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artifacts on some games, GPU temp?

ShiWarrior

ShiWarrior

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some games (not many at all) I get red lines on the screen and then the computer freezes, i am guessing it could be the tempreture on the Graphics card

My GPU is a 8800GT overclocked edition

or could it be something else?
 
It very well could be the GPU overheating, a lot of 8800GTs were prone to overheating. You should monitor your temps, and if it's overheating, get a new heatsink or upgrade your GPU.
 
thanks

just sitting here ideling it is hitting 75 deg c, the sensor chip on the other hand is hitting 66

im using Tech Power up GPUZ

the fan speed is only at 70% maybe if i oncreased that and then tried it? what program that does that?
 
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75 deg at idle is insane, have you taken it out recently and given it a clean?

May want to ensure the fan is actually working too.
 
i need to give it a whole clean anyway, i shall try that first and check the fan is actually spinning at the same time lol
but if that doesent help best option?
 
If you clean it up and it's still the same, weigh up the cost of getting a new heatsink, to getting a new graphics card. You could get well get a very good heatsink for it for under £10.

75 degree idle is ridiculous, my 5870 "only" idles at 60 or so (3 monitors).
 
kylew said:
If you clean it up and it's still the same, weigh up the cost of getting a new heatsink, to getting a new graphics card. You could get well get a very good heatsink for it for under £10.

75 degree idle is ridiculous, my 5870 "only" idles at 60 or so (3 monitors).
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am i reading the right one? there are several on GPUz
 
ive cleaned a bit now, (not got time to do the GPU i will do it tommorow night) ive cleaned the CPU heatsink & Fan, and the fan behind it at the back of the case, also added a side fan onto the GPU/CPU
running the GPU fan at MAX , i am now idleing at 59 C
and i havent cleaned the GPU yet!!
 
Was the inside pretty bad then?

Running the fan at max speed all the time isn't a permanent solution, hopefully giving it a clean will sort it.

When I clean my case and components, I get a new soft and unused paint brush and gently remove the crap/dust then put it on it's side giving it a slight tap or take it outside and clean it with a can of compressed air.
 
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Garyj881 said:
Was the inside pretty bad then?

Running the fan at max speed all the time isn't a permanent solution, hopefully giving it a clean will sort it.

When I clean my case and components, I get a new soft and unused paint brush and gently remove the crap/dust then put it on it's side giving it a slight tap or take it outside and clean it with a can of compressed air.
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quite bad i suppose, the CPU fan was bad though

I suppose i could take the whole lot out of the case and clean it, but i rather try and avoid that if i can, i keeep meaning to buy some compressed air, should be good at getting to the heatsink
 
i once had an evga 8800gt ssc and i had to pretty much stick the fan on 100% even with a well cooled case to prevent artifacts forming in wolfenstein 3d.. not the best of cards for cooling unfortunately.. its what led me to buy my next gfx card with a 'uprated' cooler on it
 
Cru54d3r said:
i once had an evga 8800gt ssc and i had to pretty much stick the fan on 100% even with a well cooled case to prevent artifacts forming in wolfenstein 3d.. not the best of cards for cooling unfortunately.. its what led me to buy my next gfx card with a 'uprated' cooler on it
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thanks for the info :)
 
ShiWarrior said:
ive cleaned a bit now, (not got time to do the GPU i will do it tommorow night) ive cleaned the CPU heatsink & Fan, and the fan behind it at the back of the case, also added a side fan onto the GPU/CPU
running the GPU fan at MAX , i am now idleing at 59 C
and i havent cleaned the GPU yet!!
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UPDATE

cleaned the GPU and put the fan speed upto 100% and I am now ideling at 50C !

i shall try Batman again, normaly would crash within the first 5 mins
 
ShiWarrior said:
hmmm
lasts a bit longer, but not by much, still getting the artifacts :(
i guess its time for a new GPU?
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Sounds like its on the way out. As someone else said, running with fan at %100 is not a good solution.

Whats your budget for a new card? The 460 is a steal at the moment and the evga (only one left at time of typing) has a 10 year warranty.
 
75 isn't insane, many 8800GTs run that hot. It's a bit steep but not abnormal.

Mine idles at 64*c with the fan on full and 70*c with the fan not on full, load temps max 92*c. New thermal compound and stock cooler.

As for the artifacts, the card's probably finished. Sell it for spares and buy another from MM if you need to.
 
My 8800gtx's ran idle at 69*c and heavy load got them close to 90*c. I didnt mind a loud PC at the time and had 2x Delta 120mm as intake. Have to agree, the 8*** series were hot.

+1 for gtx460 - fantastic card for the monies!
 
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