GPU possibly overheating?

Darkprime22 · Apr 1, 2014

So my sapphire 6870 is probably about 2 years old now. Recently while gaming after any where from a few minutes to an hour games will start to lag and become incredibly choppy. In titan fall for an example. I can usually play 4-5 Attrition matches before it starts to get incredibly choppy. Crysis 3 sometimes will start audio looping then freeze and crash completely sometimes needing a completed reboot.My gpu sometimes idles at 60c according to gpuz. Outside of gaming. Windows is completely fine. I get no artifacts on the screen .Im on windows 8.1 Pro 64bit and Have a AMD fx 4100 , gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 and 8gb of ram. No BSODs at all no error pops up so Ive really got nothing to go on. Just these symptoms. Just wondering if this sound like an overheating gpu?

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

Have you checked your temperatures? Are the fans spinning? What is your PSU?

Darkprime22 · Apr 1, 2014

Its a 450w antec PSU. Not sure about the fan speeds.

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

Try this.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Darkprime22 · Apr 1, 2014

what fan speeds do you need to know? while gaming, idle or both?

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

It is more of a question of are they spinning at normal speeds.

Darkprime22 · Apr 1, 2014

well im on idle at the moment its spinning at 33% and 1130RPM

paitjsu sadff · Apr 1, 2014

is it a 1gb card? if it is then you are probably running out of VRAM, monitor vram usage with MSI afterburner or simlilar software and if needed reduce the texture quality settings in games (this will quickly free up some memory...) if you are playing at 1080p or even 900p these games are known to use quite a bit of memory, on the highest setting for texture titanfail use 3.7gb at 1080p...

I do not think your problem is heat related, if you want to make sure just set your fans manualy to 60% in afterburner and test, but i bet it's VRAM shortage

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

That is normal. I checked the wattage of your PSU and unless it is failing you should have enough power. What I would recommend at this point is to remove the GPU and thoroughly blow out any dust accumulation. I would also clean the contacts and blow out the slot. While you are in there do the same for your RAM sticks and slots. Then update GPU drivers. After all of that reevaluate the system with your games.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 1, 2014

terry4536 :

you're trying hard and it's appreciated, but it's not heat related, i'm sure his card is a 1gb card and the user is running out of VRAM in those games...i will post again what i recommanded to make sure he gets it :

is it a 1gb card? if it is then you are probably running out of VRAM, monitor vram usage with MSI afterburner or simlilar software and if needed reduce the texture quality settings in games (this will quickly free up some memory...) if you are playing at 1080p or even 900p these games are known to use quite a bit of memory, on the highest setting for texture titanfail use 3.7gb at 1080p...

I do not think your problem is heat related, if you want to make sure just set your fans manualy to 60% in afterburner and test, but i bet it's VRAM shortage

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

A shortage of VRAM wouldn't show up recently. He has had the same VRAM for two years. It is true that more intense games like Crysis 3 are more demanding games, but still that wouldn't cause his problems.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 1, 2014

terry4536 :

it certainly would if he gets that problem only in those demanding games and he started playing them only recently for example, sound looping and game crashing does not occur from GPU overheating, the GPU will throttle down before something like that happens and worst key scenario is that he will loose some frames per second, but he will not get into major stuttering and sound looping and game crashing to desktop, that only occurs when a GPU is running out of VRAM pretty bad...from experience i'm sure this is exactly what's hapening with those games..

terry4536 · Apr 1, 2014

"it certainly would if he gets that problem only in those demanding games and he started playing them only recently for example, sound looping and game crashing does not occur from GPU overheating, the GPU will throttle down before something like that happens and worst key scenario is that he will loose some frames per second, but he will not get into major stuttering and sound looping and game crashing to desktop, that only occurs when a GPU is running out of VRAM pretty bad...from experience i'm sure this is exactly what's hapening with those games.

If you will get off your soapbox, find any statement by me that his problem is only heat related. You will not find one. You aren't there so you aren't sure of anything, any more than I am. Stop trying to take over his post.

We heard you the first time. You don't appreciate 1 GB graphics cards.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 1, 2014

terry4536 :

wooo...calm down buddy, i'm only trying to help...anyway the OP won't seem to respond and so far we can't even get a comfirmation that is card is only the 1gb version, if it's the 2gb card he has i will admit being wrong, but if the card he own is the 1gb version and he plays titanfall or crysis 3 on it you have your answer. But don,t be mad i'm not taking over ''your'' post i'm just trying to help. im out now

terry4536 · Apr 2, 2014

That is my point, it isn't my post. You are the only only one talking about 1 GB cards on a post about a question of a possibly overheating card. You jumped to the conclusion about the amount of VRAM, and off you went about your view of 1GB GPU's.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 2, 2014

terry4536 :

He said he thought it was MAYBE a overheating GPU, and while what you suggested (cleaning the card and slot from dust and stuff) is all very good idea...anybody with a little knowledge on the subget would realise that an overheating GPU will not audio loop and crash to desktop or BSOD or black screen or anything like that, it will first throttle down and loose some framerates and then it will begin to show artefacts on the screen and then slow down some more and only THEN if you are relly persistent and keep playing through artefacts and slow framerates it may freeze and crash...
Also about the 1gb card it's not ''My view'' of the 1gb GPU, i have NOTHING against them, but if the OP is playing crysis 3 and titanfall at 1080p on a 1gb he better turn down the texture to low settings and turn off MSAA or he will get major stuttering and freezing (like exactly what he gets ATM) after a little while playing. that's it.

terry4536 · Apr 2, 2014

Darkprime22 start another thread, this guy isn't going to stop.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 2, 2014

link to other thread please?

COLGeek · Apr 2, 2014

Be nice, everyone. Express opinions, state facts. Keep it cordial. Thanks.

Darkprime22 · Apr 6, 2014

The card is a 1gb card . I reseated it and cleaned the pci slot and the Choppiness and lag still occurs after a certain amount of time.

paitjsu sadff · Apr 6, 2014

monitor the vram usage in msi afterburner or similar other software if it gets above 950 mb of usage then this is where your stuttering comes from, solution is to get a new gpu with at least 2gb of vram, 3 or more if possible...

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