slightly worried about gpu temp

[leea12345]

hi ther have got 2xgt670 in sli, while playing bf3 with everything on ultra one of the cards is going up to a temperature of around 80-82c . i am alittler concerned, also while playing this game after about 25 min it seems to crash but only on multiplayer, not sure if its connected to the gpu heat issue i am worried about, but thought id mention it. any advice be great also one other question in the nvidia control panel i see an option for antiliasing -FXAA it is set to off but i turned it on, could this be an issue ?

[keynes]

hi ther have got 2xgt670 in sli, while playing bf3 with everything on ultra one of the cards is going up to a temperature of around 80-82c . i am alittler concerned, also while playing this game after about 25 min it seems to crash but only on multiplayer, not syre itf its connecxted to the gpu heat issue i am worried about, but thought id mention it. any advice be great also one other question in the nvidia control panel i see an option for antiliasing -FXAA it is set to off but i turned it on, could this be an issue ?

What case do you have? at what speed are your GPU fans running?

[tom_gr7]

make sure you turn on vysnc so the cards only pump out 60fps,

[leea12345]

my case is corsair r 500 fans were running at around 60 precnt at that temperature

[tom_gr7]

my case is corsair r 500 fans were running at around 60 precnt at that temperature

pop them up a bit higher when gaming,

also use GPU Z - to monitor the cards - http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ - (if you dont already )

take note of the gpu fan speeds, then use the software that came with ya 670's to speed up the gpu fans slightly,

but defo check that vysnc is enabled, so the cards dont run at 100% and pump out as much fps as they can. 60 fps is all ya need really, ya wont see a difference higher than 60.

[keynes]

my case is corsair r 500 fans were running at around 60 precnt at that temperature

As Tom mentioned try running the fans at a higher speed (80%?). Regarding the game crashing you could try "repair install".

[leea12345]

thanks guys, makes sense but just a little question, i have enabled v sync and temp is staying about 60c so thats good and im getting 60 fps now which is my tv refresh rate, but am going to be getting a 120hz monitor soon and i take it i will have high temps as the gpu will be displaying up to 120 fps even with v sync enabled. so looks like they will be runing hot again .but i will try to up the fan rate of gpus and see if that helps, is it easy to do and how do i find that option, i have the gpuz monitoring panel on my desktop

[tom_gr7]

I think even if you have a 120hz monitor, you will still be able to use vsync in games, you wont see any difference going higher than 60fps. I don't even think the human eye can tell a difference, although i may be wrong.

I'd keep using vsync in games even with a new monitor, well try with it set on and with it off, see if you can see a difference, then go from there

[keynes]

thanks guys, makes sense but just a little question, i have enabled v sync and temp is staying about 60c so thats good and im getting 60 fps now which is my tv refresh rate, but am going to be getting a 120hz monitor soon and i take it i will have high temps as the gpu will be displaying up to 120 fps even with v sync enabled. so looks like they will be runing hot again .but i will try to up the fan rate of gpus and see if that helps, is it easy to do and how do i find that option, i have the gpuz monitoring panel on my desktop

You could also try adding more chassis fans and tidying up cables in your rig.

[leea12345]

i would really like to add more fans if possible but not sure where to start. what type to get to help with the gpu temps, any advice would be great, thanks again