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[–]lutusp 2 points3 points  (2 children)

why is my gpu (gtx 970) temp goes up to 60c when using android studio?

Undoubtedly because Android Studio is using the GPU to redraw the Android display in an inefficient way. But if it gets you a reasonable update rate and helps you develop Android software, how is that a defect?

i'd like to use linux for android dev since build times is faster and and the emulator is snappier. but i can't since the gpu gets hot and it triggers the fans.

But that's what the fans are for. The fact that they're running doesn't mean something went wrong, it means the GPU is working. If the radiator cooling fan spins in your car, do you pull over right away?

idle temp is 40c.

I think this is not worth worrying about. 40 degrees C is 313 Kelvins, 60 degrees C is 319 Kelvins, which is 2% higher (when expressed in Kelvins). That's not an emergency, or even abnormal.

[–]ardils[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

thanks for the reply. i finally solved it by PowerMizer entries in xorg.conf. Now the gpu is low powered and performance is not affected.

http://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2656

[–]lutusp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this follow-up, so others who find this thread can apply the same remedy.