Graphic card heating up!!! [Moved from Games]

AJoel · 03-11-2009, 06:07 AM

My graphic card seems to be heating up a lot it goes upto 100C+ while playing games and 75c normally.
What should I do to cool it down?

Tiber Septim · 03-11-2009, 06:12 AM

Make sure the fan and heatsinks are free of dust. You can use a can of compressed air to clean them out.
Also, check to see if the fans are actually spinning up (if you have one).

AJoel · 03-11-2009, 06:15 AM

I'll do just that thank you for your suggestion.

**RockmasteR** · 03-11-2009, 06:17 AM

also you can use RivaTuner to increase the fan speed

you can download it from my sig

open RivaTuner, on the main tab, under target adabpter, click customize and choose the first option (graphic card picture), click on "enable low level fan control, now reboot your PC, after that open it again and increase the fan speed to for example 80% you can also increase it to 100%

AJoel · 03-11-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockmasteR

also you can use RivaTuner to increase the fan speed

you can download it from my sig

open RivaTuner, on the main tab, under target adabpter, click customize and choose the first option (graphic card picture), click on "enable low level fan control, now reboot your PC, after that open it again and increase the fan speed to for example 80% you can also increase it to 100%

I did that but didnt help much. I think its the dust or some program in my hard drive thats using too much of my card and I dont know anything about it.

dai · 03-11-2009, 07:15 AM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

AJoel · 03-13-2009, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

Most of the above details is under my avatar.
The supply is 400W.
I upgraded my PC like 6months back used the old cabinet but changed everything else. So the cabinet fan is old does that cause a problem.

I cleaned my card using a painting brush but didnt work the normal temp is 75C constant atleast thats ok, I didnt try playing I dont want to spoil card.
Is a hair dryer a good way to clean the card? I did see dirt near the fan but couldnt get to it.

dai · 03-13-2009, 09:18 AM

you need to be up here with pcie

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...air%2b550w

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AJoel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 18 OS: XP-SP3 My System	Re: Graphic card heating up!!! I'll do just that thank you for your suggestion.

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Graphic card heating up!!! [Moved from Games] what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them __________________

03-13-2009, 09:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Graphic card heating up!!! [Moved from Games] you need to be up here with pcie http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...air%2b550w __________________