9500GS Idle temp 71

[electrolics]

Hello,

Just got this PCIe card 9500GS 512mb it is used and came as a gift, the idle temp on this card is 71 C.

Tried a 3D game after almost a minute it crashed

any suggestions, I also installed the latest drivers.

Thanks in advance

 

[ashfaq786]

It seems that the card is faulty or the fan on it is not working well.Try to use EVGA precision to increase the fan speed and if still it overheats , you can try to reapply thermal paste if it is not covered by warranty.

 

[electrolics]

thanks for reply

I did increase the fan speed to 90% (using the EVGA precision) which decreased the temperature to 57 on load, BUT still the PC crashes when I start any 3d game or even refresh windows 7 experience index,

Also the GPU usage does not exceed 98% (as shown on EVGA precision)

what should I do?

sorry for the late reply

 

[mute20]

Seems like they pawned it off cause it wasn't working. If they gave you the box and stuff you could try to rma ,but I am unsure of the warranty.

 

[electrolics]

there is no warranty for this GPU

 

[mute20]

there is no warranty for this GPU

You might be out of luck as the card was probably faulty so they gave it to you. If you are looking for a replacement you could pick up a 6670 ,which would be a lot better than what you currently have. This card would not require a extra power connector.

 

[electrolics]

Best answer selected by electrolics.

 

[ashfaq786]

What happened dude.Is your problem solved? http://img.tomshardware.
com/forum/uk/icones/wink.gif