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Over heating graphics card
Name: super saint Date: July 15, 2009 at 02:53:37 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: ?? Subcategory: Video Cards
Comment:
Hi
i have a Sapphire X1950XT graphics card. Have not played games on PC for over a year but decided to give Call of Duty a bash a few weeks back.
I never had any issues previously but this time PC started beeping & eventually turned off....rebooted & fired up ATI temperature tool, restarted game & temp was over 100
I assumed as graphics card & not been used to any degree for ages, that the compound between card & heat sink had cracked so bought a syringe of paste of ebay. Placed a layer on card, placed heatsink back & turned the fan settings right up.
Results - card still overheated & PC crashed Cleaned card again & placed another layer of paste on BUT still card over heats.
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