HD 5770 - Do I need to upgrade or is it just dying?

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Last response: August 26, 2012 7:37 AM in Graphics & Displays

August 20, 2012 5:44:49 AM

I've been playing DayZ and I have been lagging quite a bit on it. Everything feels choppy. And on Skyrim and Diablo 3, I get some small FPS drops on those games. Also, anytime I play a game my fans just get super loud. Looking at System Requirement Lab, I have the recommended setup for these games.

Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5770
Power Supply: Corsair TX650w
Mobo: Asus M4A78 Series

One guy said it could be a temperature problem, seeing how my GPU goes up to the low 90's (Celsius).

I asked this on another forum, but I just want more input, thanks!

These are my temperatures.
http://imgur.com/4QYLT

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Deemo13

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August 20, 2012 6:57:13 AM

The low 90's is pretty hot for that card. I mean you could definitely go for an upgrade, but you might just need to lower your settings, especially on DayZ, and maybe use MSI Afterburner to change the fan speed settings.

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bruceie bruce

August 20, 2012 7:57:29 PM

Okay I fixed the temperature issue by dusting the GPU and then opening it up to replace the thermal paste. The default thermal paste looked like it was poorly spread. My GPU now idles at around 38-42 C and on games at around 50-60 C. On Furmark it hit around 60 C after running it for a few mins.