980 Ti problem

[T1berious]

Hi There,

I'm hoping there's some PC gamers here that can set my mind at ease. I have a Gigabyte 980 Ti sitting in a Define R5 Case and a 5930K CPU I recently went from air to to water cooling (aio corsair 240)

The case is setup with 2 intake fans at the front, 2 intake fans on the radiator (pulling through the radiator) and one exhaust fan.

Previously, I had the odd crash, once a month kind of thing. In the new setup the crashes were way more frequent even though the CPU was pretty cool (42C under load)

Turns out the GPU auto curve wasn't great as it was regularly seeing 65 - 70C. I changed the curve and my temps are down and I have no more crashes but it now sounds like a jet taking off.

I run at 1440 with high \ ultra graphics settings. Am I expecting too much from my GPU?

Any help \ advice greatly appreciated!

T1b

[T1berious]

Cheers Jinx,

I guess, I've been OK for what feels like ages apart from the odd crash. I've just had a stable gaming session at sub 60C. Might be the cards feeling ready for retirement. To be honest the only game that seems to have sent it into a spin is Battletech but as I'm addicted to it I'll try scaling back the eye candy.

980 Ti has been great for stuff like Black Ops III at 1440 max everything. I guess the devs have been using more video ram etc.

Thanks again!

T1b

[T1berious]

Cheers for the responses chaps,

OK, so history wise...

I had a pretty deep clean prior to installing the AIO. Wasn't that dusty as the case was closed most of the time and the dust filters had done there job, however I'd used an air duster on the board, fan and GPU.

All good, I don't think it was CPU as it wasn't removed, just cleaned when the AIO cooler was installed (snug, rather than beyond finger tight!)

So after 2 long gaming sessions I can report no crashes (at one point I was having to do crash saves while gaming)

The CPU peaked at 44°C and the GPU at 58°C

The only problem was the PC is now oppressively loud (I share the study with SWMBO and it's only a matter of time before her patience reaches an end).

So should I adjust the fan curve? The room gets quite warm but I'd kill for some quiet quality gaming!

Any advice greatly appreciated

T1b

[T1berious]

Hi Yup,

Radiator fans are pulling through the top of the case. I was OC but dialed it back while diagnosing my crash issues.

So it's vent, rad, fans pulling cold air through. I'll see if I can post a pic

Edited by T1berious on Tuesday 15th January 10:53

[T1berious]

At the weekend I did an O/S re install. Been stable so far so I'll watch this space. Didn't get a long session in but hopefully tonight I can get a few hours in.

I'll let you know how I get on.