Hi all,
I have a water cooled GTX 980 (yes, I'm aware I don't need to water cool it, but the waterblock was given as a gift). Normally, it sits around 24C idle.
I woke up a couple days ago, and suddenly RealTemp was showing 60C idle (despite things working as normal the night before). I loaded up a game, only to have temps hit over 90C.
I figured, "Hey, maybe the cooler came loose." I tried tightening the screws on the cooler. No change. I uninstalled and reinstalled it. No change.
Finally, I opened MSI Afterburner to see what that would show. Immediately, my temps dropped back to normal (i.e. 24C idle).
This problem has persisted every day, and opening Afterburner has previously solved this problem.
However, opening Afterburner no longer solves the problem, and as such, I'm unable to load up anything -- the GPU believes it's hitting >95C at points, and will shut off automatically.
What could be the cause of this? How could I fix this?
I have a water cooled GTX 980 (yes, I'm aware I don't need to water cool it, but the waterblock was given as a gift). Normally, it sits around 24C idle.
I woke up a couple days ago, and suddenly RealTemp was showing 60C idle (despite things working as normal the night before). I loaded up a game, only to have temps hit over 90C.
I figured, "Hey, maybe the cooler came loose." I tried tightening the screws on the cooler. No change. I uninstalled and reinstalled it. No change.
Finally, I opened MSI Afterburner to see what that would show. Immediately, my temps dropped back to normal (i.e. 24C idle).
This problem has persisted every day, and opening Afterburner has previously solved this problem.
However, opening Afterburner no longer solves the problem, and as such, I'm unable to load up anything -- the GPU believes it's hitting >95C at points, and will shut off automatically.
What could be the cause of this? How could I fix this?
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