thevictor390
Teen Wankeler
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- Mar 9, 2007
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- '17 Mazda MX-5 RF, '89 Toyota Blizzard SX5
The problems with my PC are getting bad enough that I have to do something about it...
Lately I've had performance issues in games where the framerate tanks to under 10 FPS for a few seconds, at regular intervals. The intervals get closer the longer I play. It seems like it has to be overheating. The question is, is there anything that can be done about the GPU? It's idling at 70c which seems high but I don't know if that could be normal. Is there anything else it could be?
I had a similar issue in the past that ended up being the CPU overheating which I solved with an aftermarket cooler, stupid AMD FX-8120... but I'm not sure how to approach this with a GPU. Disassemble and re-apply thermal paste?
I actually don't even know exactly what model GPU it is, it's a Radeon HD 6900 series pulled from an OEM alienware unit that was defective and is not labelled. And yes I know this is all my own fault for cheaping out on hardware.
Lately I've had performance issues in games where the framerate tanks to under 10 FPS for a few seconds, at regular intervals. The intervals get closer the longer I play. It seems like it has to be overheating. The question is, is there anything that can be done about the GPU? It's idling at 70c which seems high but I don't know if that could be normal. Is there anything else it could be?
I had a similar issue in the past that ended up being the CPU overheating which I solved with an aftermarket cooler, stupid AMD FX-8120... but I'm not sure how to approach this with a GPU. Disassemble and re-apply thermal paste?
I actually don't even know exactly what model GPU it is, it's a Radeon HD 6900 series pulled from an OEM alienware unit that was defective and is not labelled. And yes I know this is all my own fault for cheaping out on hardware.