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Is my MSI RX480 broken?

Question asked by ahzriaz on Jun 4, 2017
Latest reply on Jun 24, 2017 by kingfish

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Unfortunately I'm having some issues with my MSI RX480 4GB Gaming X.

My card works fine under 60C. The fans are off and everything works.

When I start gaming the fan speed reaches 60% fan speed within minutes, and after a few more minutes reaches 90% or even 100% fan speed.

With this fan speed I'm still getting a GPU temp of 75C (open case) or 81+C (closed case).

When I stop the game the temperature drops. The fan keeps spinning for a while longer ( for example GPU temp 36C fan speed 55%).

So I have

100% load, 100% fan speed and 80C+.

Reviewers have 100% load, +-30%/35% fan speed and around 73C.

When I just got the card I had simular speeds and temperaturs.

What I already tried:

- This is a very new windows 10 installation:

- Tried the most recent drivers with and without Radeon setting.

- Removed drivers with DDU and reinstalled.

- Updates motherboard BIOS.

- Tried with and without afterburner.

- High fan speeds CPU and case fans

- Repositioned my CPU fan

Any ideas or is it most likely the card is broken?

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amdmatt

Jun 13, 2017 9:37 AM

Sounds like a faulty card.

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kingfish Jun 15, 2017 8:06 AM

Here's what you can try:

Delete Afterburner (or any other controller) completely. (Use the 'return all settings to default" first)

Return Wattman to factory default

In Overdrive, set the Temperature to Manual

Lower the Max temperature to 80c........

Raise the Power Limit to +50

Click 'apply' at the top of the page.

Do not touch any other settings...leave them at default 'automatic'

This will engage your clocks at 45c and gradually increase them as required to keep temps at 80c.

Read Power Limit > AMD graphics performance

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ahzriaz @ kingfish on Jun 24, 2017 10:32 AM

Been away for a holiday so apologies for the late reply.

I updated the drivers and followed your steps.

As you can see I hit 100% fanspeed and 77C.

Room temp +- 24C.

The second image show a temperature drop at closing the game and slow spin down afterwards.

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ahzriaz @ kingfish on Jun 24, 2017 12:37 PM

Hi Kingfish,

Thank you for the quick reply.

At the moment using version 17.6.2

I set the target temp to 45C and made sure that Virtual super resolution and GPU scaling are on.

However when I apply the settings the (Fan) Speed (RPM) is changed from Automatic to Manual.

When I change it back to automatic the Target temp is reset to 73C. The settings at the moment.

Fans sill only start spinning at 60C.

Should I read a result somewhere or should these settings resolve the problem?

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kingfish @ ahzriaz on Jun 24, 2017 12:53 PM

Do you have the MSI controller installed? A third party controller that conflicts with Wattman?

In my opinion..the 17.6.2 and the 17.6.1 are both bad. I wonder why you have the 'old' control panel?

I would use the 17.5.2 drivers. > Videocards - ATI Catalyst Windows 7 | 8 | 10

As far as when the fans come on...who cares really? If it keeps my graphics card at/below 80c (as I chose) I don't care.

Try this...set your Power Limit to +50 in Global. Leave everything else at system default....click 'apply'.

In the game profile...set the 'Max' temperature to 80c.....and leave the "Target" (Minimum) at 45c. Click apply.

Run the game...have Hardware Monitor running in the background. Check results after you quit the game.

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amdmatt Jun 13, 2017 9:37 AM
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Sounds like a faulty card.
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kingfish Jun 15, 2017 8:06 AM
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Here's what you can try:
Delete Afterburner (or any other controller) completely. (Use the 'return all settings to default" first)
Return Wattman to factory default
In Overdrive, set the Temperature to Manual
Lower the Max temperature to 80c........
Raise the Power Limit to +50
Click 'apply' at the top of the page.
Do not touch any other settings...leave them at default 'automatic'
This will engage your clocks at 45c and gradually increase them as required to keep temps at 80c.
Read Power Limit > AMD graphics performance

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- ahzriaz @ kingfish on Jun 24, 2017 10:32 AM
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  Hi
  
  Been away for a holiday so apologies for the late reply.
  
  I updated the drivers and followed your steps.
  As you can see I hit 100% fanspeed and 77C.
  Room temp +- 24C.
  
  The second image show a temperature drop at closing the game and slow spin down afterwards.
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  - kingfish @ ahzriaz on Jun 24, 2017 11:19 AM
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    Your images show that you didn't take my advice.
    What driver version are you using?
    
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    - ahzriaz @ kingfish on Jun 24, 2017 12:37 PM
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      Hi Kingfish,
      Thank you for the quick reply.
      
      At the moment using version 17.6.2
      I set the target temp to 45C and made sure that Virtual super resolution and GPU scaling are on.
      However when I apply the settings the (Fan) Speed (RPM) is changed from Automatic to Manual.
      When I change it back to automatic the Target temp is reset to 73C. The settings at the moment.
      
      Fans sill only start spinning at 60C.
      
      Should I read a result somewhere or should these settings resolve the problem?
      
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      - kingfish @ ahzriaz on Jun 24, 2017 12:53 PM
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        Do you have the MSI controller installed? A third party controller that conflicts with Wattman?
        In my opinion..the 17.6.2 and the 17.6.1 are both bad. I wonder why you have the 'old' control panel?
        I would use the 17.5.2 drivers. > Videocards - ATI Catalyst Windows 7 | 8 | 10
        As far as when the fans come on...who cares really? If it keeps my graphics card at/below 80c (as I chose) I don't care.
        Try this...set your Power Limit to +50 in Global. Leave everything else at system default....click 'apply'.
        In the game profile...set the 'Max' temperature to 80c.....and leave the "Target" (Minimum) at 45c. Click apply.
        Run the game...have Hardware Monitor running in the background. Check results after you quit the game.
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