video card overheating

4eVaCrazIe · Aug 16, 2005, 07:04 PM

Hi

I got a ATI 9800XT, I bought it about the time it first came out.. when I first got it, everything was gonig fine.. when idle..the temperature was about 40c... now for some reason when idle the temperature of it.. its ranges to about 87c-130c.. i have no clue why.. I always thought it was cuz I overdrived it, when I did OD it, at times it would get so hot that it would start beeping then my comp would restart.. now when I disabled OD, it doesnt do that anymore but its still overheating.. now I can hear the fan spin.. making noises.. forgot to mention.. havent overclocked my card one bit.. can anyone help?

spectre440 · Aug 16, 2005, 07:22 PM

try cleaning out the fan and heatsink of the card.
old heatsinks and fans usually tend to gather up alot of dust that clogs the hell out of them and just stops a big portion of the airflow dead in its tracks.

just pop the card out and clean out all the dust outta the fan and the heatsink, preferably with a soft lint-free cloth.

it would probably be a good idea to clean out your case fans, while you're at it...

also: a good idea would be to run your system a bit while the case is opened, and seeing how the fan spins on the card.
it could be that the fan on the heatsink has died or is going to.
in which case you'll need to get a new heatsink/fan. but its probably just dust clogging the heatsink and fan.

Solaris17 · Aug 16, 2005, 08:07 PM

i agree CLEAN it! my cpu was over heating idle 90~95 heavy 120~135 i was like thats hot i looked at my fan and behind it was a wall of dust

so i blew it out w/ caned air and now idle 75~80 heavy 90~110...so id try that.

warchief_ryan · Aug 16, 2005, 09:33 PM

Yea if had my comp crash because the heats sink and fan were covered in dust, it was like a solid cube of dust.

Aug 16, 2005, 07:04 PM	#1
4eVaCrazIe Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	video card overheating Hi I got a ATI 9800XT, I bought it about the time it first came out.. when I first got it, everything was gonig fine.. when idle..the temperature was about 40c... now for some reason when idle the temperature of it.. its ranges to about 87c-130c.. i have no clue why.. I always thought it was cuz I overdrived it, when I did OD it, at times it would get so hot that it would start beeping then my comp would restart.. now when I disabled OD, it doesnt do that anymore but its still overheating.. now I can hear the fan spin.. making noises.. forgot to mention.. havent overclocked my card one bit.. can anyone help?

Processor:	Intel Pentium 4 3200 MHz
Motherboard:	MICRO-STAR MS-6728
Memory:	512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (Kingmax)
Video Card:	256MB ATI 9800XT
Hard Disk:	WD1200JB (120gb western digital)
Optical Drive:	HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-41638
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC MultiSync FE700
Sound Card:	AC'97 Audio Controller

Processor:	Athlon 64 x2 4000+ (65nm Brisbane)
Motherboard:	Abit AN-M2 (AM2) nForce 630a
Cooling:	Stock everything (for the time being), 2x120mm fans (intake & exhaust)
Memory:	2GB (2x1024) OCZ Platinum PC2-6400 (4-4-4-15, 2T)
Video Card:	PowerColor ATI HD 2600XT 256mb GDDR4 PCI-e
Hard Disk:	Hitachi Deskstar 160GB SATA 3.0G/s, External USB2.0 WD 160GB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVR-212D
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 17' LCD (L1753TR)
Case:	HEC-Compucase 6A, black & grey
Sound Card:	On-Board 7.1 (realtek)
PSU:	Spire Zeno 650W
Software:	WinXP Pro SP2 (32-bit, for the time being)

Aug 16, 2005, 08:07 PM	#3
Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Reinacting scenes from platoon with Charlie Sheen Posts: 13,708 (4.84/day) Thanks: 4,365 Thanked 3,295 Times in 2,311 Posts System Specs	i agree CLEAN it! my cpu was over heating idle 90~95 heavy 120~135 i was like thats hot i looked at my fan and behind it was a wall of dust so i blew it out w/ caned air and now idle 75~80 heavy 90~110...so id try that. __________________ I Made the Millionth post! \| "Please come to WI now so I can beat you over the head with a bratwurst."-Kreij PS3 mod 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 4.0 Broken CPU pin guide Vista Mark

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Aug 16, 2005, 07:22 PM	#2
spectre440 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 739 (0.26/day) Thanks: 8 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	try cleaning out the fan and heatsink of the card. old heatsinks and fans usually tend to gather up alot of dust that clogs the hell out of them and just stops a big portion of the airflow dead in its tracks. just pop the card out and clean out all the dust outta the fan and the heatsink, preferably with a soft lint-free cloth. it would probably be a good idea to clean out your case fans, while you're at it... also: a good idea would be to run your system a bit while the case is opened, and seeing how the fan spins on the card. it could be that the fan on the heatsink has died or is going to. in which case you'll need to get a new heatsink/fan. but its probably just dust clogging the heatsink and fan.

Aug 16, 2005, 09:33 PM	#4
warchief_ryan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: sweetwater, Tennessee Posts: 26 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yea if had my comp crash because the heats sink and fan were covered in dust, it was like a solid cube of dust. __________________ "Good. Bad. I'm the one with the gun." - Army of Darkness

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