RTX 3090 Ti - Palit Game Rock Edition - High Heat Edition by Gaming
RTX 3090 Ti - Palit Game Rock Edition - High Heat Edition by Gaming
Hello everyone! It's nice to connect with you all here. I hope you understand my English isn't perfect, so please be patient. I'm having trouble with my RTX 3090Ti lately. In the past few days, when I play games like PUBG, Alan Wake 2 or CS2, my GPU gets very hot—temperatures reaching 85-89°C. Yesterday I turned it on without issues and reapplied the thermal paste "Artic MX4," but after about 30-40 minutes everything returned to normal at around 65°C, then it spiked again to 85-89°C. I'm unsure what to do because this is my first time experiencing such high temps. I was considering two options: undervolting or replacing the thermal pads. What should I do? My PC setup is: I7-14700K (CPU temps: 36°C idle, 60-65°C under load), NZXT 240 - Kraken AIO, 32GB 3600MHZ Z790 - Aeorus DDR4 Elite Ax, BIOS 1000W, Asus Gaming Case, Corsair 4000D, and a very hot case fan setup with airflow arranged as described. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
85-89C is typical when under stress, particularly for that card.
Have you configured any special cases or GPU cooling settings? If you're concerned about temperatures but not the sound, increasing fan speeds for both the case and GPU fans might help.
Yes, but with fans at 85% it's difficult to hear the game and the temps sit around 85-89°C. Last year I played those same games without issues and the temps stayed between 55-70°C max. The app warns me about high temperatures and suggests checking GPU airflow or fan speed. If better thermal pads were used, could I lower the temperature by 10-20°C?
I recommend trying to adjust the fan curve settings. It might be beneficial to set case fans to their maximum today.
It might just be the right adjustment range you need, though tweaking thermal pads probably won’t reach it. The best options seem to be using FanControl across the board (if supported) or MSI Afterburner specifically for GPU fan settings if your GPU works with it.
Yes? If improved pads had such a significant impact, companies like AMD and NVIDIA might require their use to ensure performance wasn't compromised.