Well I recently received a GTX 680 AMP edition as a replacement for a broken GTX 480 of the same series.
The AMP edition is supposed to have better cooling and reduced noise, however I've noticed the opposite.
The GTX 680 is constantly fiddling with the fan, I have it default at 40-50% because that's the amount of sound my GTX 480 made when it fans were cooling the GPU.
Whenever I play Just Cause 2 and BF3 overall my processor may reach 55-70*C, it really depends, however my GPU makes a ton of noise and the fan defaults to somewhere around 80-90*C.
It's relatively cool in my room at the moment, I'd say somewhere around 25 *C - 28*C.
Now to the numbers:
My GPU idles at around 40-50*C, that's roughly 10*C hotter then my GTX 480 AMP, it also requires more noise.
Granted I have switched from a Antec 1200 Gaming Case to a Fractal Design XL, so perhaps airflow may have suffered, but I doubt it would cause this signifcant change, especially when considering gaming temperatures.
On Load, aka running Orcs Must Die 2 on max (Not a taxing game) my GPU ran fine at around 75-80*C when I checked, which I would accept. However after a little while it maxed out at 101*C and the fan went up to 100% and cooled it down to 80*C in roughly 0.5 sec.
To reach this temperature on my GTX 480, I had to let the sun shine on my case, a room temperature of 35*C and BF3 on Ultra with 64 players.
The AMP edition is supposed to have better cooling and reduced noise, however I've noticed the opposite.
The GTX 680 is constantly fiddling with the fan, I have it default at 40-50% because that's the amount of sound my GTX 480 made when it fans were cooling the GPU.
Whenever I play Just Cause 2 and BF3 overall my processor may reach 55-70*C, it really depends, however my GPU makes a ton of noise and the fan defaults to somewhere around 80-90*C.
It's relatively cool in my room at the moment, I'd say somewhere around 25 *C - 28*C.
Now to the numbers:
My GPU idles at around 40-50*C, that's roughly 10*C hotter then my GTX 480 AMP, it also requires more noise.
Granted I have switched from a Antec 1200 Gaming Case to a Fractal Design XL, so perhaps airflow may have suffered, but I doubt it would cause this signifcant change, especially when considering gaming temperatures.
On Load, aka running Orcs Must Die 2 on max (Not a taxing game) my GPU ran fine at around 75-80*C when I checked, which I would accept. However after a little while it maxed out at 101*C and the fan went up to 100% and cooled it down to 80*C in roughly 0.5 sec.
To reach this temperature on my GTX 480, I had to let the sun shine on my case, a room temperature of 35*C and BF3 on Ultra with 64 players.