GPU High Idling temperature

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Conway

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Hello,

I have a stock AMD Radeon R9 290 2gb and the temperature sits at about 70c while idling, I just opened my case and cleaned my computer from dust (there wasn't that much), and the temperature remains the same. Any suggestions to get my temperature lowered a little bit? My room temperature is 23-24 celcius, if that matters. This; http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?ct=articles&action=file&id=7287 says it should be idling at 40c.

Thanks.
 
For me my temp rises alot with arma 3 so what i did was leave the side casing open which dropped it a bit but cant say if it will help
 
High temperatures while not under load are typically bad thermal connections between the Core and the Radiator. Take your cooling fan/block off and clean it with rubbing alcohol, re do thermal paste and reseat your cooling unit.
 
Is it still under warranty? If it is just send it back and get a new one, like WO1 Powell said it's likely the heatsink isn't seated properly.
 
Thanks for the answers, Young, it's a pre-built computer so I'm not sure about that, I'll contact Dell and see if I can get it replaced. Meanwhile, I'll try opening the graphic card and check the fan and see if I need to buy some thermal paste

EDIT: Fixed it, turns out that reinstalling my integrated graphics drivers fixed the problem, somehow.
 
Excellent news - yes, correctly installed drivers will definitely help as they control the speed of the fans usually. I see the same thing with my nVidia cards on test rigs I setup frequently. Glad you got it sorted though
 
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