lauren42
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Hi,
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Not sure if I should post a new thread here, or somewhere else in the forum.
I have posted my specification further below.
Long story short, I had to get my nvme drive replaced.
However, my first thought was the GPU and ended up down a bit of a (reddit) rabbit hole with that, which knocked some confidence.
I normally play games like Final Fantasy 14 (and sometimes things like POE 2, or Rogue Trader).
While FF14 did have a graphics update, I would not (at least to me) consider it a heavy game for something like the 3080.
I have however, capped the fps to 62 (background 30 fps), and undervolted (875mV, 1905MHz) the GPU.
I did this as the buzz (coil whine?) was a bit too loud for myself when the card was pushing above roughly 1950mhz.
Now, my question is about GPU temps (GPU core and GPU hotspot).
At idle I have a temp difference of around 10c (just the desktop showing).
Around 13c when in Firefox (48c, 61c).
I'm not concerned with idle temps though.
It is more the temps in game.
So, the temps, when I tab out of a game do lessen, around 12c-13c difference between GPU and GPU hotspot, as well as the overall temps coming down, so doesn't seem to be an airflow thing, it seems like this card just runs away with the head room it has and just keeps going.
If I could first ask, or get advice about the scenario with no undervolt.
2560x1440
117 FPS cap (which I would be lucky to hit in an MMO like FF14 that I mainly play)
Without the undervolt I was seeing the card hitting 1995mhz, with a temp difference spiking up to 27c between GPU and GPU hotspot when in more demanding content with more particle effects going on (a 24 man raid with some flashy effects going on).
In the open world, with no undervolt, the difference was not so high, at around 22c (depending on where you are and where you are looking).
Now with the undervolt and fps cap, the temps are not so high as the no undervolt scenario.
With the undervolt in place, so the card is not running away with itself (maxing at 1920mhz), I see a temp difference of around 13c-15c in the game world (50c GPU, 63c GPU Hotspot).
In the content which is a higher demand I see spikes of up to 18c difference (56c GPU, 74c GPU Hotspot).
Could someone please, advise, if I should be concerned by some of these temperature differences (between GPU and GPU Hotspot) in these two scenarios?
Does anyone know a good constant temperature difference (between GPU and GPU hotspot)?
Would a consistent difference of 22c to 25c, without spiking, be considered acceptable for such a card, considering it is running unconstrained?
If I undervolt/fps cap, and the consistent difference, outside of spikes, is around 15c-20c is that range considered acceptable for such a card?
So, if the GPU was around 56c and the hotspot around 76c (ignoring spikes) for a long gaming session (so a consistent difference of 20c most of the 4hr session), should that be a concern (for FF14 it is more like 14c - 16c, but I am thinking of some other games I might play)?
So, from what I can gather the GPU core limit (?) is 83c.
The GPU hotspot limit (?) is something like 110c.
While I am not near the GPU core at a peak of 69c, my concern was the hotspot temps peaking at 96c (so spiking when a certain effect goes off), with differences around 27c between the GPU and GPU Hotspot.
With the undervolt the GPU and GPU Hotspot temp spike differences stay under roughly a difference of 18c to 20c (with hotspot under 80c) in the more demanding content, with that difference outside of the more demanding content being around 14c-16c.
For the sort of games I play, the undervolt and fps cap allows me to play the games I prefer while generating less heat and using less energy, which is a win.
I am just concerned that I could potentially cover over some issue by doing so.
I cannot say I have had any issues with the PC about from having to replace the nvme drive, which before I realised what the issue was lead me down this rabbit hole of looking at GPU temps.
Can anyone advise on good ranges for GPU and GPU hotspot for this card?
Is it ok to run a consistent difference of say, 16c to 20c (between GPU and GPU hotspot) in more demanding titles?
Spikes will happen, so should I ignore those larger differences unless they are causing the GPU to throttle (or hit the limit of 110c)?
Thank you,
Lauren.
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (Up to 5.0GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Monitor
MSI 32" MPG ARTYMIS 323CQR - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Not sure if I should post a new thread here, or somewhere else in the forum.
I have posted my specification further below.
Long story short, I had to get my nvme drive replaced.
However, my first thought was the GPU and ended up down a bit of a (reddit) rabbit hole with that, which knocked some confidence.
I normally play games like Final Fantasy 14 (and sometimes things like POE 2, or Rogue Trader).
While FF14 did have a graphics update, I would not (at least to me) consider it a heavy game for something like the 3080.
I have however, capped the fps to 62 (background 30 fps), and undervolted (875mV, 1905MHz) the GPU.
I did this as the buzz (coil whine?) was a bit too loud for myself when the card was pushing above roughly 1950mhz.
Now, my question is about GPU temps (GPU core and GPU hotspot).
At idle I have a temp difference of around 10c (just the desktop showing).
Around 13c when in Firefox (48c, 61c).
I'm not concerned with idle temps though.
It is more the temps in game.
So, the temps, when I tab out of a game do lessen, around 12c-13c difference between GPU and GPU hotspot, as well as the overall temps coming down, so doesn't seem to be an airflow thing, it seems like this card just runs away with the head room it has and just keeps going.
If I could first ask, or get advice about the scenario with no undervolt.
2560x1440
117 FPS cap (which I would be lucky to hit in an MMO like FF14 that I mainly play)
Without the undervolt I was seeing the card hitting 1995mhz, with a temp difference spiking up to 27c between GPU and GPU hotspot when in more demanding content with more particle effects going on (a 24 man raid with some flashy effects going on).
In the open world, with no undervolt, the difference was not so high, at around 22c (depending on where you are and where you are looking).
Now with the undervolt and fps cap, the temps are not so high as the no undervolt scenario.
With the undervolt in place, so the card is not running away with itself (maxing at 1920mhz), I see a temp difference of around 13c-15c in the game world (50c GPU, 63c GPU Hotspot).
In the content which is a higher demand I see spikes of up to 18c difference (56c GPU, 74c GPU Hotspot).
Could someone please, advise, if I should be concerned by some of these temperature differences (between GPU and GPU Hotspot) in these two scenarios?
Does anyone know a good constant temperature difference (between GPU and GPU hotspot)?
Would a consistent difference of 22c to 25c, without spiking, be considered acceptable for such a card, considering it is running unconstrained?
If I undervolt/fps cap, and the consistent difference, outside of spikes, is around 15c-20c is that range considered acceptable for such a card?
So, if the GPU was around 56c and the hotspot around 76c (ignoring spikes) for a long gaming session (so a consistent difference of 20c most of the 4hr session), should that be a concern (for FF14 it is more like 14c - 16c, but I am thinking of some other games I might play)?
So, from what I can gather the GPU core limit (?) is 83c.
The GPU hotspot limit (?) is something like 110c.
While I am not near the GPU core at a peak of 69c, my concern was the hotspot temps peaking at 96c (so spiking when a certain effect goes off), with differences around 27c between the GPU and GPU Hotspot.
With the undervolt the GPU and GPU Hotspot temp spike differences stay under roughly a difference of 18c to 20c (with hotspot under 80c) in the more demanding content, with that difference outside of the more demanding content being around 14c-16c.
For the sort of games I play, the undervolt and fps cap allows me to play the games I prefer while generating less heat and using less energy, which is a win.
I am just concerned that I could potentially cover over some issue by doing so.
I cannot say I have had any issues with the PC about from having to replace the nvme drive, which before I realised what the issue was lead me down this rabbit hole of looking at GPU temps.
Can anyone advise on good ranges for GPU and GPU hotspot for this card?
Is it ok to run a consistent difference of say, 16c to 20c (between GPU and GPU hotspot) in more demanding titles?
Spikes will happen, so should I ignore those larger differences unless they are causing the GPU to throttle (or hit the limit of 110c)?
Thank you,
Lauren.
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700K (Up to 5.0GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Monitor
MSI 32" MPG ARTYMIS 323CQR - 2560 x 1440, 1MS, 165Hz
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
