Slow Computer, Black/Blue screen when gaming

Hamza1992 · Oct 22, 2013

Hello, i used to be able to play alot of games on High end graphics such as battle field 3 and Crysis. but i cant even do that anymore, the games are running slow and i always get a black screen with the computer still being on and it stutters when gaming it does a buzzing noise for 1 second then resumed, this occurs every 30 seconds. Is that a overheating issue? and my SSD automatically Disappears so i cant install my OS on it. I purchased this PC 2 years ago is the hardware getting old?.

Geforce GTX 590 Graphics card
Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40 GHZ CPU
OCZ-VERTEX2 100GB SSD
ASUS P8Z68-V LX Motherboard
8GB RAM
Windows 7 32bit OS

Anas Bashar · Oct 22, 2013

install temps monitoring software (many free options) and monitor your temps (CPU & GPU). also, check whether all the fans are working normally (cpu, gpu and case fans).

Hamza1992 · Oct 23, 2013

Anas Bashar :

My temperatures when not playing a game

Anas Bashar · Oct 23, 2013

ok now run the same software while gaming for about 15 minutes. even if you notice the lags or stutters during these 15 minutes, leave it running.

Hamza1992 · Oct 23, 2013

Anas Bashar :

took me a while, my computer turned off twice in 5 minutes of playing league of legends not that graphic intensive as Battlefield 3 or crysis
computer was starting to go very slow so i took a screenshot before it failed.

Anas Bashar · Oct 23, 2013

the video card temps are VERY high (100 C), can you tell me what is the exact name of the GPU?
plus, open the case, power up the PC and run a game, keep your eye on the GPU fan, tell us what happens and when.

Hamza1992 · Oct 23, 2013

Anas Bashar :

Asus Geforce GTX 590
3GB GDDR5
ok i took a look while a game was running it peaked at (100 C) and the fan was working

Anas Bashar · Oct 23, 2013

100C is TOO much, how is the cooling in your case? case type? number and positions of the fans?
did you change anything in the bios? tried to OC? updated bios recently?

Hamza1992 · Oct 23, 2013

Anas Bashar :

NZXT Phantom Case, it has two on the left case near the graphics card. and two big fans near the motherboard,cpu and watercooling. I havent updated or played with the BIOS.

The case fans that face the Graphics Card

Anas Bashar · Oct 23, 2013

great pics, helpful.
can you tell me which one is inlet and which is outlet? including the WC radiator fan.

Hamza1992 · Oct 23, 2013

Anas Bashar :

I bought this PC from my brother, he told me it's one piece that flows in one direction through the pipes I wouldn't know what's inlet or outlet

Anas Bashar · Oct 24, 2013

oh sorry, i meant the fans only, which ones are intake, and which ones are outtake. fans configuration matters.

Hamza1992 · Oct 25, 2013

Anas Bashar :

I found out why it was overheating, the gpu was clogged up with dust the ventilation was blocked i cleaned it up and it runs at 40-45 degrees idle and when i game it peaks at 80-85 degrees, it still needs some cooling imo im going to add an extra 200mm cooling fan on the left side of the case. thank you for your help

Anas Bashar · Oct 26, 2013

great! if you tell me about your current fans configuration (how many fans? which is intake and which is outtake) i can help you improve the cooling, and you might not need getting a new 200mm fan.

Hamza1992 · Oct 26, 2013

Anas Bashar :

The fan at the top of the case is outtake, the water cooling one is intake attached to a exhaust fan , thats all that im using i have room on the case to add 2 more 200mm fans, im not using the two case fans for the hdd and ssd cause they dont have problems with overheating unless they will help the graphic card. i dont know how to plug them in lol, i was told to plug in the 3 pin connector to the motherboard but i just cant find out where

Anas Bashar · Oct 26, 2013

Hamza1992 :

and other two 120mm fans on the side panel, right? coz i can see them in the pictures you posted. so these two side fans, the lower one is under the card and the upper one is above the card right? i mean when the side panel is closed.

other thing, just to make sure, about the WC radiator fans: if you put your hand behind the case you feel hot air coming from the WC fans right?

Hamza1992 · Oct 26, 2013

Anas Bashar :

The side panel meaning the left case right the fans face the ssd and Hdd the air coming from behind the case is pretty cool how do I plug in the case fans into motherboard ? If so I can't find a place with 3 pins
Sorry for troubling you

Anas Bashar · Oct 26, 2013

ya, your case have a fan controller, you can see the fan controls on the top of the case.
using the fan controller, you can control the speed of the case fans.
the fan controller takes it's power from the PSU through a molex cable. so You connect one molex from PSU to the fan controler molex.
Then connect 3pin fan connectors to 3 pin male connectors on the NZXT fan controller.

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