EVGA

Titan X Vram cooling

Author
Post
Essentials Only Full Version
lordkahless
iCX Member
  • Total Posts : 326
  • Reward points : 0
  • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
  • Status: offline
  • Ribbons : 0
2015/05/26 14:16:55 (permalink)
I have two Evga Titan X cards on the way and I have read quite a few reviews and there seems to be some concern about the Vram exceeding 100C.  Is this normal and well within tolerances?  I read on another site, I think it was overclockers that a backplate only provides about 2c to 3c cooling where as  somebody in their forums stuck ramsinks on the back of the card and got a 23c cooling reduction.  Any comments on this?  Should I be worried?  I would like to think I have decent airflow.  My 980 SLI idles at 26C and gets up to 60C with 1450 core and 7400 vram.  My case is a Coolermaster Haf-X.  200mm fan blowing on the side of the cards, 140mm fan blowing on the back of the cards, 140mm fan just above the top card exhausting
#1

12 Replies Related Threads
    jamjakpa
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 63
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/02/15 12:07:11
    • Location: San Francisco
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 14:20:21 (permalink)
    Hi lordkahless , I have 1 single Nvidia Titan X , never had any issues or problems at all with the card run any games etc no problems with heat or temp or what so ever

    Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K
    CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 CW-9060013-WW Water Cooler
    G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8 GB ) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    Nvidia GTX Titan X
    OCZ ARC 100 ARC100-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
    TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3 (6.0 Gb/S) 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
    SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire
    Ready, Modular Active PFC Power Supply
    LOGISYS 12 inch GREEN Cold Cat
    #2
    lordkahless
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 326
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 14:25:54 (permalink)
    Have you been able to check the backside temperature of the card?  People have been using a thermal gun to to measure the backside of it.  Even though the core might be reported at say 60C, the backside is over 100C.  Tomshardware did a review of the Titan X and showed that the backside gets up to like 103C.
    #3
    jamjakpa
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 63
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/02/15 12:07:11
    • Location: San Francisco
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 14:35:34 (permalink)
    In never measured anything , why should I  because others do ?  Never measure and compare to much it prevents you from issues :)

    Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K
    CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 CW-9060013-WW Water Cooler
    G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8 GB ) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    Nvidia GTX Titan X
    OCZ ARC 100 ARC100-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
    TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3 (6.0 Gb/S) 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
    SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
    Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire
    Ready, Modular Active PFC Power Supply
    LOGISYS 12 inch GREEN Cold Cat
    #4
    lordkahless
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 326
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 14:54:27 (permalink)
    Have you overclocked yours?
    #5
    CoercionShaman
    FTW Member
    • Total Posts : 1788
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/04/21 17:20:44
    • Location: Augusta, Georgia
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 3
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 20:23:06 (permalink)
    lordkahless
    Have you been able to check the backside temperature of the card?  People have been using a thermal gun to to measure the backside of it.  Even though the core might be reported at say 60C, the backside is over 100C.  Tomshardware did a review of the Titan X and showed that the backside gets up to like 103C.




    Using a thermal gun is useless.  If you put sinks on and measure the temperature, you are measuring the temperature of the sink.  It will naturally be a lower temperature because of the increased surface area.  That in no way indicates that the surface of the VRAM has been lowered by that much.  It could theoretically be even higher if the heat transfer is inadequate and it then 'traps' more heat than it is dissipating, although it should be lower to some degree (no pun intended).
     
    In the case of using thermal imaging as Tom's did, you still can't get an accurate reading after adding sinks for the same reasons.  Having a sensor directly on the surface of the VRAM would be more accurate, but then you couldn't mount the sink...

    What use is knowledge if there is no understanding?~Stobaeus
    #6
    lordkahless
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 326
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 20:25:56 (permalink)
    Thanks for the info!  Do you think its actually getting that hot?  is it an issue for you?
    #7
    CoercionShaman
    FTW Member
    • Total Posts : 1788
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/04/21 17:20:44
    • Location: Augusta, Georgia
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 3
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 21:26:25 (permalink)
    Yes, they are actually getting that hot.  An issue?  Not really.  There is a safe parameter for components.  This falls within that, but generally cooler is better.
     
    I added the AIO cooler to my board.  My GPU idles at about 26 degrees and I have yet to break 50 degrees while gaming.  A cooler GPU means a lower ambient temperature for the PCB which in turn helps (to some extent) with the temperature of those components.  I also have a side panel fan installed that blows directly across the top of my card.  That helps a bit as well.  I did add the EVGA back plate for aesthetics and some protection.  Let us be honest... a 2-3 degree temperature drop is negligible if it even exists.

    What use is knowledge if there is no understanding?~Stobaeus
    #8
    lordkahless
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 326
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 22:14:12 (permalink)
    Thanks, I don't mind keeping the gpu fans ramped up to 100% during gaming as I game with headphones on anyways.  I kept my 980's at 100% for gaming and they didn't except 60C with moderate to high overclock.  Not sure if I am ready to tear the coolers of the Titans to install AIO, maybe someday. 
    #9
    tang0188
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 12
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/02/11 05:24:33
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 22:26:58 (permalink)
    CoercionShaman
    lordkahless
    Have you been able to check the backside temperature of the card?  People have been using a thermal gun to to measure the backside of it.  Even though the core might be reported at say 60C, the backside is over 100C.  Tomshardware did a review of the Titan X and showed that the backside gets up to like 103C.




    Using a thermal gun is useless.  If you put sinks on and measure the temperature, you are measuring the temperature of the sink.  It will naturally be a lower temperature because of the increased surface area.  That in no way indicates that the surface of the VRAM has been lowered by that much.  It could theoretically be even higher if the heat transfer is inadequate and it then 'traps' more heat than it is dissipating, although it should be lower to some degree (no pun intended).
     
    In the case of using thermal imaging as Tom's did, you still can't get an accurate reading after adding sinks for the same reasons.  Having a sensor directly on the surface of the VRAM would be more accurate, but then you couldn't mount the sink...




    To be frank, I am staying away from the AIO cooler as the core temps are the not main issue, it is the VRAM area. The custom AIO cooler only helps to dissipate heat effectively while retaining the sub-par and mediocre cooling solution from the reference shroud. In my personal opinion, the new ACX cooler would be more effective in reducing ambient temps as a whole as the base plate, heat sink and fans are adequate to resolve core temps and vram temps.
    #10
    lordkahless
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 326
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2013/12/26 02:04:59
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 22:29:59 (permalink)
    Like an add on ACX cooler that you can put on a Titan X?
    #11
    tang0188
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 12
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/02/11 05:24:33
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/26 22:37:34 (permalink)
    lordkahless
    Like an add on ACX cooler that you can put on a Titan X?


    It is either you go hybrid cooler or the ACX air cooling.
    #12
    CoercionShaman
    FTW Member
    • Total Posts : 1788
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2015/04/21 17:20:44
    • Location: Augusta, Georgia
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 3
    Re: Titan X Vram cooling 2015/05/27 06:26:07 (permalink)
    lordkahless
    Like an add on ACX cooler that you can put on a Titan X?




    http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2338409
     

    What use is knowledge if there is no understanding?~Stobaeus
    #13
    Jump to:
  • Back to Mobile