Graphics card heat control?

[VacantPaper]

So today I was testing my GPU to see how much it could handle. I was mining for five minutes before it got up to 74C, which is when I stopped because that kind of heat is out of my comfort zone.

A) What temperature is good for my graphics card?
B) At what point will it start to melt?
C) How do I change the fan(s) settings to keep it cool?

Thanks.

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[noob_jul11]

I used to mine with UBUNTU OS / AMD (ATI) graphics
This is what I used http://sourceforge.net/projects/amdovdrvctrl

I don't know what the temp is suppose to be; but if I'm not mistaken, if I overclock my gpu to 100%, it was running around high 70s and low 80s. I mined for a year before quitting and the cards were still working. Sold it to a friend and he's still mining with those stats.

[VacantPaper]

I used to mine with UBUNTU OS / AMD (ATI) graphics
This is what I used http://sourceforge.net/projects/amdovdrvctrl

I don't know what the temp is suppose to be; but if I'm not mistaken, if I overclock my gpu to 100%, it was running around high 70s and low 80s. I mined for a year before quitting and the cards were still working. Sold it to a friend and he's still mining with those stats.

Thanks for the link!

[noob_jul11]

You are welcome.

[kibu]

It really depends on the GPU series & type. I would normally say for AMD keep <80 degrees C and you're good. Setting up a fan profile with AMD drivers, TRIXX or MSI Afterburner might be a good idea.

[razibuzouzou]

Hi,
As long as you keep your chip below 80°c, it should be fine.
IMHO, the major risk is to reduce its lifetime.
Check the fan speed, if the driver does not indicate 100%, then it should be able to deal fine with 74°c.
Cheers !

[VacantPaper]

Hi,
As long as you keep your chip below 80°c, it should be fine.
IMHO, the major risk is to reduce its lifetime.
Check the fan speed, if the driver does not indicate 100%, then it should be able to deal fine with 74°c.
Cheers !

Ah, I tried it out for an hour or two and it seems the max temp is 76°c-77°c. This specific model has three fans built in, but I'm almost 100% sure they were running at max speed.

And by reducing it's lifetime, say I mined for 6 hours every day; how bad would that be? Thanks for the help!

[bcitarel]

try using MSI afterburner. i reccomend a temperature up to 80ºC. however, whenever the temperature climbs up to 100ºC the card automatically stops working to prevent damage.

[vm1990]

try using MSI afterburner. i reccomend a temperature up to 80ºC. however, whenever the temperature climbs up to 100ºC the card automatically stops working to prevent damage.

agreed anything from 5xxx onwards stays below 90C anything before that can get to 100C but most cards run lower than 80C when mining exept my 5870 which is 85 XD picky thing dosnt like to be cold