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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 12:22:08 AM

For some odd reason My Video card(9800 GT) is at 77c at idle even after i just booted up. Thinking it was a bad Videocard i bought a new one (GTS 250) and replaced my 9800 GT, But it's still overheating at the same temperature. I even opened the Case and the temps are still around 77c. Also all this started after i had a power outage. My Games Artifact from time to time.

Mobo: ASUS P5N-D
CPU: Duel Core e8400
Ram: CORSAIR 2GB KIT TWIN2X2048-8500C5D
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX ATX
Video Card: 9800 GT & GTS 250
Case: Antec 900
OS: Windows XP

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p287/zane14785/temps.jpg

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godless   09-07-2009 at 12:46:48 AM
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did you try to manually speed up the fan? did you check what the current fan speed is? how warm does it get under load?


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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 01:05:00 AM
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I used Rivatuner to up the fan speed to 90% from 25% and it lowers the temps down to 67c.

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Twoboxer   09-07-2009 at 02:24:12 AM
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You have a bottom mounted psu with a bottom mounted psu fan, correct?

Is that fan still spinning when power is on?

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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 03:30:59 AM
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Ya its spinning, and yes its on the bottom.

Can a power outage cause the PSU to underperform? or is there another reason for whats causing my Graphics card to overheat.

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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 04:29:33 AM
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While gaming temps are around 87 - 90ish

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Twoboxer   09-07-2009 at 04:58:03 AM
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Recapping: two graphics cards, both running the roughly the same degree of "hot", and the problem first occurs after a power outage.

From what you say, the heat can't be coming from other places inside the case, like an overheating psu (just to check - that unit is cool to the touch?). Even while the case is open, the high temps remain. So the heat is coming from the gpu. Of two cards.

If voltages were low, maybe more current is drawn generating more heat? Maybe the psu +12V volt regulation is a bit screwed because of the power outage (surge)? I'm just guessing here - but can you use CPUID Hardware Monitor and check Voltages? or a multimeter to check the voltage at an unused molex connector while the PC is running?

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overshocks   09-07-2009 at 05:12:00 AM
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"Thinking it was a bad Videocard i bought a new one (GTS 250) and replaced my 9800 GT"

 

Dude you don't make sense, first post you said you replaced the 9800 with 250 now you say you using both cards

 

"So the heat is coming from the gpu. Of two cards. "
You didn't specific this, so I'm gonna ask, you are running both cards at same time or replaced the 9800GT with 250?

 

Also, those idle temps are quite high for stock speeds right? You said you had power outage before, describe what happened..
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Twoboxer   09-07-2009 at 05:23:37 AM
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Dude, ease off a bit. He had a heat problem with one card, then its replacement, after a power outage.


Message edited by Twoboxer on 09-07-2009 at 05:33:01 AM
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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 05:26:43 AM
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http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p287/zane14785/CPUID-1.jpg
CPUID


Message edited by Escaflow on 09-07-2009 at 05:27:06 AM
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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 05:38:25 AM
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overshocks wrote :

"Thinking it was a bad Videocard i bought a new one (GTS 250) and replaced my 9800 GT"

Dude you don't make sense, first post you said you replaced the 9800 with 250 now you say you using both cards

"So the heat is coming from the gpu. Of two cards. "
You didn't specific this, so I'm gonna ask, you are running both cards at same time or replaced the 9800GT with 250?

Also, those idle temps are quite high for stock speeds right? You said you had power outage before, describe what happened..
Download GPUZ to recheck the cards temperatures
More info and details..



I replaced the 9800 GT with the 250, But it was still overheating so i reverted back to the 9800 GT. And no I'm not running both at the same time.

Yes the temps are at stock speeds, And i checked with GPU-Z and its still the same temps 77c.


Message edited by Escaflow on 09-07-2009 at 05:40:31 AM
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Twoboxer   09-07-2009 at 05:46:51 AM
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Damn. The voltages look fine. There goes that theory. Your core temps are a bit high for idle, but not high enough to cause concern about case heat or ambient temperature. But I've been running my 250 at idle for an hour and it doesn't go above 47C. And that's in an HTPC case.

You haven't got any OCing software in there, do you?

If not, I dunno what else to tell you. Can't prove its the psu, I suppose there's a small chance it could be the mobo.

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Escaflow   09-07-2009 at 05:52:54 AM
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Nope, No ocing software.

MY Cpu is oc'd at 3.6ghz, But i doubt that would cause the Video Card to overheat.


Message edited by Escaflow on 09-07-2009 at 05:53:40 AM
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Twoboxer   09-07-2009 at 05:58:46 AM
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Well, that explains the cpu temps. But no, not the gpu temp.

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