Gpu temp

[JekylHyde]

Hi
When i watch Hd videos (& Full HD) the gpu temp goes to 56C (even 59C) when i use media player classic (as part of k-lite) & to 42C when i use vlc.
1. is 56-59C is ok?
2. why with vlc its better temp (but less good video quality)?

[redwudz]

1. That's about normal for many GPUs. They do seem to run warm. But check your case temperatures, if they are warm, the GPU/CPU temps may be higher.
2. VLC probably doesn't use the GPU for as much video processing as other programs and the GPU would run cooler. The CPU may run warmer.
I haven't noticed any difference in video quality with VLC. If so, it may be the VLC program settings.

[poisondeathray]

Hi
When i watch Hd videos (& Full HD) the gpu temp goes to 56C (even 59C) when i use media player classic (as part of k-lite) & to 42C when i use vlc.
1. is 56-59C is ok?
2. why with vlc its better temp (but less good video quality)?

1) Yes. Typical temps under load (e.g. intense gaming) might be 60-100 . Most newer GPU's will auto throttle (lower clocks to reduce temps) . Usually the part on a GPU that does video decoding is dedicated silicon, separate from the part that does the work for things like games. You usually can't stress a GPU 100% by playing back a video, because only a portion is dedicated to video decoding

2) Could be a number of things depending on settings and configuration, including decoder choice (is MPCHC using GPU to assist decoding?) . If you offload video decoding to GPU, that means less CPU usage, so take a look at CPU usage too . GPU decoding is usually more power efficient than CPU decoding

[pandy]

Hi
When i watch Hd videos (& Full HD) the gpu temp goes to 56C (even 59C) when i use media player classic (as part of k-lite) & to 42C when i use vlc.
1. is 56-59C is ok?
2. why with vlc its better temp (but less good video quality)?

It may use plain CPU instead GPU accelerated decoding but i use real time encoding and i not observe similar effect - perhaps you use special postproccessing with GPU (shader based)?

Check your system usage - this (link bellow) may help you to trace real reason - it should provide information about CPU and GPU usage.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/processexplorer

[JekylHyde]

this is funny - the cpu is just 34C
but if i will not use the gpu - the cpu will not give me good results like the gpu

[KarMa]

Many of GPUs I've seen have a recommended max temperature of around 95C, so 59C is not very concerning. CPUs on the other hand tend to have a lower recommended max temperature.

[october262]

might also want to check the thermal paste on the CPU.

[hello_hello]

Check your video card settings for any video enhancing options. They would effect MPC-HC but probably not VLC as it doesn't use a Windows renderer and it'd have nothing to do with decoding quality as such.

I had a fanless video card a while back (Nvidia 7600GT I think). It's idle temperature was around 60 degrees but it'd often sit on 70 degrees all day. It relied on air flowing through the case to cool it so when that got warm so did the GPU.
The 8600GT in this PC has a fan, the side of the PC case is open, it's a cool day, the GPU isn't working hard and it's currently sitting on 48 degrees. They do tend to run warm. Changes are your hard drive gets as hot as the GPU at times. The two in this PC are currently sitting on 40 degrees.

[JekylHyde]

i have nvidia geforce GT610 Asus
its brand new & came with no fan

where could i find video card settings for any video enhancing options?

thanks

[redwudz]

My video card is a Nvidia GeForce GT610 Graphics card. It normally runs about 35C at idle and about 37C playing HD video.
I do have liquid cooling for my CPU and a small fan under the video card.
My home is air conditioned to about 26C (80F), so the PC runs fairly cool. (It's about 110F (43C) outside here at present. )
But 60C would not be overly hot for the GPU temp of the card.

I use HWiNFO64 for temperature readings: https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

I don't generally adjust the video card settings from default if the card is working properly.
You can download and install the latest video card drivers from NVIDIA or ASUS. The NVIDIA drivers are probably newer than the ASUS ones.

The easiest way to access the video card settings is to R click on the home screen and select the 'NVIDIA Control Panel'.

[JekylHyde]

the temp in my house is 30C & even more
what are your settings for the card & for the player?

[pandy]

i have nvidia geforce GT610 Asus
its brand new & came with no fan

where could i find video card settings for any video enhancing options?

thanks

I think that this card is designed in such way (small, cheap, budget card with anemic heatsink incapable to dissipate increased number of heat) - you may try to replace thermal grease/heatsink (with better heat dissipation capabilities) - alternatively you can try to redirect air flow in such way that card will be cooled better or put some fan (larger should be less noisy) and control it by MB.

[redwudz]

My GT610 has a sufficient heatsink for my uses. I did mount a 80mm fan below the card to blow a bit of air at the heatsink, but it's a very quiet fan.
Here's an example of a quiet fan that is suited for GPU cooling: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03YJ8791&cm_re=case_fans-_-11-99...-199-_-Product

14DBA noise level, so very quiet. Not much air, but you don't need a lot most times. You would probably need to fabricate a bracket from some scrap metal to mount it underneath the video card. Just a suggestion. Hopefully your motherboard has a unused fan header. If not, you can use a power adapter from a hard drive socket. Some fans come with them.

In general for good case cooling, you need to seal up all unnecessary holes in the case. You want a unimpeded flow of air, usually from front to back.
You can see in my diagram that the GPU heatsink is often mounted below the airflow, so poor cooling. And even worse, the heatsink is usually on the bottom of the card. Since heat rises, a really poor position for heat dissipation.

I haven't really made any adjustments on the video card settings, it performs well at default settings. It's fine for HD video, which I send to my monitor and to a projector via HDMI, but it's not a gaming card. For fast gaming, you need a expensive card. I don't game.

[hello_hello]

i have nvidia geforce GT610 Asus
its brand new & came with no fan

where could i find video card settings for any video enhancing options?

thanks

If you're using Asus drivers I'm not sure, but for Nvidia drivers there should be a Nvidia Control Panel shortcut in the Windows Control Panel, or whatever the old Control Panel is called these days (I'm still using XP). Maybe under display settings or something like that for Win7. It'll look something like the pic below. The video specific settings only effect video, not Windows in general, and only for DirectShow players such as MPC-HC, as far as I know. I don't think they'll have any effect on the video VLC displays. If you have Asus drivers installed there might be an Asus version of the control panel.
MPC-HC has some basic picture adjusting settings of it's own under Options/Miscellaneous. If the video card is configured to adjust the picture the MPC-HC settings probably won't work. It's usually one or the other.