if possible)? Not sure about the GPU fans since I've never replaced those before.
BTW, here is my setup: Silverstone GD05 | Core i5 3570K @ Stock | Asus P8Z77-M Pro | 8GB Corsair Vengence | MSI R7850 Twin Frozr (2GB OC) | SeaSonic M12II 620W | 256GB Corsair M4 SSD. For cooling, I have the stock Intel cooler and stock GPU fans; however, I'm running 3 x Slip Stream PWM fans as case fans.
Anyways, I know its a lot of questions, but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Also, I was wondering what type of effect a CPU cooler has an on GPU's temps. I'm running a stock cooler currently, but thinking about upgrading to a Noctua NH-L12 since I took out the OD. Would a CPU heatsink / cooler upgrade help at all? Or will it only really help the CPU and RAM? How about the case fans? Would I be better off running those a little faster and bump down the GPU fan speeds? Or I should possible try and upgrade the GPU fans (if possible)? Not sure about the GPU fans since I've never replaced those before.
BTW, here is my setup: Silverstone GD05 | Core i5 3570K @ Stock | Asus P8Z77-M Pro | 8GB Corsair Vengence | MSI R7850 Twin Frozr (2GB OC) | SeaSonic M12II 620W | 256GB Corsair M4 SSD. For cooling, I have the stock Intel cooler and stock GPU fans; however, I'm running 3 x Slip Stream PWM fans as case fans.
Anyways, I know its a lot of questions, but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.