Are there different cooling options that are compatible for my ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G TURBO GPU?

Question

Been having a hard time trying to keep the temps on my card under 80 degrees since this was supposed to be a build that ran everything it is thrown at at ultra. Only thing holding me back on gaming is the temps and I don't want to damage this GPU considering it cost me a pretty penny. I'm pretty new to the fan control scene so any help there as well would be appreciated.
This is my current new build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F6B6Cy
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The card will slow itself down before it gets too hot to actually cause any damage.



I can't find any specific information from Asus, but according to a few different sites it has the stock Founders Edition PCB, so you could use it for a custom water cooling loop.

Answer 2

For that kind of heat "generation", how many extra cooling fans did you put in the case? Is the top fan installed and working (heat rises, best place to vent out the top...) Is there a fan on the side blowing cool air inwards, towards the video card?



Too many people forget about case cooling. The heat inside cannot get out unless you move a lot of air through it. The PSU fan is for cooling the PSU only....

Answer 3

Did you install Asus GPU Tweak? (it's free, click download Asus tweak II now)



https://www.asus.com/us/site/graphics-cards/gpu-tweak-ii/



You can then use it to control the fan and tempurature.



Without it, my Asus card atleast, runs really hot.

Answer 4

Is your case limiting you? The only way to tell for sure is to remove the side panel, then put a box fan in front of it. If your temps go down substantially, then yes. Things can be done with mid-tower cases such as changing the fan configuration or buying more efficient fans. I don't think that's the case here.



Any GTX card 1070 or above is going to run at around 73c and up, and temps like 69c to 73c are the custom cards like the MSI Gaming X, EVGA FTW, and Asus Strix triple fan. Some of the cards with cheaper cooling solutions will run around 80c, all the way up to 84c. The Founder's Edition and other cards with the blower/turbine cooler will run at nearly 84c unless you crank the fan speed up. You can download and use MSI Afterburner to adjust or increase your fan speeds on your GTX 1080 card. I have an EVGA GTX 1080ti FE card and increasing the fan speed does wonders for the temps. The Asus Turbo card uses a blower type cooler, so running at over 80c is normal no matter what case you're using. That's the first thing I recommend doing before you buy new case fans or buy a new case all-together.



My example if from what I've dealt with with my GTX 1080ti FE card. I have my GTX 1080ti in a supertower, which is the largest case you can possibly buy. Even with this Corsair 900d case, if I don't set a fan profile with Afterburner, then my GPU temps will be toasty hot at 83c. With the fans set to 80% the card stays within reasonable temps and the boost clock will go as high as 1910mhz.



Other factors such as ambient temperatures will greatly influence your GPU temps. During the summer my PC with an R9 390x will run as high as 85c, even with the household temps at around 24c. This time of year my household temps are around 20c and the R9 390x won't break much past 70c.



Your NZXT case is very limited with it's fan configuration. Two intakes at the front, a rear fan and a top fan that should be used as an exhaust. realistically, the only thing you can do is find two 140mm front fans that can push more CFM. If the air still stagnates at the top, which it might, then you would have to buy more powerful 140mm exhaust fans as well. It's not really made for watercooling. Although you could add a 280mm radiator or AIO cooler to it, and it look like it could possibly mount a reservoir. You will find trying to add a loop to your NZXT case to be very tedious.



The GTX 1080 card will handle Ultra at 1440p at 60fps for the most part but don't expect to get 165fps at Ultra. The 1080 is just not capable of that. The GTX 1080ti can't even handle that. Are you configuring the setting and turning them to high in order to get high FPS?

Answer 5

You can't run a GTX 1080 in a mid-tower case, even if you have a liquid cooling system. The GPU itself generates heat and has fans to help with that, but those fans also generate dust (which results in overheating). By having such a small case and such a strong card, you're creating a severe chamber of heat. On top of that, your PSU is taking cool air for itself and leaving less for your GPU and CPU. Also, your Kraken Liquid Cooler says it's for the CPU; so is your GPU is entirely reliant on fans? If so, that's another reason you're having problems.



Take the system apart and transfer all your parts to a full-tower case. I know it's bulky and a hassle but it's really your best bet. You don't need to liquid cool your GPU. After the tower switch, watch your temperatures for a week; if you still have problems, replace the stock fans that came with the case with some higher quality ones (it won't be too expensive).



Aside from that, be sure you're keeping the rig in a nicely ventilated space, and be sure the room doesn't stay too hot. Also, clean out the dust frequently.

Answer 6

Which way do you have the fans on the liquid cooler set? They should be taking air out the case through the CPU radiator, so the heat from that never gets near other components or heats the air in the case.



>google< - finding up the case specs..



Looking at the case, it appears to have totally wrong airflow.... It should be front-to-back, bringing cold air in to the components and the liquid cooler dumping heat directly out of the case.

That one appears to put the radiator in the incoming airflow, so it heats everything else!!!!

I'd send it back and get a decent one...





This is all you need for perfect cooling, with a properly designed case (an Antec P280):

What you see is what there is - a corsair H100 in the top and the pre installed fan on the back, set to minimum speed.



The PSU has it's own filtered inlet and exhaust and everything else gets cold air drawn in through the front filters by the H100 exhaust and the GPU fans. That's it; near enough stone cold at around 600W dissipation.