Graphics card overheating
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Graphics card overheating
Since I got so much help the last time I started running into computer problems I figured I should see what the TheVille thinks about my current predicament.
For a while now my computer has had a couple of issues.
1. While playing certain games my computer will start to stutter(best way to explain it).
2. Around thirty seconds after it has started up it will freeze for about two minutes.
This last weekend I had a lan party with some friends so I decided to do a clean install of windows which did improve my computers performance but did nothing to hinder these two problems. Since then I downloaded msi afterburner and was able to replicate the stutter which happened to coincide with massive temperature spikes in my graphics card. I am still unsure about the cause of the first problem but I have a sneaking suspicion it maybe Avira Antivirus.
Does anyone have any suggestions about either problems?
For a while now my computer has had a couple of issues.
1. While playing certain games my computer will start to stutter(best way to explain it).
2. Around thirty seconds after it has started up it will freeze for about two minutes.
This last weekend I had a lan party with some friends so I decided to do a clean install of windows which did improve my computers performance but did nothing to hinder these two problems. Since then I downloaded msi afterburner and was able to replicate the stutter which happened to coincide with massive temperature spikes in my graphics card. I am still unsure about the cause of the first problem but I have a sneaking suspicion it maybe Avira Antivirus.
Does anyone have any suggestions about either problems?
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Re: Graphics card overheating
In case it may help with the overheating problem here are a couple of links to my case and graphics card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811121001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814131148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811121001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814131148
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Re: Graphics card overheating
Well, I had the same problem, and when I called up TigerDirect, they basically told me to go ef myself.... And eventually, the good card (at the time; ATI Radeon 9600) blew up... along with my hard drive.. so I advise you get a solution quickly... if it'a a card you got from tiger direct
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Re: Graphics card overheating
I got it from Newegg back in November. Couldn't this just be normal overheating? Or is it a faulty card?
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Re: Graphics card overheating
What is its fan set to? I always boost my gpu fan when gaming.
Also, an antivirus program won't overheat your video card.
Also, an antivirus program won't overheat your video card.
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Re: Graphics card overheating
Case doesn't look too ventilated. Have you tried opening the case and pointing a floor fan into it? If this helps wit the stuttering you might need a case with a beefier cooling setup.
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Re: Graphics card overheating
In college I too had a poorly ventilated system, the power supply would overheat and turn off my computer or the video card would overheat and my game would just freeze. I took the side off and pointed a box fan in there, then those problems went away. This isnt good for a long term solution but it would at least confirm/refute the overheating issue you think you might have. If confirmed you can take steps to find a more elegant solution, and if not you can look into what may be the actual cause.Fizbon666 wrote:Case doesn't look too ventilated. Have you tried opening the case and pointing a floor fan into it? If this helps wit the stuttering you might need a case with a beefier cooling setup.
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Re: Graphics card overheating
Do you have exhaust fans mounted in the rear and/or top of your case?
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Re: Graphics card overheating
I currently two approximately 3'' fans, one in the rear blowing out and one in the front blowing in. As soon as the heating problem started to occur I took the side off and have been propping a small roughly 9'' fan into my case to help ventilate.
I'll look online to see if I can figure out a method to boost my gpu fan since I do not really understand the settings in speedfan and msi afterburner will not boost it. What would be a decent setting for fan speed?
As for the second problem I recognize that it most likely had nothing to do with overheating but I figured I would throw it in just to see if anyone had any input.
Thanks for all the replies so far, will let you all know how it goes.
I'll look online to see if I can figure out a method to boost my gpu fan since I do not really understand the settings in speedfan and msi afterburner will not boost it. What would be a decent setting for fan speed?
As for the second problem I recognize that it most likely had nothing to do with overheating but I figured I would throw it in just to see if anyone had any input.
Thanks for all the replies so far, will let you all know how it goes.
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Re: Graphics card overheating
Update
So I decided to take a look at my gpu after not finding any clear methods for changing the fan speed on my gpu. Well that should have been my first step. The plastic box which sits on the heat sink and contains the lovely picture of the sword wielding lady was holding in a lot of dust. After cleaning that out the normal running temperature is down by about 10 degrees.
We'll see how it runs now but in the mean time are there other things besides speeding up the fan I should be looking into if the problem keeps occurring?
So I decided to take a look at my gpu after not finding any clear methods for changing the fan speed on my gpu. Well that should have been my first step. The plastic box which sits on the heat sink and contains the lovely picture of the sword wielding lady was holding in a lot of dust. After cleaning that out the normal running temperature is down by about 10 degrees.
We'll see how it runs now but in the mean time are there other things besides speeding up the fan I should be looking into if the problem keeps occurring?
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Re: Graphics card overheating
CCC lets you adjust gpu card fan speeds normally, under the far right tab. You have to unlock that feature though (there is a padlock icon) last I checked.
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Re: Graphics card overheating
ya thats not normal if it is overheating something is obviously wrong espcially if you took the case side off and put a big fan on it. If the card is still under warranty i would try to contact the manufacturer to see if they can replace it. otherwise the only thing could be your thermal paste hardened or lost its heat capasity or something and you could try to put some new/better thermal paste on the gpu so the heatsync can better disipate the heat but only do that if the warranty is expired because doing so would most likely void the warranty.
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