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YMLX
Adept I
‎10-20-2023 04:14 AM

Sapphire pulse 6800xt Hotspot temps safe for the long term?

My card temps are around 71-74 with 60-74% Max fan speed, but the hotspot temps are always in the 90's and hit 100-103 rapidly to go down to 98-99 and again with a loop. Are the hotspot (98-103) temps okay or safe for the card? Or will damage it in the long term? And is it engineered to reach these temps and be safe ? The picture from Fortnite highest settings possible with ray tracing.394019006_680168124212395_6627167167094289119_n.jpg

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CaligoVereor
Challenger
‎10-20-2023 06:47 AM

I believe maximum acceptable hotspot temperature is 110C, so as long as you are below that it's fine. If it does reach that then the GPU will start throttling down, they're generally designed to not be allowed to keep running too hot.

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YMLX
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Adept I
‎10-20-2023 08:12 AM

So no need to replace the thermal paste? And is it safe for the long term?

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CaligoVereor
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Challenger
‎10-20-2023 06:56 PM

It's fine. As long as it's not exceeding the specified max temps (I believe all 6000 series GPUs have them at 110C) you shouldn't worry. It's not at all unusual for hotspot temps to be at around 100 under heavier load.

YMLX
Adept I
‎10-21-2023 08:18 AM

edit"" I took off the card and did a little bit of cleaning for the fans and heat sink with toothbrush and the temps  lowered and doesn't reach 100. Very strange.

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