AMD radeon R9 270x overheating

[Tom Thorpe]

I'm having a few problems and im not sure where the issue is coming from.

1.My graphics are fans aren't spinning sometimes which is causing the GPU to heat up to 94c. I have downloaded MSi afterburner and that has helped but still gets over 70c.

2.PC freezes (doesn't matter on what i have open) at really random times. I have to hard restart or shut down.

3. PC doesn't shut down properly? Every time i boot up, it opens my internet straight away with the last tabs i had open? This happens without me even clicking on the link.

4. Sometimes the case fans still runs little while after the PC has shut down.

Not sure what component is faulty? I am on windows 10

 

[Jumper118]

Sounds like you might have some kind of web based mining virus

 

[Tom Thorpe]

Ill run avg and malware bytes and see what comes up

 

[Tom Thorpe]

0 issues found with both avg and malwarebytes

 

[jigger]

The stalling and not shutting down sounds like a power supply problem. The rest sounds like a virus.

 

[Tom Thorpe]

No viruses found

 

[jigger]

No viruses found

What browser are you using?

 

[Tom Thorpe]

Chrome

 

[pandem0nium]

Set up a custom fan curve in MSI afterburner. I had to do this with a 7870 (same gpu) for a mates build.

test max temps using a a few loops of Unigene heaven.

 

[Tom Thorpe]

It handled it fine. It got up to around 80c but when i clicked the msi button again it stayed around 69c. One other problem i have found is that my second monitor shakes when i either type or move my mouse

 

[Orcvader]

What is the GPU load when you only have Chrome open?

Did you clean out the fan on the GPU? Maybe even repaste the cooler?

 

[Tom Thorpe]

Not even 1% according to HWM. And no, not done that as tbf, not confident in doing so. I tried removing my GC but it seems lodged in there haha

 

[Orcvader]

How long have you had the GPU for? Getting rid of the dust can do wonders for temps. And seeing the 270X itself was released over 5 years ago... 5 years of dust can be a killer .

 

[Tom Thorpe]

I have kept it pretty clean. I've had it around 4 years. The 2nd fan only kicks in only if it goes over a certain temp. Is that normal?

 

[Orcvader]

Which 270X model is it?

 

[Vince]

Which 270X model is it?

Will be a nitro if the second fan only comes on at certain temps. Used to have one of these cards and found that swapping the fans around did wonders for temps.

 

[Habakkuk]

Try a liveboot usb or dvd. See if the graphic card behaves under that environment.