Hey all. For the past 6 months I've been using an HD5870 as my main graphics card. I got it as an upgrade to a computer with an R7 240 I was given. I got it off of eBay for about $60, and so far it's been a pretty good card. It came in good condition with a new fan just installed. I plan on using my current rig until I get a new build, around June or July.
I know these cards are meant to run hot, around 85°c is normal for them from a bit of research. However, the problem is when mine reaches about 70°c, it stops working. It gets a bunch of artifacts on the screen, and then proceeds to freeze my whole system. At first I though this was because I had a good overclock on it, so I put it back to stock clocks at the problem still persisted. Because of this, I always have to have the fans up really high when I game, and it gets quite annoying. Also, if it hits even 71°c I have to restart my system.
I've taken the card apart and blew it out with an air duster. I also put a new bit of thermal compound on, yet nothing helped even a bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Specs:
CPU: A10-5800K @4.6Ghz
RAM: 14GB DDR3
GPU: Radeon HD5870
PSU: Corsair 600M
MoBo: Asus A88XM-A
I know these cards are meant to run hot, around 85°c is normal for them from a bit of research. However, the problem is when mine reaches about 70°c, it stops working. It gets a bunch of artifacts on the screen, and then proceeds to freeze my whole system. At first I though this was because I had a good overclock on it, so I put it back to stock clocks at the problem still persisted. Because of this, I always have to have the fans up really high when I game, and it gets quite annoying. Also, if it hits even 71°c I have to restart my system.
I've taken the card apart and blew it out with an air duster. I also put a new bit of thermal compound on, yet nothing helped even a bit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Specs:
CPU: A10-5800K @4.6Ghz
RAM: 14GB DDR3
GPU: Radeon HD5870
PSU: Corsair 600M
MoBo: Asus A88XM-A