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My card (arrived 2 days ago): https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-06g-p4-2060-kr/p/N82E16814487435 For context my system is: - Fractal R4 w/ 3 case fans (1 front pointing at the GPU, 1 bottom pulling air towards the GPU, and 1 rear pulling air out of the case. I also opened the side fan opening so that there is more air flow around the GPU.
- i5-3470 w/ Hyper Evo cooler
- Antec 650w Gold-rated PSU - pulling air from the bottom of the case
30 min playing Dishonored 2 and I get temps up to 81-83 C, even on 100% fan speed at ~25-26 C room temp. It may even go higher if it weren't for the card throttling at this range. This happens on any GPU intensive game not just Dishonored 2. The only review in English I could find that had temps was this: https://www.legitreviews.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-xc-gaming-video-card-review_210602/7 They recorded a high of 71 C so something is definitely wrong with my card. I want to open it up and replace the TIM and see if that fixes it but there is a "void warranty if removed" sticker blocking some screws :( (Idle temps seem to be normal though: hovering 31-35 C) Any help with this matter is greatly appreciated. EDIT: Found this review as well confirming a high of 71 C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-DXzX8CAUI
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 15:44:04
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That does seem a little bit high but with a single fan cooler even at max fan speeds i don't think its to far out of line, do you have it overclocked? What Resolution are you running on the monitor and what video settings in your game?
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 15:46:34
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Are there a bunch of drive bays in front of your front intake fan? If so, remove all you can. If not, 1 front fan isn't much fresh air coming in. Keep in mind also that the reviews you're looking at are being tested on open air test benches. I'm not sure what you meant by "I opened the side fan opening". Does that mean you took the side cover/door off to test? If not, try that and aim a box fan or oscilating fan right at the GPU. If you run noticeably cooler, you know you have an air flow issue in your case. As far as applying new TIM. You are free to do so without voiding the warranty as long as you do know physical damage to the card. Is this your case? > https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811352021
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 15:53:25
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That does seem a little bit high but with a single fan cooler even at max fan speeds i don't think its to far out of line, do you have it overclocked? What Resolution are you running on the monitor and what video settings in your game?
No overclock whatsoever other than the default Boost thing that's built in to all Nvidia cards. 1080p, 144hz, All maxed in Dishonored 2. bdary
Are there a bunch of drive bays in front of your front intake fan? If so, remove all you can. If not, 1 front fan isn't much fresh air coming in. Keep in mind also that the reviews you're looking at are being tested on open air test benches.
I'm not sure what you meant by "I opened the side fan opening". Does that mean you took the side cover/door off to test? If not, try that and aim a box fan or oscilating fan right at the GPU. If you run noticeably cooler, you know you have an air flow issue in your case.
As far as applying new TIM. You are free to do so without voiding the warranty as long as you do know physical damage to the card.
Is this your case? > https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811352021
Not quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearlI made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans. I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 16:00:07
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dwexpress
That does seem a little bit high but with a single fan cooler even at max fan speeds i don't think its to far out of line, do you have it overclocked? What Resolution are you running on the monitor and what video settings in your game?
No overclock whatsoever other than the default Boost thing that's built in to all Nvidia cards.
1080p, 144hz, All maxed in Dishonored 2.
bdary
Are there a bunch of drive bays in front of your front intake fan? If so, remove all you can. If not, 1 front fan isn't much fresh air coming in. Keep in mind also that the reviews you're looking at are being tested on open air test benches.
I'm not sure what you meant by "I opened the side fan opening". Does that mean you took the side cover/door off to test? If not, try that and aim a box fan or oscilating fan right at the GPU. If you run noticeably cooler, you know you have an air flow issue in your case.
As far as applying new TIM. You are free to do so without voiding the warranty as long as you do know physical damage to the card.
Is this your case? > https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811352021
Not quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
Also take your settings to like medium in your game and see if that makes a difference, thats a lot of work for a 2060 really, a dual fan card might of handled the temps better.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 17:47:07
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dwexpress
That does seem a little bit high but with a single fan cooler even at max fan speeds i don't think its to far out of line, do you have it overclocked? What Resolution are you running on the monitor and what video settings in your game?
No overclock whatsoever other than the default Boost thing that's built in to all Nvidia cards.
1080p, 144hz, All maxed in Dishonored 2.
bdary
Are there a bunch of drive bays in front of your front intake fan? If so, remove all you can. If not, 1 front fan isn't much fresh air coming in. Keep in mind also that the reviews you're looking at are being tested on open air test benches.
I'm not sure what you meant by "I opened the side fan opening". Does that mean you took the side cover/door off to test? If not, try that and aim a box fan or oscilating fan right at the GPU. If you run noticeably cooler, you know you have an air flow issue in your case.
As far as applying new TIM. You are free to do so without voiding the warranty as long as you do know physical damage to the card.
Is this your case? > https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811352021
Not quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
Also take your settings to like medium in your game and see if that makes a difference, thats a lot of work for a 2060 really, a dual fan card might of handled the temps better.
Of course lessening the load reduces temps but I mean I didn't buy a 2060 to play medium settings on 1080p. Also once again it goes up to 81 even with the side panel off. Don't know what else I could do.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 17:52:56
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dwexpress
That does seem a little bit high but with a single fan cooler even at max fan speeds i don't think its to far out of line, do you have it overclocked? What Resolution are you running on the monitor and what video settings in your game?
No overclock whatsoever other than the default Boost thing that's built in to all Nvidia cards.
1080p, 144hz, All maxed in Dishonored 2.
bdary
Are there a bunch of drive bays in front of your front intake fan? If so, remove all you can. If not, 1 front fan isn't much fresh air coming in. Keep in mind also that the reviews you're looking at are being tested on open air test benches.
I'm not sure what you meant by "I opened the side fan opening". Does that mean you took the side cover/door off to test? If not, try that and aim a box fan or oscilating fan right at the GPU. If you run noticeably cooler, you know you have an air flow issue in your case.
As far as applying new TIM. You are free to do so without voiding the warranty as long as you do know physical damage to the card.
Is this your case? > https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811352021
Not quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
Also take your settings to like medium in your game and see if that makes a difference, thats a lot of work for a 2060 really, a dual fan card might of handled the temps better.
Of course lessening the load reduces temps but I mean I didn't buy a 2060 to play medium settings on 1080p.
Also once again it goes up to 81 even with the side panel off. Don't know what else I could do.
I didn't say you bought it to play games at medium, your trying to figure out whats causing the heat issue, the only way to do it is to take some load off of the card to find out if its air problem or the card just can't handle what you want with a single fan cooling it.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/03 22:37:57
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I see. Well any how I just sent EVGA an email to see what I could try to fix this.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/04 20:12:48
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☄ Helpfulby eBombzor 2019/08/05 22:05:35
I have the 2060 SC Gaming, so basically the same card tuned a tiny bit higher. My GPU runs at 72-76 under average conditions. This is in a fully equipped RL06, which is regarded as one of the best cases on the market for GPU thermals. This thing is a mesh wind turbine and I don't mind fan noise so I have this sucker foregoing PWM and just running 100%. However If I toss it in another build with a less specialized case, it can easily go into the 80s even in a room I wouldn't begin to call warm (I live in the Pacific Northwest...). Its just how the card is, the heatsink is thick but it's a cheap make and the single fan and short board length can't keep up. Also, if you have a smaller or cramped case this thing is just going to spew hot air out the sides and choke the intake. I wouldn't trust any site who told me they saw peak thermals of 71c on this card at stock config under an average setting. I've seen that, and a little better even, but only in a rigged case and when the windows were open and it was frigid outside in the early morning, I mean heck my Ryzen+ on a stock cooler was idling at 22c, that's how cold my room was. The only other person I know with a card in this line has it in a Meshify case and commonly gets it at 78-80c under full load in average gaming use. I've always had good times with EVGA products but this line is just iffy, IMO. Between the mediocre thermals and the power throttling I'm extremely unimpressed. This is def a contender for one of the worst GPU's I've had in 20 years, I'd be upset if it wasn't on a sale with extra incentives added. I think I am more disappointed than anything when my last 4 cards have been EVGA and I had a 1060 of the same make, SC Gaming, single fan, and it was a wonderful card. Copper heavy heatsink, ran cool, offered plenty of power and extra for tweaking. Here both the thermals are mediocre and the card throttles 150-200 mhz under heavy loads due to power starvation. I'm not about to turn on EVGA, still a great brand, but it sucks that I'll have to play it more "buyer beware" in the future.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/04 22:44:40
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Yeah you're probably right. The temps just threw me off because I was getting better temps on my 780 Ti stock cooler which was a pretty awful cooler.
Imma see if I can remove the shroud and the fan without breaking anything and just strapping on a spare 140mm fan I got to the heatsink to see if that fixes it.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 01:14:45
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Didn't realize how toasty and power hungry things got for the lower RTX lineup. It's crazy really but they do pack a punch.
I'd probably venture to see if the Kraken G12 bracket is compatible on the RTX 2060s with your own NZXT/Corsair AIO (Check compatibility). That should cool it off right away.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 14:07:20
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Didn't realize how toasty and power hungry things got for the lower RTX lineup. It's crazy really but they do pack a punch.
I'd probably venture to see if the Kraken G12 bracket is compatible on the RTX 2060s with your own NZXT/Corsair AIO (Check compatibility). That should cool it off right away.
Oh definitely. I used to use richie's bracket from Overclock.net to strap my H80i onto my previous 780 Ti and got max temps of 59-60 C. But that was a while ago and I just want a good air cooling solution cause it's a lot less work. Anyways I got some relatively good quality zip ties from Home Depot which are rated for 85 C so I'll be spending my afternoon doing this and update you guys on the progress.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 16:04:45
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Well f me there are 3 screws that are nearly impossible to get to without breaking the shroud. They are behind the EVGA 2060 logo on the side of the shroud facing the side of the PC and it's not possible to get to it without ripping it off somehow. I tried a flat head screw but it's on there good.
Well I guess I'll have to live with bad temps and loud fans.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 16:20:56
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Well f me there are 3 screws that are nearly impossible to get to without breaking the shroud. They are behind the EVGA 2060 logo on the side of the shroud facing the side of the PC and it's not possible to get to it without ripping it off somehow. I tried a flat head screw but it's on there good.
Well I guess I'll have to live with bad temps and loud fans.
Can't take the cooler off? Should be able to no problem.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 17:22:25
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re-TIM the thing with a great paste...
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 20:01:40
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eBombzor
Well f me there are 3 screws that are nearly impossible to get to without breaking the shroud. They are behind the EVGA 2060 logo on the side of the shroud facing the side of the PC and it's not possible to get to it without ripping it off somehow. I tried a flat head screw but it's on there good.
Well I guess I'll have to live with bad temps and loud fans.
Can't take the cooler off? Should be able to no problem.
Well tell me how you would take this part off without breaking anything: 
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 21:48:14
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Well f me there are 3 screws that are nearly impossible to get to without breaking the shroud. They are behind the EVGA 2060 logo on the side of the shroud facing the side of the PC and it's not possible to get to it without ripping it off somehow. I tried a flat head screw but it's on there good.
Well I guess I'll have to live with bad temps and loud fans.
Can't take the cooler off? Should be able to no problem.
Well tell me how you would take this part off without breaking anything:
To take a air cooler off your GPU, you usually take the back and I/O side screws off. Any other screw could be the assembly of the air cooler itself. I'd leave those alone unless you're trying to modify or take apart the air cooler.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/05 23:28:33
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Replaced the TIM with some GC extreme. Like I expected it didn't do much. Temps have gone down 2 C on average but nothing to note. But look at the default paste install  
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/06 06:19:30
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eBombzorNot quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
I'm not super thrilled with the case side fan blowing directly on the top of the video card where the air should be exhausting.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/06 10:46:49
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eBombzorNot quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
I'm not super thrilled with the case side fan blowing directly on the top of the video card where the air should be exhausting.
There is no fan on the side. I tried doing intake (worse temps) and exhaust but it didn't help at all so I left it open.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/06 12:16:05
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eBombzorNot quite, it's this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r4-black-pearl
I made sure to orient the drive bays so that they don't block the fans.
I doubt a big case like mine would cause such issues but I'll do a benchmark with the entire side panel off and see what happens. I don't expect much improvement because I really perfected the air flow in my system.
I'm not super thrilled with the case side fan blowing directly on the top of the video card where the air should be exhausting.
There is no fan on the side. I tried doing intake (worse temps) and exhaust but it didn't help at all so I left it open.
OK good. Try configuring all your case fans to intake, vent out the back by the gpu.
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/06 12:32:56
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The GPU has no Rear Venting Only up and down inside the Case. Front of Case Intake and Rear of Case Exhaust as well as the Top of the Case Fans set as Exhaust. You can add a Second Fan in the Front of your Case.  And Two Fans on Top 
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Re: RTX 2060 temperature very high on load
2019/08/06 12:45:58
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The GPU has no Rear Venting
Only up and down inside the Case.
Front of Case Intake and Rear of Case Exhaust as well as the Top of the Case Fans set as Exhaust.
You can add a Second Fan in the Front of your Case.
And Two Fans on Top
OK...
Cooling system- Front: 1 - 120/140mm fan (included is a hydraulic bearing 140mm Silent Series R2 fan, 1000 RPM speed; 1 - 120/140mm fan (not included)
- Rear: 1 - 120/140mm fan (included is a hydraulic bearing 140mm Silent Series R2 fan, 1000 RPM speed)
- Top: 2 - 120/140mm fans (not included) - positions also support some models of 240 radiators, depending on configuration
- Bottom: 1 - 120/140mm fan (not included)
- Side: 1 - 120/140mm fan (not included)
- Fan controller: 1 - Integrated fan controller for up to 3 fans (included)
Move your rear fan to the front, so you have two intake fans. Remove your PCIE slot covers from the back of the case from around the GPU. Seal the vents on the top of the case, leave back vent open. Make sure your CPU cooler is oriented front to back.
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