I finally upgraded my pc :)
FX 4300 4 Ghz CPU
Gigabyte 78LMT S2PT Mobo
8 GB Crucial Ballistix Ram
& Powercolor R7 250x :)
It's workinh like charm :) & thank you guys for fast replies & helps.
Yeah you're right. I took everything out from my cabinet,went to my brother's home & ran my new R7 250x in my brothers mobo which has PCI - E x16 v2.0 with my own PSU = Corsair VS 450. And it ran perfectly. But when I connected his PSU (Cooler Master Thunder 450w) to my mobo with my R7 250x, I...
Well, I guess bad luck never leaves my tail :D
I received my R7 250x,connected to my PCI x16 v1.0 & my computer won't boot... It doesn't even show anything in the screen & my machine keeps rebooting automatically.
The Box says it needs a 450W psu & a 6-pin power connector. My Psu is = Corsair...
I gave the card to local repair-shop... they tested it & verified that both the fan & the Fan Controller in the GPU's PCB is damaged.... it can't be repaired :\
Unless I have warranty,(which I don't) the card is going to the junk yard :\
I'm buying R7 250x instead of GT 740 OC in the same price...
As I found that someone mentioned somewhere that Mining Malware also can cause Overheat as they put extra load on GPU... I don't know how but still I did a format & fresh reinstall of the OS ... & it's still the same... Clearly Malware wasn't the issue... it's fan/heatsink problem...
The funny...
Yeah I also think that my GPU's fan/thermal paste is not working properly. Even after I cleared the dust off the GPU,it still is making noise.
The Gpu Fan spins as usual (while gaming & during idle) but at the instance the PC hangs,the GPU fans stops spinning. Just when the GPU hits 100c+ the...
Yeah I've ordered thermal paste & I'll apply it very soon but my question is -
IF it really was an cooling issue,how come the temperature falls so unrealistically? As if instantaneously it dissipates 50c in 2-3 seconds.
I have
1. a Nvidia GT 630 1 GB DDR3 gpu (With Latest 355.60 driver & DX11 installed)
2. Corsair VS 450 PSU,
3. 3 GB ram & 80 GB HDD Sata (old)
4. Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53
I've been using this card with this config. & playing games for 1.5 years without any problem but
recently (a week)...
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