gpu temp 42 on idle and 100 on load

souvikdas7

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specs:
intel dh61ww motherboard
intel core i3 2100 3.1ghz
6 gb ram
600w psu
1tb wd hdd
ati r9 270x dd 2gb

i recently bought the gpu and installed a new hdd too. When i tried to create partition on the hdd during windows installation, the system waits for sometime and the it shows no hdd found. So i reset my computer but didnt switch off the power connection and opened boot menu and there no hdd in the menu. This time i switched off the power connection and started again. Now there was the hdd in the boot menu. So i started the installation again but the same thing happened, when trying to create partition the system waits for some time and then it shows no hdd found. So then i changed the sata cable and port and started again. This time the partition was created and the os got installed. So then i installed the gpu drivers and everything else. Then i started a saints row 4 and it too 5 mins to load the game and ultimately it didnt load after the cutscene. So i tried minimizing the game but it didnt minimized and the system hanged. So i reset my pc and then installed dota. When i started a match in the game the game loaded easily and there was no lag whatsoever. After 20 sec of playing the screen freezes and becomes normal after 2-3 secs but without sound and again freezes and become normal again but this time with the sound. This happens again and again but different sound stops on different freezes(sometime the music stops and the fx sound runs, after next freeze the fx sound stops and music sound comes alive and after the next freeze both stops). So i switched off the game and saw the taskbar was short(wtf). Opened start and tried to click restart but the button hanged but the destops icons was working. So i tried opening the catalyst center but it showed me so file not found and some signature thing i dont remember. So i reset again and installed furmark and stared benchmark user setting(resolution 1280*720 and no aa). It showed me some frames and the temprature was 45 degrees, while the benchmark i open gpu shark with was available on furmark. There it showed 100 -102 degrees. I was shocked and started catalyst center(this time it opened) and tried to see the temperatures and it also showed 100 degrees. So i stopped the benchmark and the temp came to 42 degress instantly and after the same thing happened the taskbar hangs, start menu don open up etc. Same thing with gpu z. The only thing that bothers me is that in the furmark benchmark it shows 50(max) while running but gpu z, catalyst, gpu shark shows 100. So my question is that is it the fault of the hdd that is somehow has corrupted the gpu drivers and thus showing the wrong temp in gpu z , ccc, gpu shark because they all use the drivers to display the temps or it is the fault of the gpu itself.
 
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If you can put your finger on the back of the gpu directly opposite of the chip, it is not 100 degrees. If it is so hot you can't hold your finger on it, it's too hot. My guess is that the gpu is actually overheating. Try updating the drivers. Do not over clock that card. make sure the cooler is attached properly and the fan is spinning properly. You could have a bad card.

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If you can put your finger on the back of the gpu directly opposite of the chip, it is not 100 degrees. If it is so hot you can't hold your finger on it, it's too hot. My guess is that the gpu is actually overheating. Try updating the drivers. Do not over clock that card. make sure the cooler is attached properly and the fan is spinning properly. You could have a bad card.
 
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souvikdas7

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i can feel the heat and how can i i understand if its 100 or not...if it was really 100 then could i hold my hand beside it for long??
 

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no it is not burning me when i take my hand beside it but i can feel some heat but i dont think its 100 c. so could it be the problem of the hdd that might have corrupted the drivers???
 

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i downloaded the software u said and it showed 43 on idle and after i run furmark 5 secs then it showed me min(43) max(69). Shouldnt the temperatures change in the hw monitor in realtime when i was running furmark?? If it should then in my case the temparatures in the hw monitor didnt change when furmak ran for 5 secs, it changed after i stopped the furmark.
 

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As the drivers is showing 100c so they are shutting down my system and then restarting again. Did u notice what i said about the hdd?? I think its the hdd that is causing the problem.