660ti Overheats allot?

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

I've had the 660 ti for just over a year now, And it runs fine when playing most games, but if I try to play anything like Bioshock Infinite, Battlefield 3/4 and now Titanfall, It will overheat & crash, Even on the lowest settings with the fan really fast.

This has been happening the whole time i'v owned the PC, And when I complained about it being faulty the person who built my PC just replaced my RAM, But i'm starting to think it's a faulty GPU.

I've cleaned out the case of dust, Tried setting the fan on the highest setting and it still overheats, Do I need more/better fans or is my GPU faulty?

Specs:
CPU: i5 3570k 3.40 GHz.
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660ti
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4
RAM: 2x 4gb ram

Thanks in advance for any help!

Ahmadjon · Mar 14, 2014

Run MSI afterburner program and look for the highest temps on your GPU, if temps are below than 80~85C your GPU isn't overheating!

RobCrezz · Mar 14, 2014

What case do you have? How many intake/exhaust fans do you have?

If you case has good airflow then you probably just need to remove the heatsink from the GPU and clean off the old thermal paste and reapply new.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

Ahmadjon :

It hits 95C before crashing.

envy14tpe · Mar 14, 2014

95C and then crashes?!? yikes. I had a 660ti and it only got up to 72C in gaming (during summer). It sounds like something is wrong with your GPU. It should have at least a 2 yr warranty so get on that ASAP!

Ahmadjon · Mar 14, 2014

vReneigh :

Then something wrong with your GPU heatsink? do what RobCrezz advised!

RobCrezz · Mar 14, 2014

Yeah as I said, you probably just need to replace the thermal paste on the heatsink, assuming your case airflow is ok.

ekagori · Mar 14, 2014

Try RMA your card before removing the heatsink, you will void your warranty if you do. If your card is out of warranty then by all means reapply thermal paste.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

RobCrezz :

Ok, I've just made a discovery.
Turns out my big fan inside the case isn't actually doing anything, It's just sitting idle while the 2 weak outside fans move.
So I feel that's the culptit, I just need to find out what's wrong with it.
It's a coolermaster fan.

envy14tpe · Mar 14, 2014

Are you serious? You've had this problem for a year and now you finally realize you have no case air flow? I still can't imagine that is the problem. 95C and it BF games crash..seems more like a GPU problem.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

envy14tpe :

The two fan at the top work, And using MSI Afterburner turns those fans up, I just assumed the other one was working, Which it obviously wasn't.
It may be a GPU problem though, I just can't think of what's causing it other than air flow or a faulty GPU.

envy14tpe · Mar 14, 2014

Comments are right. You got two choices. You either use the warranty or do as someone mentioned which is disassemble the GPU and reapply thermal paste.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

envy14tpe :

Guess it's the warranty route, I'm definately not confident enough to be applying thermal paste.
Thanks.

envy14tpe · Mar 14, 2014

vReneigh :

I think the warranty route is the best choice. I only wish you would have done this sooner. The 660ti is an excellent GPU. I loved it. Excellent performance and no issues.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

envy14tpe :

vReneigh :

I think the warranty route is the best choice. I only wish you would have done this sooner. The 660ti is an excellent GPU. I loved it. Excellent performance and no issues.

Yeah I wish I had done it sooner, Also just tried getting this CPU fan to work, Still can't get it to spin.
I imagine it's faulty too.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

envy14tpe :

vReneigh :

I think the warranty route is the best choice. I only wish you would have done this sooner. The 660ti is an excellent GPU. I loved it. Excellent performance and no issues.

Yeah I wish I had done it sooner, Also just tried getting this CPU fan to work, Still can't get it to spin.
I imagine it's faulty too.

ekagori · Mar 14, 2014

Sorry but by cpu fan are you referring to the one on your cpu heatsink or is it a case fan?

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

ekagori :

My CPU heatsink.

envy14tpe · Mar 14, 2014

ekagori :

CPU fan working or not. 95C on a GPU is insanely high. It has to be faulty.

ekagori · Mar 14, 2014

Ok, I would check the temps on your cpu, are you sure the 95C is on your gpu and not your cpu? I believe your crashes are coming from your cpu. You cannot have a cpu without a fan it will overheat and the bios shuts the computer down so as not to damage the cpu.

RobCrezz · Mar 14, 2014

ekagori :

+1

RobCrezz · Mar 14, 2014

envy14tpe :

95'c isnt "insanely high" on a GPU. Thats normal operating temp for the new R9 290x

. But its obviously too high for the 660 ti. But I suspect the issue is the CPU if thats running with no fan.

vReneigh · Mar 14, 2014

ekagori :

The 95 was from MSI Afterburner, So I'm pretty sure it's GPU.
Did a stress test on my CPU and found it was going into the 100's.

ekagori · Mar 14, 2014

Ok then, your crashes are definitely coming from your cpu. Get a cheap aftermarket heatsink like cooler master's 212. It will solve your crashes. Then check your temps and try to RMA your card.

In the meantime, I would recommend not using your pc as not to cause any damage to your cpu. You will need to reapply thermal paste to your cpu.

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