Hello.
 
I have just got the  from second hand and I think that its thermals are a bit too high. I have used gpu-z for the measurements and during benchmarks (I have used 3DMark - Time Spy and Rainbow Six Siege - Build in one on highest settings) and I am getting temperatures between 78-84C, VRAM temps are approximately the same but hotspot temperatures are +-10C higher. And during real gaming it's usually even worse, it's approximately from 80-86C and the hotspot sometimes reaches 100+C and fans are almost constantly at around 70+% (which is already quite loud in case of this model...)
It is also worth mentioning that my best undervolting attempts (not exactly stable ones :/) + letting the PC case semi-open didn't really do much, based on room temperature I am getting 3-6C improvement...
 
My question is, is this really normal? I have found that appropriate temps for GPU under load are between 75-80C, however XC3 model has visibly smaller heatsink by its design than other GPUs and it is also OC-ed to 1725Mhz... not saying that it is a design flaw but it might be a contributing factor...
Cards's 3 years long warranty has expired according to so it can be assumed that's approximately GPUs age as well. The screw under the warranty sticker was also removed at least once since the sticker has hole in it so the previous owner was probably repasting it at least once but he did a good job, card is holding rock solid nothing is loose and no visible damage is present.
Also, the heatsink seems to be doing its job to some extent. That thing is essentially working as an external heater in my room...
 
I am asking this to know if this is normal before resorting to invasive stuff like disabling the card to check the paste and thermal pads.
 
Thanks to anyone who can help!
 
 

Sajin
Yeah, those temps are a bit high. I would repaste with some ptm7950, and call it a day.

I agree. Also make sure there is no dust buildup. 

78-84c on the vram is ok. 100+c on the gpu hotspot is not ok. Sounds like the only thing you need to do is repaste the core with ptm7950. If you’d like to put new pads on the vram too I would contact evga via phone to ask them what the proper size is.

You can use it on your gpu without a problem as I’m using it on my 4090. If you’d like to read about my results you can do so here… https://forums.evga.com/L...y-a-year-m3618192.aspx