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Video Card Idling at high temps
Derrick
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Hello everyone,
My computer has been rather noisy lately, so I decided to search for temperature programs. As it turns out, the CPU is idling at just 37 degrees, but the video card is idling anywhere from 60 to 65. That doesn't seem normal? I tested it this morning, and the GPU was idling at 40 for about 10 minutes, and then it jumped to 60 for no reason and climbed up a bit from there. I used the Catalyst Control Center to jump the fan to 100% and the temp drops slowly. While it's idling at 60, the fan is only going about 40%.
The computer is a Dell xps 8100 with an ATI 5750 video card. Airflow is really bad in the case by design, so my first step will be installing an intake fan. I'm a little skeptical that this will completely turn the trick. Idling at 60 seems really high to me. I'm not overclocking or anything. I've been cleaning the case and the fans with compressed air. I'm somewhat at a loss. My girlfriend has the next better model of Dell xps and it purrs like a kitten.
There is the option of giving up on the Dell case, but I'm worried about custom fitting and if using a new power supply will cause problems. I don't have a stand alone Windows 7 license.
Any help or advice is appreciated!
My computer has been rather noisy lately, so I decided to search for temperature programs. As it turns out, the CPU is idling at just 37 degrees, but the video card is idling anywhere from 60 to 65. That doesn't seem normal? I tested it this morning, and the GPU was idling at 40 for about 10 minutes, and then it jumped to 60 for no reason and climbed up a bit from there. I used the Catalyst Control Center to jump the fan to 100% and the temp drops slowly. While it's idling at 60, the fan is only going about 40%.
The computer is a Dell xps 8100 with an ATI 5750 video card. Airflow is really bad in the case by design, so my first step will be installing an intake fan. I'm a little skeptical that this will completely turn the trick. Idling at 60 seems really high to me. I'm not overclocking or anything. I've been cleaning the case and the fans with compressed air. I'm somewhat at a loss. My girlfriend has the next better model of Dell xps and it purrs like a kitten.
There is the option of giving up on the Dell case, but I'm worried about custom fitting and if using a new power supply will cause problems. I don't have a stand alone Windows 7 license.
Any help or advice is appreciated!
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Other thing to check while you have the case open is dust build up. You said your been blowing the case out but make sure you don't have any of the intakes clogged up with dust (usually the front of the case or side).
About the noise, try blasting the dust out of your case. If that doesn't knock the noise down, then replace the loudest fan in there. If the GPU fan is too loud, the only real substitute is buying an aftermarket GPU cooler.