Bad Temp + GPU usage after moving PCI Slot and Driver Update ATI
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 5:55:29 AM
I have had my Radeon HD 6870 Hawk for about 2 months and have been very Satisfied but just today I switched the card from one of my pci slots to the other, because of this the card was not recognized, so I updated to the latest drivers, and I cleaned the dust from inside of the computer. After that the card functioned but it seemed to get hot much faster, the sound is annoying, and the card is being pushed to 14-25 idle and 95-100 gpu usage on even a simple game like minecraft. The temps are 50C idle, and 70-90C on Medium Load. Even after putting it in the old slot the problem continues. Could this just be bad drivers, please help? Before this the card worked amazingly, and I had no problem like this. Thanks in advance
My Computer Specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/5nY5
My Computer Specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/5nY5
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 6:11:29 AM
mocchan said:
Are the fans on your GPU working properly? I'm a bit concerned about them because you said there is an annoying sound. Also by any chance, did you hit the fan while moving it from one slot to the other?
By annoying sound I was referring the sound of the fan spinning fast, I can see both fans spinning perfectly fine.
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:05:25 AM
Fan control is done by the card itself and has nothing to do with the drivers unless you modify them to manually adjust the fan speed.
CCC->Performance->Overdrive (should be disabled)
I'm quite baffled since you said the issue remains after you went back to the original slot as normally I would have said the issue was your graphics card fans being blocked.
CCC->Performance->Overdrive (should be disabled)
I'm quite baffled since you said the issue remains after you went back to the original slot as normally I would have said the issue was your graphics card fans being blocked.
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:34:47 AM
photonboy said:
Fan control is done by the card itself and has nothing to do with the drivers unless you modify them to manually adjust the fan speed.CCC->Performance->Overdrive (should be disabled)
I'm quite baffled since you said the issue remains after you went back to the original slot as normally I would have said the issue was your graphics card fans being blocked.
I am going to let my computer sit overnight, I will continue with it tomorrow, and I just disabled overdrive (Possibly the problem)
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:03:17 PM
johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:28:09 PM
aicom said:
You may have somehow knocked the heat sink loose from the GPU. You also said you moved the card because it wasn't recognized, is that correct?It was not recognized as an ati graphics card, only a monoter until I reinstalled the drivers, then it was detected fine. Would it be possible the heat sink is loose from the gpu and how can I fix this? Thermal paste?
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:39:18 PM
johncatman
April 15, 2012 7:44:41 PM
Pictures of inside my computer:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2010.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2011.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2012.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2013.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2015.jpg
Also this little thing fell out of my computer case when I opened it I don't know if its related, I just wanted to make sure: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2016.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2010.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2011.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2012.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2013.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2015.jpg
Also this little thing fell out of my computer case when I opened it I don't know if its related, I just wanted to make sure: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2016.jpg
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johncatman
April 15, 2012 11:50:35 PM
johncatman
April 16, 2012 2:58:59 AM
I took out the gpu and and the heatsink/fan might to be a tad loose, like I said I don't know if this black thing (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7569683/Picture%2016.jpg) is part of it or not.
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johncatman
April 16, 2012 6:45:59 AM
johncatman said:
Due to the design of my gpu being to keep it extremely cool I am surprised this is happening, should I try a warrentry replacement or should I try to fix it myself?Sorry I haven't been around to look at this thread today.
If it's still under warranty replace it! It's your best bet
If you do something yourself and end up messing something up, you won't be able to do anything about it!
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johncatman
April 16, 2012 8:24:55 AM
mocchan said:
Sorry I haven't been around to look at this thread today.
If it's still under warranty replace it! It's your best bet
If you do something yourself and end up messing something up, you won't be able to do anything about it!How would I go about replacing it, I have the serial number and everything
. thanks in advance
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johncatman said:
How would I go about replacing it, I have the serial number and everything
. thanks in advancehttp://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.as...
There ya go, RMA for MSI
I haven't RMA'd anything from MSI so I wouldn't know how long the process takes, but I've RMA'd with Corsair (SSD to be exact) and it took a good 2 weeks.
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