- May 3, 2019
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I suddenly started experiencing game stuttering. Normally I'm maxed settings, max AA, uncapped FPS (240-ish which is good for game tick). I checked the GPU temp and when it hit 85c it would start. I read that it was likely throttling at 85c causing it. I had to manually tune the fan rpm to keep it under 85c and working properly. I think standard fan settings where nothing over 45% rpm, now I'm nearly double that and that's with no AA, capped fps at 144. Anything more and I'll be at 100% fan speed.
It works, but this is all out of the norm. I'm mostly curious about the health of the card. There was a crazy heat wave here 3 weeks ago. Maybe that did some damage (but 3 weeks later and suddenly?). The fan revs up nice I got it to over 4k and there's no bad bearing sounds. Right now my best guess is thermal paste suddenly expired? Ya... I'm not liking that's my best guess. Any advice or insight on these symptoms would be nice.
I've tried rolling back and updating graphics drivers as well. Verified game files, but it's multiple games/platforms.
Also, I had my pci bus drivers randomly reinstall and require a reboot, twice. I suspected the graphics driver, but after all the graphics driver updates it hasn't done it again.
Thanks for your time. =)
It works, but this is all out of the norm. I'm mostly curious about the health of the card. There was a crazy heat wave here 3 weeks ago. Maybe that did some damage (but 3 weeks later and suddenly?). The fan revs up nice I got it to over 4k and there's no bad bearing sounds. Right now my best guess is thermal paste suddenly expired? Ya... I'm not liking that's my best guess. Any advice or insight on these symptoms would be nice.
I've tried rolling back and updating graphics drivers as well. Verified game files, but it's multiple games/platforms.
Also, I had my pci bus drivers randomly reinstall and require a reboot, twice. I suspected the graphics driver, but after all the graphics driver updates it hasn't done it again.
Thanks for your time. =)