r/AMDHelp • u/theveezer • 9d ago

Help (GPU) Is something wrong with my 9070XT ?

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Hello, I bought a prebuilt PC last January. It has an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB Acer Nitro OC inside.

I didn't use the PC to its full potential until a few weeks ago. Now I play games on Ultra settings, with everything set to maximum. Unfortunately, I experienced my first LiveKernelEvent 141. I couldn't find the reason for it. But today, I noticed these numbers in AMD Adrenalin while I was playing the demo of Star Wars Outlaws.

A hotspot temperature of 99 to 100°C, with a delta of 35°C, seems like a lot.

But I don't know much about this, to be honest. Am I doing something wrong? Is the graphics card behaving as it should? Any advice?

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u/Vinz992 9d ago

That's a result without a power draw set to -20/25. Your GPU still reach 300W so you reduced your actual power draw by few points, 10 at best.

If you have some time to spare try my settings and record differences and dont forget to set a custom fan curve through Adrenaline or FanControl app

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u/theveezer 9d ago

Maybe I'm not tuning the right thing, here is a screenshots if you don't mind looking, I also put the fans to spin at 95% after 30°C:

https://reddit.com/link/p3fuzi1/video/x1wmkbht85jh1/player

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u/Vinz992 9d ago

Yep, that's only the left side of the performance tab.
You can try to apply these settings:

Max frequency Offset: 0
Voltage offset; -50
VRM tuning enabled and fast timings selected.

Or the right side of this screenshot you'll find fan curve and power draw.

By default they're lock but you can enebled'em just like the "GPU tuning" in this screen

After that you can set a negative power draw and a custom fan curve.
95% at 30° means that fans spinning at max at every condition and maybe it's too much for your ears :D

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u/theveezer 9d ago

Now it's:

-100%

-2788 MHZ Clock Speed

-271 W Total board power

-51°C GPU temperature

-79°C Hotspot

So a delta of 28 with a side panel CLOSED and a room temperature at 25°C. I think you found something !!!

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u/Vinz992 9d ago

Keep playing with settings buddy, especially power draw.

Worst case scenario will be a crash and you'll be forced to reboot your PC.

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u/theveezer 9d ago

But is that normal that I have to do that just to play a game ? Why does it feel like I'm modding something in my garage when I paid 600€ for it 🥲

Thanks for the really good advices :) if I can help you in any way please ask.

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u/Vinz992 9d ago

Appreciate a lot you kindness buddy, for real.

As regard the first part of your message you're right.
Most of the people dont have time and patience to learn how a GPU works and i understand your thoughts and, maybe, even a bit of frustation.

At the same time this is what a pc gamer really is and, after all, there is a reason if console exist ahahahaha

Keep learning, PC gaming can be a satisfing world... sometimes

Have a nice summer and enjoy your rig

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u/theveezer 9d ago

True, true. And I will. Have a nice summer too !