Gigabyte AMD R9 280 idle temp at 38C something wrong?

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

my r9 280's (not the "x" version) is idling at 38C somethings wrong isn't it? Also sometimes my computers screen freezes and the only way to fix it is to do a reboot. So whats the problem here why is my idle temp 38C?

Yous · Aug 25, 2014

Not at all, the temperature is actually pretty decent. No need to worry here.

Yingda Wang · Aug 25, 2014

No, 38 is a bit high but not abnormal.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

Yous :

but then why does my computer freeze when playing a game like titan fall? If i run the fans at 100% the game then never crashes.

Yous · Aug 25, 2014

Sounds like it might be overheating, yes. Can you tell me what the GPU temperature is under load/while you're gaming?

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

Yous :

idk this helps but right now i am running a bitcoin miner to see if it crashes and if so at what temp right now my GPU is at 100% load and temp is 63C.

getdamafiaonyou · Aug 25, 2014

That's a good temp. My 290x with a reference cooler and a OC hits 84 after a couple hours of bf4, Try running titanfall though while monitoring and see what you hit.

Yous · Aug 25, 2014

63C is still stable and alright. Are you sure the problem with Titanfall is coming from your GPU? It's quite freaking buggy as far as I know. Been crashing here and there all the time as I tried to play it, but that could be because I have a bad RAM stick. Keep on going and let me know if anything changes. If your GPU goes on under full load without any issues for long enough, then your problem with Titanfall isn't caused by the GPU for all I know.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

Yous :

it crashes sometimes in other games too.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

Yous :

will idk the computer crashed when I was running the miner. you can see the temps it crashed at in the pic

Yous · Aug 25, 2014

Manvir Singh :

If you can monitor your GPU temperature while playing those games, that would be very helpful. Meantime, I have to catch some sleep, it's 5:35 AM and I'm still up. Hope you understand. I'll respond tomorrow if I'm able.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

Yous :

Manvir Singh :

If you can monitor your GPU temperature while playing those games, that would be very helpful. Meantime, I have to catch some sleep, it's 5:35 AM and I'm still up. Hope you understand. I'll respond tomorrow if I'm able.

okay how can i see the temp while playing a game?

getdamafiaonyou · Aug 25, 2014

hw monitor, it can create a log.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

getdamafiaonyou :

okay thanks ill use that.

Manvir Singh · Aug 25, 2014

FYi sometimes the computer locks up while watching a video so idk whats going on here?

getdamafiaonyou · Aug 25, 2014

Is your cpu OC'ed? also run memtest on your ram

Manvir Singh · Aug 26, 2014

getdamafiaonyou :

everything is stock how can i run the memtest?

Yous · Aug 26, 2014

Memory can mess up things pretty bad. I have a bad memory stick myself and I keep experiencing issues with almost everything. Anyhow, you can download http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm and run it. You'll need a USB/CD to put it on then boot from it. Careful, though, last time I put it on a USB stick and removed it, most of the USB's space was put as unallocated space and that was quite stupid to be honest. If that happens to you, refer to this, it'll fix it.

Manvir Singh · Aug 27, 2014

it looks like it was my ram thanks for the help everyone.

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