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Hello everyone.
I have an Asus TUF gtx 1660 gaming oc and its always running at 89 degrees. I repasted it not long ago but it didnt help...
Is there anything else I can do to make the temperatures drop a little?




Hard to believe i paid 200 euros for this back in gpu draught...
Those temps are terrible! My Zotac GTX 1660 Super does very well, and it better do very well, because the maximum watt limit is what many people consider meek for GPUs these days: 135W.

So you shouldn't be having a hard time, unlike with a 200W GPU!
 

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Alternative might be buying a cheap 120mm fan and jury rigging it under the card to blow right at that sucker at maximum RPM. Would be cheaper. Very ghetto fix, but hey, you asked for modding advice and that’s what you’re getting. Some assembly will be required.

Yes, time for some zip ties.
 
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I was looking for some broken second hand 1660 supers since they have a bigger heatsink on the TUF models but couldn't find any :/
Wouldn’t help, necessarily, since the PCB might be of a different design.

So you shouldn't be having a hard time, unlike with a 200W GPU!
Bruh. 200 Watts is pedestrian by modern GPU standards, that’s absolutely not a problem cooling-wise.
 
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Those temps are terrible! My Zotac GTX 1660 Super does very well, and it better do very well, because the maximum watt limit is what many people consider meek for GPUs these days: 135W.

So you shouldn't be having a hard time, unlike with a 200W GPU!
The absolute potato heatsink/heat spreader is not helping it

Its like burning your whole body and then only putting a pack of ice on your stomach...
 
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I did some undervolting with msi afterburner, the lowest I could get without crashing is 1mV. When I would go to 0.950mV it would crash the driver in game.
And what was GPU frequency you saw in game during it ?
Furmark2 undervolt mini.png

^Here's undervolt of my 1660 Ti tested under Furmark2.
 
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The meme of those cards, especially the usual GDDR6 variants of GTX 1660 series: Crank up the VRAM and be done with it, after fixing the GPU core cooling.

You could very well get as high as 7600!

(if it's not the GDDR5 variant)
 
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The core clock fluctuates when its at high temperatures. The speed goes up to 1890MHz but then throttles down as the temperature is jumping between 88-90 degrees...

Edit: geez your temps are crazy low, what model is it?
Low ?
That's Furmark2 :D
Here's actual game (+custom fan curve) [1080p Extreme preset] :

Metro Exodus Extreme undervolt.png


Here's stock result, with increased power limit for comparison (stock fan curve) :
Metro Exodus Extreme (increased power limit).png


My card is EVGA's XC Ultra model (two slot, two fan).
But like I mentioned earlier, without dropping GPU frequency - you will always crash with maximum undervolt setting.
 
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Edit: geez your temps are crazy low, what model is it?
That card's heatsink has x3 the mass and the dissipating surface from your card (unfortunately)
 
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I mean... what ASUS was thinking when installing this heatsink?
Even though power consumption is low, around 120W still this piece of metal is for way less than 100W

TUF OC version? Really?

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Try going to your regular stable undervolt but then set the power limit in Afterburner to like 80%. What are your temps and core clock speeds there? I do this all the time when I'm wanting to limit either temps or just total heat output.
 
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I know dude I'm desperately trying to make it better...
Only by finding a bigger cooler = cost money
Maybe you can spend it towards a better used card
 
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Only by finding a bigger cooler = cost money
Maybe you can spend it towards a better used card
He just needs to drop performance some (via power limit, or from V/F curve).
If he isn't willing to, it's better to just sell the card - it can't be cheaply "fixed".
PS. Undervolt curve I used on my 1660 card :
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I mean... what ASUS was thinking when installing this heatsink?
Even though power consumption is low, around 120W still this piece of metal is for way less than 100W

TUF OC version? Really?

View attachment 363530
Looks like they got the inspiration for that cooler from an Intel stock heatsink.
 
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Hello everyone.
I have an Asus TUF gtx 1660 gaming oc and its always running at 89 degrees. I repasted it not long ago but it didnt help...
Is there anything else I can do to make the temperatures drop a little?

My case has decent airflow, but the temps dont drop even with an open side panel and the front panel taken off...

Are there any mods or thermal pad solutions for this? I was thinking of finding a different card heatsink and putting it on there since the heatsink on this card is literally only covering the center...

Heres the link to the gpu:

Again - airflow is fine, current room temp is like 20 celsius because its cold outside... The paste is fresh, theres no dust

- YES I SET UP A CUSTOM FAN CURVE
- YES THE HEATSINK IS TOUCHING THE CHIP
-YES I TRIED UNDERVOLTING, IT CANT UNDERVOLT BELOW 1,000 mV because it crashes
- 90c makes the gpu throttle.



Hard to believe i paid 200 euros for this back in gpu draught...
If you bought this card in full GPU crisis than the price is "understandable".
I'm sorry man, I feel for you.
As other said that heatsink is too small, I would say is for AMD Sempron from 2001.
Cap your card to 60 FPS in NCP(capping FPS will reduce power draw therefore the heat) till you work out something, VRAM can fry. When GPU is 90 C VRAM prolly is 105 or 110 C which is critical.
Increase to maximum RPM of your rear exhaust fan is the closest to your GPU.
Your options are :
1. Try this
92 mm fan in pull, however I will try 2x 92mm in your case. 120mm is worst. Make sure the fan you buy got rubber mountings - some of the Arctic and some of the Noctua will come with rubber mountings maybe other brands to. Create a bigger gap with the rubber mountings, you'll benefit of a bigger gap, in the video is too small and in your case rotor of the fan will get too hot. This mod works even if you don't have a backplate on your card.
2. Craft a backplate out of aluminum or copper > 2 -3 mm thickness just sit it on your back of your card with a lot of thermal putty in between, like this
UTP 8 putty is cheaper and good enough you need about 30-40 grams of it. - Aliexepress - store Middle999 shipping it will take like 3-4 weeks as it comes from CHN. Don't get K5 putty or anything from CSGR store.
Don't use copper shims if you don't know what you doing. Kapton tape is not for your card.
If no Aluminum or Copper available a cut of a bathroom tile, slimmer you can find, be aware of the weight, you'll need to work out an anti sagging support, ceramic tile are heavy you need it(crayons cut to size with rubber washers, just an example) even though you need thermal putty or 2 mm thickness thermal pads to transfer the heat form PCB to the tile fast enough.
3. Sell it and get a 1070, 1080 with at least 2x fans.

Hope it helps
 
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If thats an asus dual, it is a bottom rung card which are mining editions as well.
OP said ASUS TUF GTX 1660 Gaming OC

 

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The core clock fluctuates when its at high temperatures. The speed goes up to 1890MHz but then throttles down as the temperature is jumping between 88-90 degrees...

Edit: geez your temps are crazy low, what model is it?

Maybe try running it at the same speed then compare, pretty big difference in speeds.

If you bought this card in full GPU crisis than the price is "understandable".
I'm sorry man, I feel for you.
As other said that heatsink is too small, I would say is for AMD Sempron from 2001.
Cap your card to 60 FPS in NCP(capping FPS will reduce power draw therefore the heat) till you work out something, VRAM can fry. When GPU is 90 C VRAM prolly is 105 or 110 C which is critical.
Increase to maximum RPM of your rear exhaust fan is the closest to your GPU.
Your options are :
1. Try this
92 mm fan in pull, however I will try 2x 92mm in your case. 120mm is worst. Make sure the fan you buy got rubber mountings - some of the Arctic and some of the Noctua will come with rubber mountings maybe other brands to. Create a bigger gap with the rubber mountings, you'll benefit of a bigger gap, in the video is too small and in your case rotor of the fan will get too hot. This mod works even if you don't have a backplate on your card.
2. Craft a backplate out of aluminum or copper > 2 -3 mm thickness just sit it on your back of your card with a lot of thermal putty in between, like this
UTP 8 putty is cheaper and good enough you need about 30-40 grams of it. - Aliexepress - store Middle999 shipping it will take like 3-4 weeks as it comes from CHN. Don't get K5 putty or anything from CSGR store.
Don't use copper shims if you don't know what you doing. Kapton tape is not for your card.
If no Aluminum or Copper available a cut of a bathroom tile, slimmer you can find, be aware of the weight, you'll need to work out an anti sagging support, ceramic tile are heavy you need it(crayons cut to size with rubber washers, just an example) even though you need thermal putty or 2 mm thickness thermal pads to transfer the heat form PCB to the tile fast enough.
3. Sell it and get a 1070, 1080 with at least 2x fans.

Hope it helps

Used to put a fan on top of the card too but best to pull the air from the card if you have nothing to raise it and even then it's questionable as it could pull heat from the cpu cooler too.

Either way worked a treat, although depending on the CPU cooler and board design will depend if it's even possible, if space is tight could opt for a 120mmx12mm too maybe.
 
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