Background Info:
I just purchased a used R9 290 off of ebay. The seller said it is working perfectly in the description. However, buying it used i suspect it may have been used for mining. Knowing this I thought I'd buy it anyways in case it turned out to be a good card.
Here is a link to the exact card that I have: http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=493
The Problem:
Whenever i boot up my computer, the card is usually fine for a bit. But after a while, even if im idle, the GPU usage will rise up to 100% and it would over-heat if i didn't have fan settings. So even if im not using my computer at all, not running any programs, the card usage will reach 100% and stay there, the fans will go up to about 80% and the temp will hover around 66 degrees celcius. Sometimes when i start to actually use my computer, my screen will go black for a few seconds and then recover itself. audio never dies but i lose control of the computer for a bit.
I come here to see if there is any possible solution to this. I DO have the latest AMD driver for my card and i monitor my card using Afterburner. Before i installed this card, there were no issues with my old card and using my computer in general. So i know that there isnt a problem with any other hardware or any software causing this.
I hope someone can help me figure out what is wrong, but unfortunately, I think i will be needing to return the card. I suspect it is damaged by mining.
I extremely appreciate any help I can get. Even if the help is just saying that "yeah the card is definitely damaged, return it." It will give me a better sense of direction.
Thanks, Nick
EDIT:
- I would also like to add, that i have reinstalled windows 7 on my computer in hopes that it would solve any software issues, but it did not.
- Can't really play any games either. I usually play low-end games like League of Legends, but even when playing that, I'll get a black screen multiple times and my gpu usage will run at 100%, temps will go up to about 75 degrees celcius even with my fans running at 70-80%
I just purchased a used R9 290 off of ebay. The seller said it is working perfectly in the description. However, buying it used i suspect it may have been used for mining. Knowing this I thought I'd buy it anyways in case it turned out to be a good card.
Here is a link to the exact card that I have: http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=493
The Problem:
Whenever i boot up my computer, the card is usually fine for a bit. But after a while, even if im idle, the GPU usage will rise up to 100% and it would over-heat if i didn't have fan settings. So even if im not using my computer at all, not running any programs, the card usage will reach 100% and stay there, the fans will go up to about 80% and the temp will hover around 66 degrees celcius. Sometimes when i start to actually use my computer, my screen will go black for a few seconds and then recover itself. audio never dies but i lose control of the computer for a bit.
I come here to see if there is any possible solution to this. I DO have the latest AMD driver for my card and i monitor my card using Afterburner. Before i installed this card, there were no issues with my old card and using my computer in general. So i know that there isnt a problem with any other hardware or any software causing this.
I hope someone can help me figure out what is wrong, but unfortunately, I think i will be needing to return the card. I suspect it is damaged by mining.
I extremely appreciate any help I can get. Even if the help is just saying that "yeah the card is definitely damaged, return it." It will give me a better sense of direction.
Thanks, Nick
EDIT:
- I would also like to add, that i have reinstalled windows 7 on my computer in hopes that it would solve any software issues, but it did not.
- Can't really play any games either. I usually play low-end games like League of Legends, but even when playing that, I'll get a black screen multiple times and my gpu usage will run at 100%, temps will go up to about 75 degrees celcius even with my fans running at 70-80%
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