Radeon r9 270x Gpu fans not spinning

Tyler_161

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~The Issue

So about a week ago I noticed massive Fps drops in my games. I couldn't figure the reason out because Openhardware said my temps were good. So I reinstalled the drivers for the card and uninstalled the current drivers. Reformatted my pc and still the same thing was happening. So I took all the parts out and cleaned them off and such. Still the same issue. So I decided to installed another monitoring software and realized that my gpu was going to 80-100 degrees Celsius. Popped the side panel off and noticed the fans weren't spinning. Made sure everything was plugged in right and such and still nothing new. Is there anyway to fix this problem or should I say this gpu is dead? Maybe my power supply is faulty? Just any answer would suite me because I've been extremely frustrated with this problem.

~Specs are

CPU: Amd FX 6300 3.5 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon R9 270x 4GB
MB: MSI 970A-g43
RAM: Kingston 16BG DDR3 1333 MHz
1TB HDD (forgot the brand)

~Notes

The PC boots fine I can do all my other tasks fine. However when I game for example Overwatch I'll get around 90fps then it'll drop to about 40-30fps.
Temps for gpu idle to around 50 degrees. Some games it won't go past 70-80 degrees. But I believe it's throttling to keep it from burning up and completely dying. The game it mostly does this on is Playerunkown's Battleground. If I play Gigantic then that's when I'll see the temps go to about 100 degrees.
 
Solution
You did not list the power supply brand and model, based on that we can say if it's likely to be bad or not. Make sure the cable from the fans to the header on the video card for the fans is connected and not damaged. I have seen some burned and cracked.

You can also test the video card in another system with a known good power supply and see if the fans run then. You can buy new fans and/or even a full cooler setup for the card if you like. While a bit older now, the 270X is still a viable card for gaming, just on lower setting for the newer games. You may also be OK with adding a fan to the case that blows across the heatsink of the card, you can get a PCI slot fan that screws into the case.
You did not list the power supply brand and model, based on that we can say if it's likely to be bad or not. Make sure the cable from the fans to the header on the video card for the fans is connected and not damaged. I have seen some burned and cracked.

You can also test the video card in another system with a known good power supply and see if the fans run then. You can buy new fans and/or even a full cooler setup for the card if you like. While a bit older now, the 270X is still a viable card for gaming, just on lower setting for the newer games. You may also be OK with adding a fan to the case that blows across the heatsink of the card, you can get a PCI slot fan that screws into the case.
 
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