(I added my specs below) For the past few months when playing games like Age of Empires Online, World of Warcraft or Skyrim, my display has been shutting down (using a vga/dvi adapter...monitor doesn't have a HDMI input) and I have to restart my computer to get my display to work. After doing some research, I thought it might be my graphics card. I downloaded SpeedFan and here are the temperatures i'm getting when running a game.
GPU: 100C-105C
Temp1: 55C
Temp2: 54C
Temp3: 56C
HD0: 45C
Core O: 54C
Core 1: 54C
Core 2: 53C
Core 3: 55C
I thought "WoW...GPU is getting way to hot". So I opened my PC, and there was an awful lot of dust in the heatsink and in the fans. I carefully cleaned it with a spray duster and put it back together. I saw all my temps go down about 5C degrees except my GPU. It is still running 100C on average when I play games (gets down to 70C when browsing the web).
I love my PC and i'm not ready to buy a new one yet. My graphics card has always been lame for gaming anyway, and now I believe it is just dying. By the way, the fan is running on the GPU. All my fans are running.
My question is... should I get a new graphics card? And if I do, what should I get? I'd like a decent graphics card... not top of the line, but better than what I have. I worry that my PSU might be too weak... do I need to upgrade that as well?
I'd appreciate the advice!
Old Graphics card and System Specs:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: July 2009
BUDGET RANGE: USD $150-200
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - Star Wars The Old Republic, Skyrim, and future MMO's. Second Life - for working 40 hours a week at home (I do grant
research). Web Browsing - occasional videos and social games.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: nVidia GeForce GT 220 and Hewlett Packard Power Supply: - Input 100V-240VAC, aPFC +HV, and output power of 270-Watts
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: HP Pavilion Slimline s5150t CTO Desktop PC, 64-bit OS, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz, 6.00 GB RAM, Motherboard Manufacturer:
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3, Motherboard Model: Eureka3-GL8
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer nVidia but i'm open to suggestion too....
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1600x900)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I use my PC for 40 hours a week running programs like Second Life, 3dsMax and Photoshop. On top of that, I play graphically intense video games at least 20 hours a week. Point being, I've used my GPU at least 60 hours a week for the past 3 years.
GPU: 100C-105C
Temp1: 55C
Temp2: 54C
Temp3: 56C
HD0: 45C
Core O: 54C
Core 1: 54C
Core 2: 53C
Core 3: 55C
I thought "WoW...GPU is getting way to hot". So I opened my PC, and there was an awful lot of dust in the heatsink and in the fans. I carefully cleaned it with a spray duster and put it back together. I saw all my temps go down about 5C degrees except my GPU. It is still running 100C on average when I play games (gets down to 70C when browsing the web).
I love my PC and i'm not ready to buy a new one yet. My graphics card has always been lame for gaming anyway, and now I believe it is just dying. By the way, the fan is running on the GPU. All my fans are running.
My question is... should I get a new graphics card? And if I do, what should I get? I'd like a decent graphics card... not top of the line, but better than what I have. I worry that my PSU might be too weak... do I need to upgrade that as well?
I'd appreciate the advice!
Old Graphics card and System Specs:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: July 2009
BUDGET RANGE: USD $150-200
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - Star Wars The Old Republic, Skyrim, and future MMO's. Second Life - for working 40 hours a week at home (I do grant
research). Web Browsing - occasional videos and social games.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: nVidia GeForce GT 220 and Hewlett Packard Power Supply: - Input 100V-240VAC, aPFC +HV, and output power of 270-Watts
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: HP Pavilion Slimline s5150t CTO Desktop PC, 64-bit OS, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz, 6.00 GB RAM, Motherboard Manufacturer:
Pegatron IPIEL-LA3, Motherboard Model: Eureka3-GL8
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer nVidia but i'm open to suggestion too....
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1600x900)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I use my PC for 40 hours a week running programs like Second Life, 3dsMax and Photoshop. On top of that, I play graphically intense video games at least 20 hours a week. Point being, I've used my GPU at least 60 hours a week for the past 3 years.