GPU getting EXTREMELY hot?

[Geesus]

You could also try to not only removing your cooler and replacing the thermal compound but also get an after market cooler for the card. I spent 45$ I think for a really nice dual 120mm fan set for my 9600GT and it's amazing the temp difference! It also came with a dual controller for both fans that can be adjusted when needed. Just my 2 cents. GL!

[Leon_Aerhart]

I use 2x 460's as wel with settings all on high and only hover around 70-75c. What drivers are you using? If it's the new 280.26 ones I'd roll back to 275.33. Many other people are getting hotter temps since updating the past week.

I was actually using the drivers right before 280.26. I just installed the latest drivers and I'm about to try things out.

I'm mostly blaming my overclock. 1087mV voltage, 870MHz core, 1740MHz shader, and 2054MHz memory.

Well, that and having Nvidia 3D Vision on.

[Nagashi]

I have a GTX 580 and get average temps of 90 C on JUST this game.

[BONKERS]

Basically: If you are overclocking your card. Return it to stock speeds AND voltages.
or make a custom fan profile that helps tame the temps.

Find a good balance between overclock and Temperatures/fan noise that is acceptable to you.

For example: Try getting the highest overclock you can get on stock voltage.

[Seo]

Computer: Toshiba Qosmio x505 q888
Processor: i7 q740 1.73ghz
GPU: Nvidia GTS360

Oddly enough, this is one problem I have not had, monitoring my card I usually stay around 65C. I know desktops are a different story but for those using laptops there are several ways to keep your computer cooler:

(obvious to most yes) Keep them on hard surfaces, preferably with a cooling base with build in fans, don't play you laptop on your bed.

Keep your settings humble (also works for desktops) sure you cant control polycount but you can lower certain things like resolution to tax it a little less. My older computers GPU went anywhere from 80 to 90C when running at 1080p(sounds unreal yes but, it was a Mac) dropping it to 1600X900 dropped the temp to the 70s

Finally on laptops avoid the high performance power settings (use balanced, if possible use the company provided power plan my i7 drops 10C when i switch to Toshiba Eco mode with little effect on performance. GPU, Nvidia GTS360, dropped about 5C.

Desktop owners, your lucky, Graphics cards are not that expensive, GTX460 is still considered high end and I've seen most of them around the $180USD mark. When exchangeable parts get old or go bad you can simply replace them. while posting i'm running the game on standard settings, Temps GPU is at 61C and I7quad (8 cores) are all 78-80 on balanced power kicking on eco mode drops them to GPU 58 CPU 70. Hope this help someone.

[BONKERS]

You can get a 1GB 460 from EVGA for 110$ actually right now on their B-Stock.
Not the SE version either!

[Frein]

The OP has a rather old video card, so I suspect he has a thermal paste/cooler connection issue. I'd recommend replacing the paste and making sure the cooler is properly attached. Alternatively, good third party GPU coolers, such as the Arctic Accelero XTREME Plus II (they need to immediately fire the person who came up with that name), can provide huge improvements to both temperatures and noise levels.

I was actually using the drivers right before 280.26. I just installed the latest drivers and I'm about to try things out.

I'm mostly blaming my overclock. 1087mV voltage, 870MHz core, 1740MHz shader, and 2054MHz memory.

Well, that and having Nvidia 3D Vision on.

That's quite the brew you've got going there and I'm not at all surprised it's boiling.

I'm another 460 user and I typically get 60-70C except when GPU usage gets close to 100%, at which point I can get up to ~80C. I now use a table fan to blow cool air into the open case when playing FFXIV, so I don't really go above 76C even during full load. This is still unusally hot and FFXIV does for some reason give very high temperatures.

My settings:
Voltage 975 (default)
Core 760
Shader 1520
Memory 1800

[BONKERS]

Could be because of airflow or Ambient Temperatures.

My 460 only gets as hot as 68c at night when i'm playing.

Voltage:stock
Core:830Mhz
Memory:2000Mhz

[Fixy]

can i get a red response? id rather not have to buy a new video card every 3 months playing this game

[Shift]

FFXIV is a pretty graphically intensive game. It's not really the game thats the issue here though, it's your card to be quite honest

The 250 GTS cards are lower end and don't really handle this game very well. I just replaced my 260 GTX (overclocked) because I was forced with the decision of either playing stable with lower settings or playing with higher settings and getting disconnected every 5-10 minutes.

I just bought my 460 GTX SC card yesterday and now the game screams on high settings, and stays around the 75 degree range while playing.

Like some of the others mentioned above, these 460 GTX cards are on sale at various online stores now and they are relatively inexpensive for the performance you get out of them, it's a perfect time to upgrade.

Unfortunately if you really want to play this game, you'll have to bite the bullet and upgrade your card. (A guild mate used that exact phrase on me 3 days ago, I didn't want to hear it, but sadly it's true)