I have a GTX 1080 and i7-8700k, running the game at 1080p at a smooth 60fps. However, I notice that after about 20-30 minutes of playing the D2R beta, my GPU fans skyrocket to their limit. I am not quite sure what the trigger is. I always run MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner with an fps cap set at 60. Whenever this event happens, I am unable to turn the in-game display on. I tried the solution suggested in this thread (Those new to playing BETA and having GPU heat issues) and also set up an fps limit and vertical sync in the Nvidia control panel. However, the GPU “escape” still happens.
This issue happened to me during both the closed and open beta. It seems like something is triggering the game to ignore all settings for max framerate and is forcing the GPU into overdrive, including:
- In game setting.
- MSI Afterburner/RivaTuner setting.
- Nvidia control panel setting.