GPU Hotspot Mystery Solved! Not What You Might Think!

[@SpudCommando]

you can use more viscous paste like arctic mx-6 to bridge the concave gap between the heatsink. it won't pump out easily under direct die temperatures like other paste formulated for cpus for example noctua paste.

[@TechnologyHive]

MX-6 is a good product no doubt.

[@muuubiee]

ptm7950 is the goto, mx-6 etc are all highly viscous and will much more easily be pumped out.

[@whodisnewphone]

TF9 Thermal Paste is thick but it will lower those temps more than arctic etc.

[@TechnologyHive]

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme did the job 🙂👍🏼

[@whodisnewphone]

@TechnologyHive Kryo is great but you have to replace it 3 times as TF9 lasts for years. It gets clay like when cold then hot it gets liquidy.. Kryo rules otherwise. 👊👍

[@TechnologyHive]

@@whodisnewphone Kryonaut Extreme you do not need to replace. It will last you for years. This is the red stuff.

[@gianninodibiase309]

Yes Bro! I did this, quality thermal pads and TF9 thermal paste, now I have these temps. on my 7800 XT, GPU max 70 Hot Spot max 80, the change is notable, I would say incredible, from the 105 degrees Hot Spot and GPU 80 degrees, plus it also makes more FPS in games and the fans are not audible.

[@whodisnewphone]

@gianninodibiase309 excellent. Thanks for the update. That's stuffs the best I've used too.

[@i_zoru]

well the only problem i have is my rx 6700xt, first thing i use copper thermal pads on my memory, the overall GPU temps down to 60-70 on full load, but the junction/hotspot reached 100+ , even when the load are 80% or below

[@TechnologyHive]

I think I understand you're doing the copper shim mod on your VRAM, right? If I were you I'd leave the vram alone and put the card back together at stock configuration. That hotspot temp is pretty high.

[@i_zoru]

@@TechnologyHive i did what u said, with better quality thermal pads + paste, and yes, my RX 6700 XT are no longer pulling those hellish heat overall temps is 70 and hotspot reaches 90-95 which is pretty good improvements to me , at 99% load/usage

[@TechnologyHive]

@i_zoru nice man. 👌 95c is high but tolerable for every day use.

[@Alanxnascimento]

​@@TechnologyHive My Rx 7800 xt is getting 95º on hotspot, Should I worry about it?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@Alanxnascimento I would replace the thermal paste. The problem is AMD and NVIDIA like to use cheap pastes for their cards.

[@FadedDream6969]

Edit lol yes check thermal paste mine didn't look too bad but it was light so I gave it some fresh paste and now my Hotspot isn't even passing 75 c when before it was hitting 90 under certain loads. Thanks for the vid. I've been dealing with fan ramp up for like a month and my temps seemed fine even in afterburner.

[@TechnologyHive]

Good to hear man!

[@dewthegreat9270]

I have a question when im playing triple A games my pc restarts sometimes like very rarely and causes amd adrenaline to not detect my gpu once the restart is done and then my gpu is fine once i reinstall adrenaline + latest driver. I noticed that my gpu temp is 60-70 max at 80 but the hot spot ranges at 90-98 when full load. I opened my case and the gpu hotspot is lower now under heavy load. Do you think i should change my pc case? Add more fans? Bec im using a very old nzxt case with stock fans and default fam curves im thinking it may not be enough.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@dewthegreat9270 Perhaps you should change the thermal paste. But it may be something else since the PC is restarting or crashing games.

[@ROHITYT]

Hey i have a gigabyte rtx 3060ti 8gb varient gpu my overall gpu temo during stress test was around 60-75 but the hotspot was at 105 it always cross hundred even if i remove my cabinet lid and then run the test results will be same so i am sure air flow is not the problem what should i do ? Its under warranty so i cant open my gpu and add new thermal paste.. i cleaned it yesterday thinking maybe that little dust is the reason but it was not any tips?

[@TechnologyHive]

@ROHITYT Unfortunately this is a case where new thermal paste is the only fix. Either MX-6 or Thermalright Heilos would do.

[@ROHITYT]

@@TechnologyHive ok I'll send it to gigabyte service centre that way they will fix it for free also my warranty will be intact & thanks bro tbh i wasn't expecting any reply as this video was old 😅

[@TechnologyHive]

@@ROHITYT I read all my comments :)

[@alexx_.477]

I just bought an Rx 6800 from someone and now I see that in games the GPU temp is 60° and the hotspot is 100-110° and it becomes extremely loud, how is this difference possible, what should I do? Please help

[@TechnologyHive]

@@alexx_.477 I would replace the thermal paste with something like MX-6. This should help.

[@alexx_.477]

@@TechnologyHive I have undervolted it now and the hotspot is at 80° now, how is that possible? why is this difference? 50° delta?

[@bartekkaczmarczyk9391]

These temps are pretty good but try to repaste this.​@@alexx_.477

[@wessonliam7423]

3070, GPUz readings Idle: GPU=47c Hotspot=58c Under load with MSI Kombustor & Temperature limit set to 65 GPU=64 Hotspot=76

[@TechnologyHive]

Thats not bad man. 10-15c delta is within reasonable limits.

[@djghod4391]

Is my Hotspot too high on my 3070 ti if the GPU average is 74 celsius and Hot spot max degrees was at 104?. I'm so confused and not sure what to do, should i try replacing thermal paste? i have not touched it since i bought it

[@TechnologyHive]

Replacing the thermal paste with something good, like MX-4, will definitely help.

[@Simpleman1995]

Bro do you consider this overheat or normal?🧐 👉 15 minutes furmark i get these temp : edge 75 - hotspot 85 - memory 82 - vrm 72 - fan 2600rpm. (rx 5700xt)

[@TechnologyHive]

No actually those temperatures look pretty good to me.

[@Floridian_Krillhead]

Have had some issues with my screen just turning off randomly, these were my temps: This is with fan speed all of my case to the max GPU highest temp: 81.2 C GPU Hot spot highest temp: 93.9 C Highest CPU temp: 71 C (I love my noctua cooler)

[@TechnologyHive]

Does the screen turn off while under load or also during idle?

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

That temp for the card, not the hot spot but the general one, is likely nearing the point of throttling and does indicate to me that there is an issue with temps. That CPU temp is high as well, depending on your CPU. What are your system specs? Does your case have decent airflow? Have you tried custom fan curves?

[@Floridian_Krillhead]

@@TechnologyHive The screen had turned off while it was idle.

[@Floridian_Krillhead]

(Watching youtube)

[@EnduroTrailRiding]

@@Floridian_Krillhead what was your findings? I too am having my screens turn off randomly, not always while gaming either, and my hotspot is getting to 110c if I run a benchmark. Did you get a new gpu or was your power supply the fault for turning off? I have just fresh installed windows and drivers and same thing is happening for me. My gpu is only 1 year old as well in very good case ventilation.

[@norbertomartin2119]

Qué te hace asumir que la cuchilla de afeitar es completamente recta?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@norbertomartin2119 Este no fue el único modo the probarlo. También use otras navajas y el resultado es el mismo.

[@Im_noob-g3u]

The temperature of my Hotspot 2060 Super MSI goes up to 85 in the game, is there any problem?

[@TechnologyHive]

No, not at all. That is actually pretty normal. Hotspot over 100c is more concerning.

[@W00DGR0USE]

My hotspot delta is crazy on my 6900xt, set all my fans to max and in an artificial load my delta is 40C! This card I have is also an rma from a previous unrelated issue and it also had the same issue. My tower is extremely well ventilated, that is 100 percent not the issue.

[@TechnologyHive]

Try repasting the GPU core. I recently made a video on Honeywell PTM7950 phase change material. Real good stuff. Its my latest video.

[@markhovscrch4050]

Gigabyte RX 5700XT Repasted, cleaned & Re-Pad: CS2 High settings: Vram 6gb used over 8gb GPU Temp 82*c GPU Hotspot Temp: 112*c Thermal paste: HY510 (I put then spread it using q-tip as substitute then put a very tiny in the middle in the Die) Thermal Pad: Subzero GP-Ultimate (vram 0.5mm mosfet 1mm backplate 3mm)

[@TechnologyHive]

So whats your temps now?

[@markhovscrch4050]

that's my current temp, uncle helped me last night doing repasting and cutting thermal pads.@@TechnologyHive I think I didn't put the heatsink too hard and some of my internet fellow players telling me that I put too much thermal paste in the Die and shouldn't spread myself using q-tip but instead just drop a pea size and let the heatsink spread itself.

[@markhovscrch4050]

@@TechnologyHive It was 2nd hand I bought in facebook marketplace in worse condition too oily, the fans are coughing with dust, the board was bad and the paste inside was dried. I tried playing once CS2 then shutting my PC monitor and freezing everything because when I check inside it was Dried stock paste and Pads was torn down. It was like if remember correctly the 87-89*c on GPU temp but the Hotspot I don't remember much since I was using old version of AMD Driver that time. Bough January 2 2024

[@TechnologyHive]

@@markhovscrch4050 It is better to spread the paste over a GPU die. Using the pea method could result in areas not covered with paste, resulting in a hotspot problem. your internet friends are wrong, I'm afraid.

[@markhovscrch4050]

@@TechnologyHive I put a medium size then spread it into Die then I put a very tiny amount of paste in the middle of Die and slap it with heatsink. Maybe on Next sunday I go repaste it again I felt unsatisfied due to my current temperature of Hotspot right now playing Hellbound: Survival Mode on V-sync + Ultra settings sending my it into 102*c but the GPU temp was 81*c something isn't right

[@visionscaper]

So, how to deal with such situations? I can imagine that adding a soft thermal pad on the gpu might help making contact more evenly. In that case you would also need to increase the thermal pad thickness in other areas. What do you think how to deal with this?

[@TechnologyHive]

I have resorted to thermal puddy for dealing with situations like this. It works great! If the thermal pad is 1.5mm or less, thermal puddy is a great choice. Otherwise, I would stick with soft thermal pads, shore 50 or below.

[@visionscaper]

Thanks for your reply! You mean putting a Thermal pad on the GPU chip and than use thermal putty on the other components to deal with the changed height?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@visionscaper No. Use thermal paste on the core, and thermal puddy on the VRAM, and VRM. This could help balance things out, eliminating resistance from the surrounding areas to allow for better GPU core contact with the heatsink.

[@moonknight2641]

I'm using rtx 3070. gpu 78 hotspot 95 are these values normal ?

[@TechnologyHive]

95c is pretty toasty. I would try new thermal paste. Something like MX-6.

[@thethiagosc]

not bad, but hotspot about 90 would be good, 80 would be very good and below that, is incredible.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@thethiagosc True

[@lyziqco6555]

I'm a new gpu user, actually bought a used sapphire pulse 5700 oc recently, but I undevolted it quite a bit and the usual temp on full load is 60°c but the hotspot temp it shows on amd software is 67-70°c , but the thing is the upper plate on the gpu there's like a hole and some inner pcb is visible which is directly under the chipset, that part i touched with my fingers and idk man it didn't feel 60 or 70° to me it was kinda very hot idk, is this normal or am I just overreacting

[@TechnologyHive]

70c and 80c is very hot to the touch. So yes, it is very normal.

[@CaptainHairSA]

@@lyziqco6555 for what it's worth, I'm on a 5700xt and my hotspot is 95-105c at full load, and thats after under volting and underclocking. Research tells me this isn't ideal but also isn't really a problem either. Though I was thinking about putting new paste on to see if it helps. Running stock speeds and volts it was hitting 110c which I think is the thermal limit when it starts to throttle. Graphics cards have been hot for years though, I remember having an oooold 560ti nvidia card which didn't care about heat till it hit 100c, and that was way back then.

[@Crankyzoro]

I have the asrock 6700 XT and my hotspot temps keep going above 100. I’ve tried changing thermal paste and pads but nothing works

[@TechnologyHive]

@@Crankyzoro Try Thermalright Heilos or Honeywell PTM7950.

[@Crankyzoro]

@@TechnologyHive I ordered 14.8 W/mk pads on Amazon but let’s see now

[@TechnologyHive]

@@Crankyzoro Hope that works out for you 👍🏼

[@warroxs]

i have a AMD Rx 7900 xt and use amd software adrenalin edition, when i play helldiver 2 i have 60 celsius GPU temperature or 140 °F but a 105 celsius/ 221°F hotspot

[@TechnologyHive]

105c on hotspot is high. Maybe repasting will solve this issue.

[@gokunex3]

my new rx7600 also has the same issue it has GPU 1HOTSPOT ISSUE of 98-99'C its only 1 month old.. what should i do?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@gokunex3 If you return it, you might get the same problem with the new gpu. I would just replace the thermal paste. This should help. MX-6 is a great choice.

[@gokunex3]

@@TechnologyHive If I open it will void the warrantie.. it has 2 years warranty.. so what can I do now?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@gokunex3 You answered your own question already.

[@gokunex3]

@@TechnologyHive ok :( thank you..

[@WarpEnnn]

I believe I saw a video if nvidia thermal engineer talking about this. He said ot is intentional because under load the die heats up and bends, so they make them like that bend from the factory so they bend in opposite when heated and get flat so they have better contact with cooler surface. But I cannot find this video, sorry.

[@TechnologyHive]

I thought about that as well, that it might be by design. But can cause problems when the hotspot is significantly higher than the rest of the die.

[@WarpEnnn]

@TechnologyHive yeah, I think if there was defect in manufacturing or oversight in design, that can cause problems with contact

[@alouisschafer7212]

What on earth is AMD doing here? On my old Vega56 you can literally see the machining marks from when the Die was ground/lapped to perfect flatness. I get that thats necessary with a GPU consisting of 3 Dies (GPU + Memory) on one Substrate but obviously a Die that isnt flat is a problem. So what is the solution for this? I am sure that I have this same problem but its really bad (100C Hotspot) with an RX6700 and it has to be fixed. Literally repasted it a few hours ago with MX4 and yup 100C hotspot 😐 Try different pastes until something works? I have MX6 and Gelid GC Extreme too. Maybe a thick gooey paste helps bridge the gap like another commenter said. What about those special super thin reuseable thermal pads for GPUs and CPUs? Those will probably cope really well with the uneveness of the GPU Die.

[@TechnologyHive]

I made a video explaining how to tighten your heatsink closer to the gpu core. It's in one of my latest videos about making thermal pads fit. You'll find it at the top.

[@dreadlock17]

Try honeywell ptm7950

[@Striderly]

Do you think using a 0.2 thermal pad like kryosheet or something else would solve the uneven die surfaces?

[@TechnologyHive]

I have not tried it, but it's possible.

[@vchen441]

Kind of late, but I got the kryosheet recently and my hotspot temp went from 110 -> 80.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@vchen441 Thats awesome! You're never late man! It is good to keep us updated!

[@astoraan6071]

@@vchen441 I bought some PTM 7950 to solve my high hot spot, did you have any trouble in applying the kryosheet? And have you seen temps get worse or better over time?

[@ziyaadumar6191]

Please is it good to use 2.0mm thermal pads on rx 5700xt

[@TechnologyHive]

It depends on your model. I can't give you an answer on that one. Sorry.

[@geckoop2848]

Idk why but my rx 6600xt by gigabyte after two years now was giving me 76c core and 95 to 97c hotspot in games like hogwarts legacy and even gta 5, later in nfs unbound. Results were more in hogwarts legacy, until I gave it to the seller and he sent the gpu for rma and all they did was repasting and it’s still under warranty. Day one and it was all good, other day it just became so worse like core and hotspot temps were like 79 to 80c and 100 to 105c until the system reboot itself. I decided to disassemble the whole pc and just clean everything, though I clean every month. I have a thick radiator from deepcool le 500 which wasn’t able to be mounted on the top so I switched my front two fans with radiator as an intake and those fans as an exhaust on top. Not so good ik that as it pulls hot air, also today I noticed that the gpu is assembled with all screws tight, still I see a gap on one side, a medium sized gap like it isn’t mounted properly. Idk but I had contacted again and the seller has asked me to give it to him and he’ll see what he can do.

[@TechnologyHive]

@geckoop2848 Try Thermalright Heilos. This works well.

[@nh4759]

Thought the "Hot Spot" is the chip in the top right of the card? It's that way on the 3080ti I'm working on. Not sure what we're talking about about in your video about a hot spot on the die?

[@TechnologyHive]

Yes. Hotspot due to die not being perfectly on the substrate or pcb.

[@robertmajors1737]

I suppose it's not possible to lap these since it's direct die cooling right?

[@TechnologyHive]

Correct.

[@patrickespedido2831]

Have you solved the hotspot issue now? Gonna try the PTM 7950 in my case, im having a hotspot that plays around 110c and package temp around 65-70c when playing soma big title games. But when it is idle or a non gpu intensive game it stays around hotspot80c/package55c Btw my card is MSI MECH 2X RX 6600

[@TechnologyHive]

I have just purchased Thermalright Heilos phase changing TIM and I'll soon make a video on it's performance vs thermal pastes.

[@ronnielcleobayaua6430]

Any update on your hotspot temps? Been having the same problem. Low gpu temps but high hotspot temps. Give me an update please

[@TechnologyHive]

@@ronnielcleobayaua6430 I made a video about it. The latest one should answer your question.

[@patrickespedido2831]

Definitely go for PTM 7950 it lowered my hotspot temps from 110c to now around 90-95c. Yes I know, hot spot is still high. But atleast it is not hitting above 100c anymore

[@TechnologyHive]

@patrickespedido2831 Wait...I have ordered PTM 7950. I'll be comparing Thermalright Heilos with it in a video. I'm just waiting for it to arrive.

[@ReXora25]

is it normal for gpu hot spot to be hotter than my gpu temp if its 30 celius difference?

[@TechnologyHive]

That is typical, but not ok. 15c delta is normal. I would re-paste the card if not under warranty.

[@ReXora25]

@@TechnologyHive I think it was glitched or something. I meant to say gpu temp stay around 60 or more and 15 or 20 celius over for hotspot. Idk if this card is under warrenty because I got this from amazon and was refurbished.

[@JustinCrediblename]

I didn't realize that the "hot spot" was on the GPU die. heh.

[@TechnologyHive]

It can be. Not always the case though. Sometimes its just poor heatsink contact.

[@k3bul_]

I discovered the same defects in my graphics card. How do I fix it? Have you found a solution to this case? Please reply

[@TechnologyHive]

Try Thermalright Heilos. This will help a big deal.

[@k3bul_]

@@TechnologyHive many thanks pro but not available in my country if you have any Another trick tell me please im so poor 😥😥

[@TechnologyHive]

@@k3bul_ Can you order through Amazon?

[@k3bul_]

@@TechnologyHive No Cause i Didnt Found The Product In My Amazon Country Wich Is Egypt And Thanks btw

[@TechnologyHive]

@@k3bul_ How about Honeywell PTM7950?

[@DennyMK007]

Well, is this a coincidence or all brands have this problem? I bought XFX RX 6800 (Non XT) before new year and have return period till 13 Jan ‘24. The card overclocks well with fan high speed RPM and over 200W power consumption. Using AMD PRO 23.Q4 driver as that was installed by default with their software. Gpu frequency set to: 2300MHz low/ 2420 MHz max (2400 effective), VRam timing set on: Fast timing , Vram frequency set to 2112 MHz (2100 effective), Voltage set to 925mV with Power Limit +10%. Fans blow between 1500 and 1800 rpm with temps up to 60C with 74C hotspot. This is my first AMD GPU since 20 years ago. Should I return it because of the 14C hotspot difference?

[@TechnologyHive]

Nooooo. Your temperatures look good actually. 74c on the hotspot is perfectly normal. 95-100c is not. Though AMD will say 95c on the hotspot it ok. But this is BS. They just do not want to deal with RMA's for a problem that slowly degrades their products. In time, after some years when the thermal paste starts to lose it's thermal conductivity, that hotspot temp will skyrocket and cause your card to thermal throttle, eventually causing problems. But in your case, you're fine! 👍👍

[@DennyMK007]

@@TechnologyHiveactually if I use the default factory settings the hotspot goes up to 98C (fans run ~900rpm) and get far worse results with games crashing very often. Is my overclock high for this gpu? I think I could squeeze just a bit more performance out of it. And again is 14C difference overall/hotspot temp normal?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@DennyMK007 14 degree delta is okei if the hotspot is under 95c. But if at default settings your temperatures are getting that hot, that is not normal. 98c is pretty toasty. I would RMA it or replace the thermal paste and see if that fixes the issue.

[@DennyMK007]

@@TechnologyHive RMA it is then. I don’t want to bother replacing thermal paste/pads on brand new gpu. Thanks Edit: I bumped the frequency to 2440 MHz and lowered the voltage to 920mV. With the Power limit to +10% it runs constantly on 1025mV. Gamed for two hours with HWInfo in the background. The result: GPU temp max 58C, Hotspot max 71C, fans max 1780rpm. I can’t get anything new with 3 years warranty for $425 16GB VRam after tax that’s going to be better than this. Keeping this cheapo awesome overclocking gpu.

[@ray_6677]

Hi. Is this thermal paste issue on all the 7900xt cards? Or is it rare to buy one and get this issue? Still on the fence to buy one..

[@nodarigogolidze4996]

Hello.during gaming tlou,alan wake,warzone,when fan speed is 40-45 gpu temperature is 50 celsius and in alan wake 55-57,in furmark after 17 minutes strees gpu is 73 celsius and hotspot 93-94(fan speed 50%)and is it normall? Iddle temp gpu is 25-29 and hotspot 33-34.

[@TechnologyHive]

That's a 20degree delta, which is a bit high, though common. You could improve this by using better thermal paste if you feel comfortable doing it yourself. But if your card is still under warranty, keep in mind that taking it apart will void it.

[@daidalos1508]

My rx6700Xt has a 30 C° Delta. 75 to 105. Allready done a rma ticket. Let's see how they answer

[@TechnologyHive]

@@daidalos1508 If you have warranty on it, that will be the better way to go. Just RMA it.

[@AaronTimm-v4c]

I have a 6800xt and my hotspot sits at 105-110 degrees, can’t get it down and honestly don’t know what to do

[@TechnologyHive]

@@AaronTimm-v4c Try Thermalright Heilos. It will fix that.

[@AaronTimm-v4c]

@@TechnologyHive have you tried it? Looks like a replacement for thermal paste. I have never used a thermal pad directly on a die

[@AaronTimm-v4c]

@@TechnologyHive the only other product I can think of trying is MX-6 or thermal grizzly kryonaut extreme

[@TechnologyHive]

@@AaronTimm-v4c Thermalright Heilos is not a thermal pad. It's phase change material.

[@anthonyreynoza8535]

My 6950xt had the same issue no matter what i did. It would hit 110 on hotspot until i used ptm7950. It made a huge difference now hot spot is about 90 thats with the card overclocked to the max.

[@TechnologyHive]

Very interesting. I keep hearing about this stuff. I'll have to try it myself. 👍🏼

[@caboose1289]

PTM7590 is magical stuff for sure! It has performed better than liquid metal on my GE66 gaming laptop, believe it or not. Glad to hear that it fixed your issue!

[@bartekkaczmarczyk9391]

@@caboose1289 I have question. I have 90°C on CPU and 80°C on gpu but hotspot is 94°C. Laptop Has 1.5 year. Can ptm7950 change a lot?

[@caboose1289]

@@bartekkaczmarczyk9391 Yeah it definitely will. Just make sure that the PTM7950 is .25mm thick. There are a lot of knock offs that are all only .20mm thick and they don't perform as well. You can also use Upsiren PCM-1, which is similar in performance to PTM7950.

[@bartekkaczmarczyk9391]

@@caboose1289 Wow thanks i had this temps on 3D Mark. I have another question, sorry i'm not good at laptops. I'll have higher temps on dying light 2? I want to buy this game but i'm scared about overheating.

[@markow5678]

My 6650 xts junction temps go to 105 or a bit higher, how do I decrease this?

[@TechnologyHive]

Try new thermal paste. MX-6 is a good option.

[@markow5678]

@@TechnologyHive any way to open it without breaking the warranty sticker on the screw?

[@TechnologyHive]

@@markow5678 I am not going to tell you how to do that. It is unethical.

[@a4455.]

I've ran games that pushed to 62 degrees and hotspot to 88 but no more than that. My GPU is relatively still fresh despite having it for a year now (It's an XFX RX 6600) and I can't tell if that's a lot or it's okish but it concerns me a little.

[@TechnologyHive]

88c is not dangerous territory. 95+c I would consider too high.

[@a4455.]

@@TechnologyHive Ah, okay. 88 is generally max it goes, usually lingers between 75 and 85 but never constantly. Thanks for the info. Only started observing that temp now

[@TechnologyHive]

@@a4455. You're good. Just keep an eye that it doesn't go over 95c. Then you'll need new paste :)

[@ashketchum7061]

Hola amigo estoy muy confundido del tema a decir verda soy princiante en cuestión de las pc gamer , mi tarjeta gráfica rx 7800 xt nitro+, sus temperaturas son de 65 carga Máxima y hotspot de 85 a 90 grados es normal esa temperatura o deberia preocuparme? Saludos

[@TechnologyHive]

90 hotspot grados esta bien. Las temperaturas que llegan a 95+ son las que pueden causar problemas en el futuro. Pero 85-90c es normal.

[@ashketchum7061]

@@TechnologyHive ok amigo gracias por sacame de dudas, nuevo seguidor 👍

[@MaHoDi.]

Interesting video! I've been looking for a solution for this problem that had popped up recently too and there's no specific one. So RMA is the only solution we have for the hotspot. I have a 1080ti for 6 years now and I overclocked it a couple of years back, it didn't throttle or crash once, but when I saw GPU hotspot feature on my HWiNFO, I removed the overclocking and went back to the normal clocks, since this problem has no specific solution.

[@TechnologyHive]

Liquid metal is a solution. But, it has to be done correctly or you will ruin your GPU. So if you are not comfortable doing it, I would just run the card at stock speeds and maybe play a little with the fan curves using MSI afterburner. Thanks for watching btw 🤙

[@necivicean9241]

Rtx 2060 while playing cs2 with 150 fps max GPU is like 63 and hotspot 76

[@TechnologyHive]

Thats pretty good temperatures.

[@speedydanny4624]

what are the chances that the core actualy bends/deforms because of the heat? ik its a silicone and its not likely.

[@TechnologyHive]

The pcb will bend before the core does. By that time, your card is long dead.

[@Squeaky55559]

My hotspot temp gets to 120c and shuts off. I think I have repasted it wrong.

[@TechnologyHive]

I would take it apart and check...

[@dominusdone5023]

@@Squeaky55559 120 is insane

[@breidypintocastillo6007]

I hava a RX 6600 XT, same problem, Repasted and everything looks good... good quality on pads and paste, 73° gpu temp / 110° hotspot. Before the repasted it was 92° max on hotspot..... I don´t know what to do now. :( I did the process twice, keep doing the same 110° hotspot

[@TechnologyHive]

@@breidypintocastillo6007 You will need to use phase change material, like Thermalright Heilos.

[@miguelbaltazar29]

My Msi GTX 1080 Armor OC heats up quickly in stress tests like Furmark, reaching 80 degrees or more in less than 2 minutes and in demanding games it reaches up to 82 degrees with a high consumption between 180w-200w. I had already cleaned it and applied thermal paste and it is still hot, but at rest with the Msi afterburner curve it stays at 39 degrees at rest but in games and stress tests it gets too hot

[@TechnologyHive]

The Armor OC cards have a terrible heatsink. Poor cooling solution by MSI.

[@miguelbaltazar29]

@@TechnologyHive And what should I do in this case? I bought the card pre-owned on eBay a week ago for $110.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@miguelbaltazar29 Well you already replaced the thermal paste, so not much you can do unless you want to go water cooling. But that would not be worth it for this card. You're pretty much stuck with what you got. Although you could try a different paste.

[@miguelbaltazar29]

@@TechnologyHive I cleaned the fans and applied silver thermal paste (the one that comes in 10g) the thermal paste that the graphics card had was dry. I put the graphics card back together and the heat continues. In stress tests with 86 degrees in 2 minutes and in demanding games in 1080p with high graphics it reaches 82 degrees or more.

[@TechnologyHive]

@miguelbaltazar29 Perhaps you need to set a manual fan curve. You will need MSI afterburner for that.

[@concernedemployee5897]

What if you use thermal pad?

[@TechnologyHive]

No. You never want to use thermal pad where thermal paste is required.

[@visionscaper]

I think the trick was using really thick thermal paste

[@borisjankovic9321]

Bro my red devil rx 5700xt at 100% usage have max temp 66, but hot spot hit to 110 and idk is that normal

[@TechnologyHive]

No man. That hotspot is high. Have you tried new paste?

[@borisjankovic9321]

@@TechnologyHive no, i will repaste my gpu tomorrow

[@borisjankovic9321]

@@TechnologyHive do you think upgrade to rtx 3060 ti is ok ? I wanted to buy rx 6700xt but i have 550w psu

[@TechnologyHive]

@@borisjankovic9321 Good! Lets us know how it goes!

[@TechnologyHive]

@@borisjankovic9321 The RX 6700XT will run just fine on a 550w PSU. How do I know? I am running that in my tester system lol. It runs all cards I through at it. Granted I only have on fan and a 5600G CPU.

[@cloud9photography126]

why doesn't my AMD XFX 319 6800XT GPU temp go up on my kraken 360 elite's display during furmark runs?...Furmark says gpu is 72c but the kraken display says 42c....wth??? the Kraken has always reported a temp that's around 10 degrees cooler than what my adrenaline software says or what hardware info64 says, but with all this variation from different softwares i dont know what to believe

[@TechnologyHive]

Download GPUZ from techpowerup.com and run fuemark again with gpuz displaying temperature and Hotspot.

[@lightningszn]

my old rx 5700 goes to 107c on the hotspot without a UV but under 80c on average and mems.. i just recently repasted and repadded as well

[@TechnologyHive]

That's a pretty toasty 107c hotspot😬. What was your hotspot temp before re-paste?

[@lightningszn]

@@TechnologyHive i dont really remember tbh.. i can get it down to 100c if i do like a -60mv undervolt tho

[@TechnologyHive]

@@lightningszn I hear ya. I would recheck that paste job. There is a high chance your thermal pads are the reason why you're getting that hotspot so high. You may have to squeeze them down to fit.

[@Oklypt]

When im Gaming Temp is 69C° to 72C° and the Hotspot is like 92C° to 102C° (XFX RX6700XT) The same issue with the Die.

[@TechnologyHive]

Check out my latest video. I show a trick of how to get your heatsink tighter to the core. This has resolved my hotspot issues. Just be careful if you try this.

[@Oklypt]

@@TechnologyHive Ive done undervolting now im ln 69C° to Hotspot 84-87C°

[@TechnologyHive]

@Oklypt. Cool. Hope that helps in long term 👍🏼

[@Oklypt]

@@TechnologyHive from 1200mv to 1105mv same frames but less Power consumption and the same clock speed

[@TechnologyHive]

@@Oklypt That's nice!

[@ramblinjay3816]

I dunno my 7900 xtx asrock aqua runs like 111c and zero issues on a super ultrawide monitor at 1440P. Runs flawlessly. Some of it i think is just BS. Because i'm even running x2 420 rads. All i'm saying it's been running like butter.

[@ramblinjay3816]

I think a lot just want extreme cold temps for benchmark scores. It's hard telling because my card isn't throttling nor is myCPU. I mean absolutely zero issues. And this has been for over half a year.

[@TechnologyHive]

@ramblinjay3816 110c is extremely hot. If you keep it running like this, you may be cutting short it's lifespan.

[@ramblinjay3816]

I dunno, I'm still running it fine even on helldivers 2. Even maxed out settings at 100+ FPS and it's all liquid cooled. I'm still hitting like 111c lol. No stuttering, lagging, nothing at all. Why i am so confused about all of this. Even with x3 420 radiators on a full looped system i am still seeing zero issues regarding it being too hot. I will also include this is also with Asrocks extreme bio software update. If i'm not throttling and i am losing zero productivity it's still going strong. Wouldn't i be noticing throttling issues running this hot besides just a possibility of degrading the GPU overtime?@@TechnologyHive

[@TechnologyHive]

@@ramblinjay3816 111c is too hot. This will slowly degrade your gpu.

[@roguemo]

I HAVE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE on my RTX 2060 i have seen reviews of the same exact card before buying it but mine always having a high hotspot with a delta of 15-20+ degrees C than the normal temps which worries me too much and i tried repasting and the paste dries out in the middle and it shows on both the heatsink and dye always completely dry in the middle and the i did try contacting the company that made the card and they said to ignore the hotspot as long as the card is not thermal throttling so for my own peace of mind i had to undervolt it to 0.85V since it can go up to 1.05V .... so yes my heatsink is flat yet the dye isn't perfectly flat and it causes the stupidly high hotspot BTW, my hot spot under full load without any undervolting is 106C in heaven benchmark in less than 1 minute of it running the hotspot difference can be 25C

[@TechnologyHive]

106c is nothing to ignore my friend! 25c is a big jump. One solution I have found is liquid metal. But the cooler base has to be nickel plated to pure copper. This also works for decreasing hotspot issues. Remember also to cover the SMD's around the GPU with nail polish. Preferably a coloured one. This issue with DIE unevenness is nothing new but has become a bit complaisant in the tech environment. I wish bigger channels like Gamers Nexus with a bigger audience would pick up on this issue to perhaps bring about change. I'm just a small channel, so much I can do. Hope this helps

[@roguemo]

@@TechnologyHive the card is an EVGA RTX 2060 sc, it's a single fan card but tbh the heatsink should be enough and i have 2.4k RPM case fans and all that did literally nothing i even thought about deshrouding it but the card consumes 170W so no amount of air would actually make a difference, with undervolting it consumes only 130w yet the hot spot in a stress test is about 95-96C ..... at this point i have tried everything and liquid metal is a bit expensive but i may give it a try in a while since i have no other options.... and you're right, no one from the big channels is mentioning this thank you for bringing such issue to the light and maybe because of your video more people will come out and talk about this so again, THANK YOU and keep it up

[@Turbodziki]

got it on my rx 6700xt

[@TechnologyHive]

What is the temperature delta on the hotspot?

[@GmodFilmsTR]

20 seconds of useful information 7 minutes of yapping

[@TechnologyHive]

@@GmodFilmsTR Yet you sat there listening to that yapping lol 😆

[@GmodFilmsTR]

@@TechnologyHive yes thats why Im unhappy, you wasted my time with your shitty video. you're happy about making shit content if ur saying this.

[@christopherbussiere4415]

Use Good Thermal Pads not Best but fix your problème

[@TechnologyHive]

@@christopherbussiere4415 Thermalright makes good pads. Upside, I believe they are called.

[@marinegeneral]

just cause you went through the trouble of showing us... you deserve a sub

[@TechnologyHive]

Thank you 🙂

[@vitaminsmexa6464]

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