Question Gainward RTX5070TI Idle Temps

[Orodruin]

Interestingly, my idle temperature is high. What could be the reason for this?

There are a total of 7 fans in my case setup.

3 Be Quiet PureWings 3 140mm in the front, giving fresh air. I run it at an average of 700-800rpm.
1 Be Quiet PureWings 3 140mm exhaust fan, throwing hot air out. I run it at an average of 700rpm.
3 SilentWings 120mm fans throw hot air out over the radiator. I run it at an average of 900-1100rpm.

When used in this way, the idle temperature of the graphics card starts at 41 degrees. It goes up to 59 degrees. It fluctuates between 52-57 on average. It consumes an average of 21-24 watts of power.

As I said, in games under load, it is around 67 degrees. I lowered the temperature under load to 60 degrees with 890mv and 2800Mhz speed by doing a little undervolt.

But I can't understand why the idle temperature value is like this when I'm not using the card. What could be the reason? Could I be experiencing this problem because of the driver?

 

[Shmee]

Probably due to video card fans ramping down or even turning off at idle. If you want it to run cooler, you can adjust the fan speed/curve.

 

[Orodruin]

Probably due to video card fans ramping down or even turning off at idle. If you want it to run cooler, you can adjust the fan speed/curve.

Most cards do not go up to 59 degrees when the fans are not working, but I do not understand why this is the case with this model. Frankly, the fans do not work when the card is below 60 degrees. But the idle temperature is interesting when the card is not under load.

 

[Shmee]

While I know your card is completely different from mine, I know that with my Sapphire card, the fans do not spin up until a certain temperature is reached, or maybe if the temps are increasing rapidly. I forget what the temperature target is for mine, but I know a lot of cards are rated for up to 80C+ operating temps anyway. So basically at lower temps, the fans won't spin. This is by design.

You should be able to change this by adjusting the fan curve if desired, or setting a constant fan speed. While I don't have experience with the new RTX 5000 series cards, I imagine there are different tools one can use to do this, such as MSI afterburner and others, possibly even within the Geforce software.

 

[Orodruin]

While I know your card is completely different from mine, I know that with my Sapphire card, the fans do not spin up until a certain temperature is reached, or maybe if the temps are increasing rapidly. I forget what the temperature target is for mine, but I know a lot of cards are rated for up to 80C+ operating temps anyway. So basically at lower temps, the fans won't spin. This is by design.

You should be able to change this by adjusting the fan curve if desired, or setting a constant fan speed. While I don't have experience with the new RTX 5000 series cards, I imagine there are different tools one can use to do this, such as MSI afterburner and others, possibly even within the Geforce software.

I know that many cards have a temperature rating. My previous card Asus TUF RTX4070TI Super had an average of 45 degrees at idle. When it went up to 59 with the 5070TI, I was honestly worried. Under load, the fans are running so the temperature is around 60-65 degrees. However, I wanted to ask this question because the idle temperature is increasing. I think I will determine a fan curve for this situation. Gainward has Expertool 2 software, I can set a fan curve from there.

 

[bba-tcg]

Interestingly, my idle temperature is high. What could be the reason for this?

There are a total of 7 fans in my case setup.

3 Be Quiet PureWings 3 140mm in the front, giving fresh air. I run it at an average of 700-800rpm.
1 Be Quiet PureWings 3 140mm exhaust fan, throwing hot air out. I run it at an average of 700rpm.
3 SilentWings 120mm fans throw hot air out over the radiator. I run it at an average of 900-1100rpm.

When used in this way, the idle temperature of the graphics card starts at 41 degrees. It goes up to 59 degrees. It fluctuates between 52-57 on average. It consumes an average of 21-24 watts of power.

As I said, in games under load, it is around 67 degrees. I lowered the temperature under load to 60 degrees with 890mv and 2800Mhz speed by doing a little undervolt.

But I can't understand why the idle temperature value is like this when I'm not using the card. What could be the reason? Could I be experiencing this problem because of the driver?

Set fan control to manual and the fans won't stop completely. Idle temps will improve dramatically. You can do this easily in the nVidia app under system->performance.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Could I be experiencing this problem because of the driver?

Strong possibility.