Monitor turns off while playing games

[tabascosauz]

since i cant buy a better gpu or a new pc yet, i think im going to replace my gpu fan and heatsink, i just need to find a 3 pin fan connector, it`s idle state

You should probably open up the case and check first if the fan is actually spinning before going and trying to find a replacement. It's not going to be easy to find a fan that'll fit your GT 230; it's not about just going to the store and getting a case fan for a few bucks.

 

[Bill_Bright]

And when you are inside your case, check to see if the case will support more (or larger) case fans to achieve more flow through the case. If so, check to see if your PSU has more connections.

You might try blasting a desk fan into the open case. If that does not help, not sure a new HSF assembly will either.

 

[Bo$$]

Guys please, this bickering is really stupid, @Bill_Bright is correct and the rest of you are being extremely petty. You mention several concepts without underlying understanding of how these things work, so please refrain from posting nonsense if you aren't going to help the OP.

since i cant buy a better gpu or a new pc yet, i think im going to replace my gpu fan and heatsink, i just need to find a 3 pin fan connector

Please download something like MSI afterburner, from your screenshot, the card seems to be at 23% fan at 70c which is a little low; so try and make a fan curve or simply set it at 100% and test your system out with some games.

If this doesn't remedy your problem i would then suggest that you change the TIM on the GPU, I've found sometimes the badly applied TIM and the occasionally poor quality of the stock TIM will give you bad temps, this occurs more on the budget cards such as yours.

Failing that take a picture of your case so we can have a look at how the cabling looks

 

[Nabarun]

And what exactly is that? Clean the interiors of a computer? It doesn't take a magician to do that. Just a little patience, compressed air and a natural brush.

As for "experts", not sure what you call an expert in electronics support, but to me it is a properly trained and certified individual who has been recognized by his peers as an expert in that field. An expert in electronics is not a computer hobbyist or enthusiasts who has put together or fixed a few computers.

I don't even know what you are arguing about any more. My point was, and still is, if the bond between the mating surfaces is not broken, there is no need to replace the TIM. That's the point I am standing on and with your pictures as evidence, it is clear the bond was not broken, as you yourself admitted, because the pictures show there was no dust in there. The only legit reason to take it apart was simply because you wanted to.

Does TIM degrade in performance after "many" years? Yes! But only by a few degrees if the bond remains intact! And if you "need" those few degrees because your GPU is pushing 105°C or your CPU is pushing its limits, then you have more problems than just the TIM that need to be addressed. These include case cooling, fan speeds, dust, improper overclocking, improper application of TIM in the first place, failing components and more - including a combination of several of those things, which is normally the case.

Is one TIM better than the other? Yes but if you look at reviews the gap between the worst and best of the popular TIMs is typically less than 5°C and again, if you need that 5°C to keep your system stable or from toggling down, you have other problems you need to address.

Furmark, 3DMark Vantage, OCCT GPU Stress Test, Prime95, etc. are NOT realistic scenarios - they are designed to push and abuse the hardware to their limits and beyond - like taking your car to the drag race track and flooring it. And if that's what you want to do, fine! But that does not mean that is what "normal" users, even normal gamers need to do.

Enthusiast acceptable??? That's hogwash! Nothing but bragging rights! You cannot assume that every person coming to these forums seeking help is at that level because they sure do not need to be at that level. They need their systems work comfortably within "normal operating ranges".

So I am done here unless you can show us any paper, study, article, TIM maker, processor maker, graphics card maker, computer maker, gaming computer maker - "EXPERTS" in their fields - who say their TIM needs to be regularly replaced.

Because cleaning the interior of a computer is not the same as cleaning the interior of the card which is covered by the heatsink. It doesn't work. I have done it and that's how I know it. I don't need somebody else's written stupid opinion to know that. You consider yourself THE expert who knows it all and cannot be wrong. And you keep going in circles over this matter as if you are incapable of understanding that you are being self-contradictory in every post you're making. I have said enough times that, at least in my case, the bond HAD to be broken - it was not ALREADY broken. I have given you the reasons WHY I had to do that, and why most cards may need to do that. Just because your monitor is running fine doesn't mean the card is fine. There would BE no crashes if it was fine. Cleaning from outside didn't work. And my system is very well ventilated, clean and cool otherwise. You can check out the system specks. It had to and HAS to be cleaned PROPERLY to fix a certain problem. A good card will pass stability tests. That's why they are there in the first place. Now, I don't consider myself a "noob", having worked with numerous types of computers including UNIX servers and other non-enthusiast hardware. I AM a qualified engineer and I do have international certifications in IT. Since I couldn't find it "simple" to clean the VRM, memory and GPU base plate with a brush or blower from outside, it is obvious that a REAL noob, as you assume everybody to be, would find it impossible too. So your whole point of avoiding damage doesn't hold. I don't know how to respond to all the other blabbering. I'm done here.

 

[Bo$$]

Because cleaning the interior of a computer is not the same as cleaning the interior of the card which is covered by the heatsink. It doesn't work. I have done it and that's how I know it. I don't need somebody else's written stupid opinion to know that. You consider yourself THE expert who knows it all and cannot be wrong. And you keep going in circles over this matter as if you are incapable of understanding that you are being self-contradictory in every post you're making. I have said enough times that, at least in my case, the bond HAD to be broken - it was not ALREADY broken. I have given you the reasons WHY I had to do that, and why most cards may need to do that. Just because your monitor is running fine doesn't mean the card is fine. There would BE no crashes if it was fine. Cleaning from outside didn't work. And my system is very well ventilated, clean and cool otherwise. You can check out the system specks. It had to and HAS to be cleaned PROPERLY to fix a certain problem. A good card will pass stability tests. That's why they are there in the first place. Now, I don't consider myself a "noob", having worked with numerous types of computers including UNIX servers and other non-enthusiast hardware. I AM a qualified engineer and I do have international certifications in IT. Since I couldn't find it "simple" to clean the VRM, memory and GPU base plate with a brush or blower from outside, it is obvious that a REAL noob, as you assume everybody to be, would find it impossible too. So your whole point of avoiding damage doesn't hold. I don't know how to respond to all the other blabbering. I'm done here.

VRMs and memory heatsinks are not applied in the same manner as the GPU die, hence are not comparable.

 

[Niki Bunjaku]

my gpu has 2x 3pin fan connector, so any advice on installing another cooler or just replacing the old one?

 

[Bo$$]

my gpu has 2x 3pin fan connector, so any advice on installing another cooler or just replacing the old one?

Please download something like MSI afterburner, from your screenshot, the card seems to be at 23% fan at 70c which is a little low; so try and make a fan curve or simply set it at 100% and test your system out with some games.

 

[tabascosauz]

my gpu has 2x 3pin fan connector, so any advice on installing another cooler or just replacing the old one?

We've already laid out the options for you. With no offense intended, you need to start listening to what others tell you if you want solve your problem.

I don't know what kind of wacky PCB your card has, because it's pretty rare to see 2 X 3pin fan connectors on a graphics card. It hardly matters. What you need to do is to download a monitoring utility and see what your temperatures as well as fan speeds are right before a crash.

There is no "GT230 cooler replacement" that you can buy. This is not a CPU we are talking about. I don't know where you'd even buy such a product. There are aftermarket VGA coolers from Arctic, but they are bulky (probably will bend that tiny card to hell and back), expensive (not worth for a crappy card), and may not fit. As I mentioned before, this is not the same kind of fan to which you are accustomed with case fans; if you lack the expertise to reapply TIM on a GPU core, then you probably won't want to do the modding on the shroud for a fan replacement.

You can troubleshoot, try to plug the fan into the motherboard or PSU, and reapply TIM. It may or may not solve your problems. You could also just buy a newer card.