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[MARxBLADE]

My 7900xtx graphics card has a GPU temperature of roughly 80°C in games that are demanding, the hotspot temperature goes up to 110°C. Is this normal? Any idea what I can do to fix this? 

[mengelag]

What kind of cooling do you have in your case? What's the ambient temperature in the room you're gaming in? What is the orientation of your case fans? What games are you playing when you're seeing these temperature spikes? Please also list your full PC specs and Driver version. Cheers

[Koyote7667]

Repaste/pad it. It will cure all the temp issues. Its not hard either. 

[mengelag]

I wouldn't be doing that though if it's still under warranty, if not, it's definitely a viable option to try. We still need more information from @MARxBLADE 

[eebiii]

@Koyote7667 is right. It will save you weeks of waiting. We are talking a 30 min job. So, if it doesn't fall under warranty make sure and let us know. I or someone can walk you through it.

[eebiii]

I just went through this not too long ago and I have run into this more often over the last couple years. It is due to a number of things. 

Bad pasting at the manufacturer, Bad pasting by the user, placement of GPU, sitting for weeks at a time, used for a couple days and then sits again for a week, etc.. 

Except for the vapor chamber issue with the 7900xtx, it is 95% paste. If you are not having memory junction spikes also then pads are fine. The GPU needs to be repasted.

Also, just put a thin coat and spread it evenly across the GPU. Do not use the P-method or X-method. Always leaves gaps somewhere. 

Take a look at the card I pulled apart recently. You can see the gaps on the GPU and the Block. I would just start a game or benchmark, and the card would instantly shoot to 110C on the hotspot. I just readjusted pads and put on a nice coat of MX-4 and hot spot doesn't exceed 76C on anything I throw at it.