GIGABYTE RTX 2060 SUPER WindForce OC sometimes lags and stutters...

[eidairaman1]

It does make them cheaper. If you know what to look for it could save hundreds vs some other brands. My favorite GPUs are actually As Rock for how quiet and small they are and MSI for how well built the Gaming series is. Sapphire seems to get the fastest chips from AMD though.

I used to go with tuf but it seems as of 2017 the boards were lacking robustfulness, i moved to steel legend and that seems to be what tuf used to be, a high quality board

 

[cha925]

So you wrote it had no paste when you removed the heatsink the first time correct? Did the die have a pad at least from the manufacturer?

yes it did but the thermal paste on it was dry...as hell.
had to remove the old paste and reapply new.

 

[eidairaman1]

yes it did but the thermal paste on it was dry...as hell.
had to remove the old paste and reapply new.

Thats typical, many use cheap stuff, it seems a current thing now is Thermalpads are replacing the paste on the gpu die by end users.

 

[AusWolf]

i have it installed on seagate 8tb+ hdd

What game is it? Some games really hate running from a HDD, especially ones with large maps and lots of streaming assets.

 

[eidairaman1]

What game is it? Some games really hate running from a HDD, especially ones with large maps and lots of streaming assets.

He discovered the issue after that post and attributed it to the crappy thermal paste on the gpu being the culprit,

 

[AusWolf]

He discovered the issue after that post and attributed it to the crappy thermal paste on the gpu being the culprit,

Ah fair enough. I'm glad it's sorted.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ah fair enough. I'm glad it's sorted.

We can only hope it is man.

 

[cha925]

What game is it? Some games really hate running from a HDD, especially ones with large maps and lots of streaming assets.

the game is alan wake 2..just as soon as the game starts..loading screen ends...3 mins after playing... "hdmi no signal" whilee gpu usage percentagee at its peak.. 99% - 85celcius.

 

[Zazigalka]

Watch for GPU Hotspot and in games that 6 GB buffer spills over the slow Pcie bus. In NV CP settings choose always prefer maximum performance as opposed to power saving. I have witnessed games that can't even use above 8 GB only thing left is to ease on the texture details.

2060 Super has 8GB iirc. It's a friggin disgrace that AIB cards that cost hundreds of dollars need repasting every couple of years. I mean, I would get that if the card was 5+ years old, but when it happens on gpus that are 1-3 yrs old, something is seriously wrong. I've seen reports of this happening on asus tuf/pro art series within first 10 months b/c of paste pumpout, those are not entry level cheapo cards.
This particular 2060 Super Windforce might be just a mess regardless of paste, reading user reviews a lot report 80-85 degrees out of the box and very loud operation. Last Gigabyte card I used was 3060Ti, bought in mid 2021 iirc, it was already a Rev.2 of the cooler, so it must mean they screwed up the first launch version from late 2020 that required an immediate redesign. The card worked fine, cool and quiet, but I suggest everyone be cautious buying their cards, certainly wait for user feedback before purchase.

 

[AusWolf]

the game is alan wake 2..just as soon as the game starts..loading screen ends...3 mins after playing... "hdmi no signal" whilee gpu usage percentagee at its peak.. 99% - 85celcius.

Yeah, 85 ˚C is pretty much the peak of your GPU, it needs better cooling.

Although "HDMI no signal"? That's weird. Maybe the card has degraded under the high temperature?

2060 Super has 8GB iirc. It's a friggin disgrace that AIB cards that cost hundreds of dollars need repasting every couple of years. I mean, I would get that if the card was 5+ years old, but when it happens on gpus that are 1-3 yrs old, something is seriously wrong. I've seen reports of this happening on asus tuf/pro art series within first 10 months b/c of paste pumpout, those are not entry level cheapo cards.
This particular 2060 Super Windforce might be just a mess regardless of paste, reading user reviews a lot report 80-85 degrees out of the box and very loud operation. Last Gigabyte card I used was 3060Ti, bought in mid 2021 iirc, it was already a Rev.2 of the cooler, so it must mean they screwed up the first launch version from late 2020 that required an immediate redesign. The card worked fine, cool and quiet, but I suggest everyone be cautious buying their cards, certainly wait for user feedback before purchase.

I agree. The only card I've ever had to repaste was an EVGA 2070 Basic Joe Edition (i think it's called Black). It worked wonderfully for a few months after that, then it died.

I also have a 1030 and a 1050 Ti that I never repasted in my life, and they both still chug along happily, never going anywhere near throttling temps.

 

[eidairaman1]

Yeah, 85 ˚C is pretty much the peak of your GPU, it needs better cooling.

Although "HDMI no signal"? That's weird. Maybe the card has degraded under the high temperature?


I agree. The only card I've ever had to repaste was an EVGA 2070 Basic Joe Edition (i think it's called Black). It worked wonderfully for a few months after that, then it died.

I also have a 1030 and a 1050 Ti that I never repasted in my life, and they both still chug along happily, never going anywhere near throttling temps.

Lower power chips is why, they probably use the same paste for all of them