It's a very curious problem, I can play an old game from the 90s, even a 2D one, or I can play a modern game with graphics settings at maximum, and the same thing happens. It takes longer with lower-performance software, of course, but the card will just steadily heat up without stopping until it reaches 100+ degrees and cuts out, forcing me to reboot.
The only "solution" I have found is to underclock the card to minimum settings using Afterburner. Now it just steadily heats up until it reaches ~95 degrees and then gets slower and slower as it tries to stop heating up.
I have tried:
- Reinstalling the drivers (many times)
- Trying different drivers (many different drivers)
- Reinstalling the OS (twice)
- De-dusting the card (At least three times)
- Reapplying thermal paste
- Probably some other things I have since forgotten
The only other thing I've noticed is that the problem is not nearly as bad with 64-bit software, though, obviously, 64-bit games are few and far-between.
Anyone seen this behaviour before and can shed light on it?
The only "solution" I have found is to underclock the card to minimum settings using Afterburner. Now it just steadily heats up until it reaches ~95 degrees and then gets slower and slower as it tries to stop heating up.
I have tried:
- Reinstalling the drivers (many times)
- Trying different drivers (many different drivers)
- Reinstalling the OS (twice)
- De-dusting the card (At least three times)
- Reapplying thermal paste
- Probably some other things I have since forgotten
The only other thing I've noticed is that the problem is not nearly as bad with 64-bit software, though, obviously, 64-bit games are few and far-between.
Anyone seen this behaviour before and can shed light on it?
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