GPU high heat

[Frikster]

Hi.
So recently i noticed i am having this issue WAY too much and that is games freezing, lagging, delaying etc.
So today i decided to download speedfan and play a game and see what happens.Had to make sure GPU is the graphics card .
I attached an image of the heat list that is current.
My system spec are on my profile.
Is this bad, how bad and what can i do to reduce the problem / fix the issue.
Thank you very much !
edit:
maybe the problem can be in something else. The pc is 3 years old from december

 

[matts6887]

Eh; where is the image? there is no image shown in this thread? Also; does your gpu/graphics card have a fan on it? If so, I might want to take a few moments and blow the dust off the fan blades not just for the graphics card; but for the rest of the system as well. Also, check in your bios to see if there is a setting(s) to able you to change the speed of the graphics card fan if it has a fan. Yes it can be bad if the card overheats too often as heat, dust, and dirt, are a computer compoent's enemy because they inhibit the proper operation of the fans etc.

 

[ShamrockRig]

Which games are you trying to play? What settings?

 

[Solarstarshines]

Hi.
So recently i noticed i am having this issue WAY too much and that is games freezing, lagging, delaying etc.
So today i decided to download speedfan and play a game and see what happens.Had to make sure GPU is the graphics card .
I attached an image of the heat list that is current.
My system spec are on my profile.
Is this bad, how bad and what can i do to reduce the problem / fix the issue.
Thank you very much !
edit:
maybe the problem can be in something else. The pc is 3 years old from december

PC might be 3 years old but that Video card isn't ,Bottom line that card is at least 6 Years old and my hunch would be the TIM or Thermal paste has simply quit doing the job that and Gpu fan is clogged up those are the only factors for a heating up GPU unless it is out of control heat and shoots up so high it shuts down

In your case you might need to reapply paste and clean the card and fans

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Clean the whole rig as a first step then note the changes in temps and go from there. Do you have more fan location options and are you sure all fans are spinning up?

 

[Frikster]

I have 3 fans . 1 on the processor, 1 external next to the graphics card and one on the card itself. I will clean all the dust ( even tho there isnt much on it ) and see what happens.
I am trying to play world of warcraft, the game freezes my pc even on lowest setting after just a few seconds in the game. Trying to play mighty quest for epic loot, game lags and delays after i use certain spells on 2-3 enemies, freezes like hell after i fight large mobs of enemies .. ALL ON LOW SETTINGS but 1920x1080 resolution ( native for my pc ).

BIOS ? i am not touching something i have no idea what to do there and how to use it. I dont wanna break my pc

 

[matts6887]

If it freezes while playing a game it might be more
Than just heat related as well. It might be that the game itself needs to be reinstalled as well. So In addition to the thermal paste I would try reinstalling the game as well. This is my thinking anyways.

 

[sisrace]

Had a freind with a 8800gt and he had some great overheating issues, He ended up getting a new gou after he said he had cleaned it.. I got the gpu case open and i saw that dust had formed a wall around the fan so the air couldnt get anywhere. so yeah. there i clearly saw why it overheated. The main reason for overheating is dust etc becouse Almost every gpu is designed to run fine at 100% even if it seems very hot but there is no crashes etc and the gpu is completely clean then the chip is made to run that hot and it is no problem. there are a few exeptions though like the 9800GT that overheated like a boss

Make sure to take a can or go out to the garage and use the air compressor to clean the computer atleast 2-3 times a year depending on how bad the airflow and how hot the components tend to get.

 

[Frikster]

It is not game related. I have tried a bunch of stuff and it is not possible that the game works on my friends pc which is 5 times slower and about 4 more years older than mine ( maybe more ).
Attached another image
Just finished cleaning the card, a ton of dust came out and is gone now. Now i started the pc and this is what i see.. no icons on a bunch of stuff..
Should i grab my hammer to "fix" the pc or there is an alternative

 

[sisrace]

I have 3 fans . 1 on the processor, 1 external next to the graphics card and one on the card itself. I will clean all the dust ( even tho there isnt much on it ) and see what happens.
I am trying to play world of warcraft, the game freezes my pc even on lowest setting after just a few seconds in the game. Trying to play mighty quest for epic loot, game lags and delays after i use certain spells on 2-3 enemies, freezes like hell after i fight large mobs of enemies .. ALL ON LOW SETTINGS but 1920x1080 resolution ( native for my pc ).

BIOS ? i am not touching something i have no idea what to do there and how to use it. I dont wanna break my pc

The gpu you have is a very weak gpu. low settings is probably the only graphics you will get up to and the game can freeze becouse of driver issues. Try updating all the drivers but be careful so you dont get the wrong drivers, Also try running a gpu benchmark and look carefully at the temps and fan speeds while maxing the gpu ( you can use msi afterburner for this ) if you see that it is a heating issue even if the gpu is clean from dust try underclocking the card but then gaming is a total bye bye.. i suggest getting a cheap 7750-7770 or a GT 610, 620, 630, 640 or even a GTX 650 if you got the money and the psu can handle it. Theese cards exept the GTX 650 and possibly 7770 may not work if you dont have a psu with PCIe power but the GT 640 will and that card is really strong compared to yours and it draws like no power. and its roughly 100$ or 70£.

 

[Frikster]

If i am gonna get a new card i am gonna get a whole PC. Getting something new isnt exactly a solution right now and of course the easiest way to fix something is to get a new one.

 

[sisrace]

It is not game related. I have tried a bunch of stuff and it is not possible that the game works on my friends pc which is 5 times slower and about 4 more years older than mine ( maybe more ).
Attached another image
Just finished cleaning the card, a ton of dust came out and is gone now. Now i started the pc and this is what i see.. no icons on a bunch of stuff..
Should i grab my hammer to "fix" the pc or there is an alternative

AUX 127c? wow. i really... really hope that is missreading... also nah. Try upgrading some hardware and update the drivers as much as you can becouse thats a big problem with older computers. The hammer wont make you very much happier sorry. I had one of thoose computers for 4 years and im glad its over

 

[Frikster]

Nothing is connected so AUX is reading wrong temperatures. Disregard that part.

Everything is up to date

 

[sisrace]

If i am gonna get a new card i am gonna get a whole PC. Getting something new isnt exactly a solution right now and of course the easiest way to fix something is to get a new one.

Accually.. No the easiest way isnt really to get a completely new computer. Well if you got the money then that may work but upgrading can come REAL far.
I plugged a new psu and a GTX 660 into my 4 year old machine with 4Gb ddr2, 3 core 2.4Ghz amd phenom cpu and that thing maxed out litterarly everything. Though i did not use the gpu's full potential due to cpu bottlenecks.

 

[Frikster]

Lets. Stick to the main problem that currently is happening. No icons.
Posted 17 min ago, page 1. Look at it

 

[sisrace]

Lets. Stick to the main problem that currently is happening. No icons.
Posted 17 min ago, page 1. Look at it

Um.. Yeahh.. That looks normal cough..
Did you recently download new drivers?
How did you clean the card?
Have you tried turning it off and on again :huh:

 

[Frikster]

Normal ? I cant click on any of those or open them , doesnt say for any what it actually is.
The windows downloaded drivers i guess for something, it installed stuff, no idea what it was for.
I used the power of blowing to clean it . Dont have any other tools at my disposal but its very clean now, used a smooth brush as well.

I did try and its ok now.
Guess if there is anything else i cant resolve will just write here. Will mark as solved when i do tests with it about crashes , freezes etc.

 

[sisrace]

Normal ? I cant click on any of those or open them , doesnt say for any what it actually is.
The windows downloaded drivers i guess for something, it installed stuff, no idea what it was for.
I used the power of blowing to clean it . Dont have any other tools at my disposal but its very clean now, used a smooth brush as well.

I did try and its ok now.
Guess if there is anything else i cant resolve will just write here. Will mark as solved when i do tests with it about crashes , freezes etc.

So everything works?
Then nice. Glad everything got fixed

 

[Slartybart]

Get a can of compressed air and blow the insides again (you said a ton of dust was removed just by blowing)

Don't use a small brush! That might dislodge a wire or other component requiring you to check connections and reseat a memory stick or card. Use the can of air to clean and do a thorough job (don't just blow it around, blow it out of the case)

The aux temp - hmmm - that's an internal component 127 C is not good. Try another uility to read that temp.
Speccy is a good one: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/311593-speccy-publish-snapshot-your-system-specs.html
If it's a misread or the sensor is giving bad feedback, the Speccy "2nd opinion" might provide more information.

Anyway, your GPU temp dropped form 53 C to 35 C, your first dusting seemed to have helped (or the fans kicked on)

The system is running well now - right?
If it freezes /crashes again follow these posting instructions:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92394-sf-diagnostic-tool-using-troubleshooting.html
Members will want to see the output, so pay attention to Step 7.

Thanks

Bill
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[stormy13]

The aux temp - hmmm - that's an internal component 127 C is not good. Try another uility to read that temp.

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Phantom reading. The sensor chip supports something, but there is no sensor attached. Speedfan for as good as it can be is essentially a one-size-fits-all program, and doesn't filter out things like this.