Do I need to be repasted? I'm a Gigabyte RTX 2070 SUPER. My symptoms are: I become very loud here and where with some games, not all games.

[krlezehhhhh]

Hello my Cuties.

 

[Vya Domus]

Yeah those are really bad temps for this card and fan speed is absurdly high, definitely worth repasting.

 

[krlezehhhhh]

then why is fan control saying gpu is 81c
also im scared of unboxing the gpu.
can i put the thermal paste on the gpu? or i need the syringe?

 

[N/A]

Then don't. Windowed game is not fully loaded unless full screen exclusive,
Limit the power to 175 W by software, a small sacrifice. The key point is to keep the Hot spot below 107, that is when the fans will go wild to save the card.

 

[krlezehhhhh]

what u mean with windowed game?
i hae ultrawide monitor 34"

 

[Onasi]

Another option, if you are afraid of doing the repaste yourself, is to take the card to a reputable PC shop or repair place. They can easily do it for you, it’s a quick procedure. If you aren’t sure that the paste they’d use is quality, just buy a small tube of whatever you fancy, like MX-6, take it with you and ask them to use it. It really isn’t a significant issue.

 

[arbiter]

I would first ask have you cleaned the dust out of it? That is first think i would do before pulling the heatsink off to repaste it.

 

[N/A]

windowed game is the opposite of full screen, if you can see the monitoring software next to your game window this is not full screen, less load is produced. sometimes full screen is borderless so it should be on top.

I would first ask have you cleaned the dust out of it? That is first think i would do before pulling the heatsink off to repaste it.

what a great idea to remove the mammoth wool collected under the fans

 

[Onasi]

what a great idea to remove the mammoth wool collected under the fans

To be fair, if he has a relatively modern case with good dust filtration (and more intakes than exhausts) and his house/flat/whatever is kept clean there is unlikely to be dust and dirt buildup that bad. I certainly am not religious about cleaning my hardware and I don’t remember when was the last time I saw more than a very thin layer of dust on the GPU cooling system.

 

[krlezehhhhh]

how much % in fps will i loose on average if i lower the max watt usage until it doesnt go to very loud fan? rn its 216w max i think in fullscreen games, right?
iirc dusting the 3 fans with a compressed air duster only helps for 4 months

 

[Onasi]

how much % in fps will i loose on average if i lower the max watt usage until it doesnt go to very loud fan? rn its 216w max i think in fullscreen games, right?

Mate, your card is obviously unwell and is dangerously close to overheating. I think you should worry more about solving the problem than “how much FPS will I lose”. The lower max wattage should just be a temporary measure until you sort out the card either yourself or via a repair specialist. You should not even entertain the notion of trying to run it as is on a permanent basis.

 

[krlezehhhhh]

okey. which thermal pads i need? i need 30 tiny pads for a gpu?

 

[Onasi]

Not pads. Paste. You can, most likely, keep the pads that are already on the board, just don’t remove them when you take off the cooler. Your issue is the core temps.

 

[Hyderz]

2070 super is like 4 or 5 years old now, not out of the ordinary if the thermal paste has dried…. If the company uses el cheapo stuff

 

[arbiter]

2070 super is like 4 or 5 years old now, not out of the ordinary if the thermal paste has dried…. If the company uses el cheapo stuff

after 3ish years even good paste will start to dry out.

 

[Onasi]

after 3ish years even good paste will start to dry out.

Eh. Depends. My 1070 is, what, like 7 years old from the date I first installed it, has been through two rigs now, never repasted and the temps are pretty much the same as the day it was bought. Should be noted that it’s a fairly low TDP card, the higher you go on power, the more heat you get and the faster the paste goes bad.

 

[Klemc]

Look, it's easy:

GPU paste and thermal pads // Mboard z390 too

My last wish is to repaste/repad my GPU... ... then when i want i can do it with my 4070-ti with ease (once trained all always becomes easier). It lost 4

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[Ruru]

MX-4 is a good choice for TIM.

 

[dgianstefani]

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet Review - Tested on RX 7900 XTX with 475 W

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet is an interesting alternative to thermal paste. The pre-cut sheet doesn’t dry out over time and you don’t have to try spreading it in a thin layer. In our review we test thermal performance on the AsRock RX 7900 XTX, at up to 475 W.

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Harder to mess up installation and will last indefinitely, unlike paste.

OP, repasting a card isn't difficult, all you need to do is carefully unscrew the backplate and PCB screws, disconnect the fan and RGB power, then clean the old paste off, apply the new, and then reassemble.

Watch a YouTube guide if you still aren't confident.

Rather than go to a repair shop and pay ~$50 for a basic service of a six year old card, you'd probably be better off selling and upgrading the GPU to a newer generation.

 

[Toothless]

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet Review - Tested on RX 7900 XTX with 475 W

Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet is an interesting alternative to thermal paste. The pre-cut sheet doesn’t dry out over time and you don’t have to try spreading it in a thin layer. In our review we test thermal performance on the AsRock RX 7900 XTX, at up to 475 W.

www.techpowerup.com

Harder to mess up installation and will last indefinitely, unlike paste.

OP, repasting a card isn't difficult, all you need to do is carefully unscrew the backplate and PCB screws, disconnect the fan and RGB power, then clean the old paste off, apply the new, and then reassemble.

Watch a YouTube guide if you still aren't confident.

Rather than go to a repair shop and pay ~$50 for a basic service of a six year old card, you'd probably be better off selling and upgrading the GPU to a newer generation.

Sometimes the $50 is worth it if OP isn't confident in doing this themself. 2070s isn't a bad card even with it's age.

 

[dgianstefani]

Sometimes the $50 is worth it if OP isn't confident in doing this themself. 2070s isn't a bad card even with it's age.

Selling the RTX 2070 and putting that $50 towards a card like an RTX 4070 Super or even a 7800 XT would be wiser. Especially considering he uses a 34" ultrawide, a 2070S is pretty weak for all those pixels.

It depends on OP's priorities.

 

[Zach_01]

how much % in fps will i loose on average if i lower the max watt usage until it doesnt go to very loud fan? rn its 216w max i think in fullscreen games, right?
iirc dusting the 3 fans with a compressed air duster only helps for 4 months

So by cleaning the card does help with temperature? By how much?
Instead of 107°C hotpot whats the temp after a clean? How long ago was the last time?
How long do you have the card?

The more you tell us the better.

You should also fill your system specs info on your account with detail and make it visible to all TPU users so it is shown under your avatar on the left.
This way any help will be faster and more accurate as we dont have to spend time on questions like: what model 2070Super you have?

Reducing max power usage can be done of course but in your case its only a half measure because 34" display + Ultrawide meaning 3440x1440 and this resolution is quite demanding and maybe you cant afford loosing FPS, depending on your type of games.
The way I see it you should limit it at 160~170W as from we can see on your screenshot even at 175W temp is still high (81C/104C). Its a lot quieter though.
We can only estimate what you will loose and the better way is just to try it. Its not like you're doing something irreversible.
How about your case's airflow? Are the fans working as always? RPM and dust on them?

 

[N/A]

It loses 4-5% performance for every 20% power dropped. Barely noticeable. But my first 2080 Ti blower was throttling at 140 watts was hitting 107 on Hotpoint, at 40% power that is. Look for serious dust deposit under the fans and scoop them out with toothpicks or something. nevertheless repasting doesn't guarantee any improvement speaking from experience my results after the job were not impressive. And my 980 ti still stuck unfinished with broken pads as they fell apart upon opening the card. Yeah it could go wrong in many ways and requires skill and understanding. Applying even pressure on the gpu for example with the screws and using the right amount of paste and spread.

 

[neatfeatguy]

I wouldn't worry about repasting the GPU if you're not comfortable with it. Taking them apart, usually isn't, but can be a little tricky if you're not familiar with it. Also, you have to be careful because I've seen thermal pads get ripped apart when taking a GPU apart (it's not common, but cheap ones can do this) so you may want to have replacement pads available just in case. I'm not sure what size(s) you would need, but they could be .5mm to 1.5mm in thickness.

The last GPU I repasted was my 980Ti (after 5 years of owning it). The ONLY reason I did it was because I was hoping a complete cleaning would resolve an underlying issue of random fan spin ups where the fans on the GPU would spike to 100% for a couple of seconds for no reason. According to temp monitoring software no temps got close 90C, but I thought if there was a small possibility this might fix the issue that I should give it a try. I replaced all the thermal pads, completely cleaned off the heatsink and fans on the shroud and repasted. When all was said and done temps on the card were pretty much identical to what they were before and the random fan spin ups still happened.

I would suggest that if you want to clean off the card itself, that's probably going to be more helpful over repasting it. Remove the card from your system and clean everything off well.

With my 3080Ti I've set the power limit on it with MSI Afterburner to 75%. I think it's about a 10% performance loss over letting run with 100% power. I run everything great on my 1440p resolution. Dropping the power draw isn't going to limit the performance much (maybe 5% drop) if you bring it down to 85-90%.

Also, make sure the rest of your system is clean and it's getting proper air flow. If your case fans are dirty or case filters are clogged with dirt it'll reduce air flow and also cause temps to get higher than they should be.

 

[Vayra86]

Eh. Depends. My 1070 is, what, like 7 years old from the date I first installed it, has been through two rigs now, never repasted and the temps are pretty much the same as the day it was bought. Should be noted that it’s a fairly low TDP card, the higher you go on power, the more heat you get and the faster the paste goes bad.

I have the same experience with a GTX 1080 (MSI Gaming X).
7 years now and doing service in another person's system, still shines like day one. Okay, maybe we've gained a few C, but its still not throttling, boosts to 2000+ and remains at or under 80C.
What I did do at some point was reduce the power target to 90%. As others stated... it barely costs performance, but it probably extends the life of the card and cooling by multiple years.

But yeah, this right here is 85C which is just over the throttle point for that sensor, and its fans are ramping up, and its still not diving below 84C. That's an alarm bell. I would start by dropping the power target 5%, and then 10% if you're still not in comfy land. If you have to drop further, its repaste time (or replace time?). Also, the card started talking. That's dangerous too!