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So.. is this bad?

OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
in Hardware

Hi so I've been having performance issues on WoW and I really can't figure it out. I finally downloaded this GPU temperature thing and here's what it showed about my GTX 560. I thought the temp was high but apparently 70-80 is fine. I'm more confused on the 99% GPU core thing, is this something I should worry about? Are the numbers here normal, or? And btw, this is just with WoW and Facebook running in the background.

I also read somewhere that the GPU video engine number shouldn't be at 0%. Is this true?

 

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  • Agathos88Agathos88 Member UncommonPosts: 92
    This is not something to worry about, no.

    -Prior story writer for MMORPG.com

  • OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
    Okay, thank you. :)
    When all is said and done, more is always said than done.
  • grndzrogrndzro Member UncommonPosts: 1,163
    max temp on that card is 97c
  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,483
    I don't know exactly what it's measuring, but modern GPU chips have a video decode engine that would normally be idle when gaming but would be busy when, for example, watching videos on YouTube.
  • OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
    Originally posted by Quizzical
    I don't know exactly what it's measuring, but modern GPU chips have a video decode engine that would normally be idle when gaming but would be busy when, for example, watching videos on YouTube.

    Ty :D

    When all is said and done, more is always said than done.
  • NickNameFreedomNickNameFreedom Member Posts: 43
    A ha~ I got it TOO. 
  • WaldoCornWaldoCorn Member UncommonPosts: 235

    Ive always liked, HW Monitor, from CPUID. It gives a host of temperature readings. My thinking if Im looking at Temps anyway, might as well look at all of them.

    No telling where the problem is, might as well start ruling as many things out as possible from the start.

    Prime 95 is a good tool also, use it to put a load where you need it and watch your temps.

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  • NickNameFreedomNickNameFreedom Member Posts: 43
    Actually, the  temp is high. Have you ever tried to clean the graphic card?image
  • alakramalakram Member UncommonPosts: 2,301
    Just in case, check that your video card fan is clean.



  • irnbru69irnbru69 Member UncommonPosts: 124
    Originally posted by Agathos88
    This is not something to worry about, no.

     

    He is wrong it is not good in the long run, but what is good is your pc should shut down if it gets too hot. I think you need to clean your graphics card and check the fans on your pc are still working properly. I Have to disagree with people claiming that temp is fine because its not. What about on a really hot day your pc will start to blue screen while in games and possibly burn out your gfx card after a while.

    My temps are normally on 25C or lower, but our heating is on. Here is a picture of my temps on the desktop. My fans have not been adjusted either 33% i believe.
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/666evo666/tem_zps2cc7bf93.png

     

    This one is a Sand Box mmorpg called Landmark with all gfx set to High.

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/666evo666/tem1_zpsa8466ff4.png

     

    EDIT : the 128C is a bug that actually never changes numerical value.

     

  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    Different card, different cooler - invalid comparison.

    A 560 is going to run hotter than a 750.

    Cooler is always better, but there are a lot of cards that just can't stay under 80-90C under any kind of load without some heroic effort because they weren't designed to.

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,483
    You should realize that this thread is nearly three months old and the original poster is long gone.
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