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ghassanh93

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hello guys. i have had this problem for quite a while and have searched the web thoroughly for an answer without any results.

i own an Nvidia 9600 GSO 2GB graphics card. its been working fine until one day every single game i tried to play had no more than 1-2 FPS no matter how demanding that game was.

i thought it was a driver problem so i installed the latest drivers, tried rolling back to previous drivers and when i got desperate i formatted the PC entirely and installed fresh drivers. to make sure its not a virus. with no use whatsoever. then i read it might be a temperature problem so i installed GPU-z, EVGA precision X, MSI afterburner AND speed fan to see my temps. ALL of which read exactly 239c for GPU temperature which is absurd for my whole PC would be on fire by now. even when instantly booting up after days it instantly reads 239c not a single degree higher or lower. i think this is the reason my GPU's performance has been reduced to absolute minimum, because the PC thinks its being fried. when its not.

is it a hardware problem? (ie: sensor) or maybe it can be fixed with software? and IF any of them is necessary please elaborate? please guys im desperate for a fix. thanks in advance :)

[EDIT] i should add thatthe pc is otherwise fine. it works properly except when i try and play a game.
 
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Sounds dead. If it really was 239c you'd have a pile of smelted metal and plastic on the bottom of your case. You could try removing the plastic and hitting it with a heatgun to try to repair any cold solder joints, but that gpu is four years old anyway. You could probably get better performance out of a new $50 card.
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yes i do, and i double checked them. i even re-installed windows twice for god's sake haha. i have windows 7 ultimate. and i installed graphics driver, CPU drivers and applications which came with it. directX 10, cleaned the dust 3 times already there is non left. i dont know what to do.
 
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Yeah, Considering the age of the part, I think it may be dead.

Im assuming by now a warranty isnt a problem, Id personally remove the cooler and take a look.

Unless someone else here has any other suggestions =/
 
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ghassanh93

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it has been installed more than 3 years ago and the mark is old in itself yeah. if the thermal probe is dead could it be replaced? or should i kiss my graphics card goodbye? :(
 
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i've been planning on buying a new PC for a while, but im sort of lacking the cash so this is what i got, and although it's old it can run most recent games easily at medium with the help of my CPU so that is fine with me by now. but no graphics card at all is the problem. not an old graphics card :/
 
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Sounds dead. If it really was 239c you'd have a pile of smelted metal and plastic on the bottom of your case. You could try removing the plastic and hitting it with a heatgun to try to repair any cold solder joints, but that gpu is four years old anyway. You could probably get better performance out of a new $50 card.
 
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You could get a GTX640 for $80 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500308), or if you go a little above your budget, a 7770 for $110 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD/ATI-_-MSI-_-14127687). You'll definitely notice a different in performance with either of these.
 
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ghassanh93

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i've already taken the 650 into consideration from your answer, i was only looking for more options :)

thanks alot guy's you've been alot of help :)
 
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