MSI RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X GAMING Z TRIO LHR UNDERVOLTING HELP

[Selynelar]

Hi all,

My concern is that I have sold an MSI RTX 2080 TI GAMING X TRIO and bought an RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO LHR card. The previous card had around 80-82 degrees when I was playing for example BF 2042. In Battlefield V it was around 70-75 degrees. I tought it maybe deserved a repaste. But what I realized that new card(3080 GAMING Z TRIO) is having similar temperatures. One of my friend suggested to undervolt the card to reduce the temperature.

First question:
I have done the undervolting to 825mv and 1875mhz,the temp dropped to 74 degree stable in BF 2042. In idle sometimes I see around 50 degrees. I realized that the card boost is only 1830mhz officially. Is it possible that I have damaged the card? Sorry for this silly question.
Second question:
Is these temperatures are normal and in long therm can damage the card?
Third question:
Could someone help me to undervolt the card? Or any suggestion to reduce the temperatures?

My specs:

Cpu/Cooler:I7 10700K/Noctua NH-D15 ChromaxBlack
Motherboard:MS Z490 UNIFY
Case: BE QUIET PURE BASE 500DX
Gpu: MSI RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO - all 3 pcie connections connected seperately/ newest driver installed
SSD: Samsung 970 EVo Plus 1TB M.2 Pcie Nvme
RAM: HyperFury 2x16GB 3200mhz
Psz: Seasonic Focus Plus 850W Platinum
Case fans: 3xBe Quiet Silent Wings 3 (3pin) 14cm Fan
Display: ACER XB273UGS

I know i have posted also this in Graphic Cards topic but hoping to get more replies I have posted here as well.

Thanks for your replies.

 

[citay]

This 3080 is very power-hungry, it draws over 300W in games, about 50W more than the 2080 Ti. So naturally, it gets hot. I would even say 75°C under load are a good value with this kind of power draw, the cooler is a good one. The easiest way to limit the power draw (and thus heat output) would be to lower the power limit in MSI Afterburner and also undervolt it a bit. You cannot damage the card by your undervolting, don't worry. Here's a guide about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/jdlq6r

I would choose either 230W TDP or 270W TDP with the respective undervolting. It won't lose that much performance, but the power draw will be much lower, and the temps will benefit accordingly.

 

[cmarlow139157602e2]

I know this is an old post but if you see this great. Not having pcie 5.0 you are underutilizing the 3080 quite a bit. Many people have made comments of 3080 and 3090 cards getting hot in pcie 4.0 slots.

 

[Nichrome]

I know this is an old post but if you see this great. Not having pcie 5.0 you are underutilizing the 3080 quite a bit. Many people have made comments of 3080 and 3090 cards getting hot in pcie 4.0 slots.

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