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It's a refurbished card that was out of use until I bought it last year June. I replaced the paste when I bought it. Even if I replaced the paste today again, it wouldn't make a 5-10 C difference. Both fans are running and I have a pretty aggressive (and noisy) curve. even with both fans at 100% they cant cool it below 70 while gaming. Again, if I unplug one of the monitors, the temps drop by around 5 C and its back to normal. Apparently its a 'function' built into AMD cards to make sure monitors with different resolutions or refresh rates agree with each other and don't cause severe tearing or stuttering. I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was like this from the day I plugged the second monitor in, but its literally only been an issue for the past few days. Thanks again for your suggestions!

No, if I unplug either monitor and only use one or the other it goes right back down. Still the same issue with a different cable. Yes, I've reset both monitors, no difference. No, neither have any updates as far as I can see. Just did DDU now, no difference. Thank you for your ideas, I appreciate it! I really have no idea why it's doing this all of a sudden and I'm losing my mind.

Hey everyone, I hope you're well. For the past few days, my GPU Memory Clock has been at maximum all the time. I usually monitor my temps and clocks while gaming and working, but this is just getting ridiculous. I use an MSI RX 570 Gaming X and dual monitors (72 hz and 60 hz). I've been using dual monitors for months without having a single issue, but now my GPU temps hit around 70-80 C while gaming, when I never used to go above 65 C. Old idle temps, even during summer, never went above 35C , and now I'm sitting at a lovely 45 C as we speak, with one browser tab open and zero other programs running except Afterburner. If I unplug the second monitor (the 60hz one), my memory clock drops from 1750mhz to 300 mhz. Every forum I see just says that its 'normal' when using dual monitors, but I never once encountered this up until a few days ago. Why is this all of a sudden an issue when it never used to be and how do I fix this? I'm on the latest AMD drivers, and I haven't attempted DDU yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

The motherboard pdf says the fan header is 12V. Doesn’t say anything about amperage, so I don’t know. Again, I’m pretty new so these are really just numbers to me. Honestly I’m not too bothered if the fans are at max speed and are loud, cos I use noise cancelling earphones anyway. As long as they cool my PC, I couldn’t care.

The motherboard pdf says the fan header is 12V. Doesn’t say anything about amperage, so I don’t know. Again, I’m pretty new so these are really just numbers to me. Honestly I’m not too bothered if the fans are at max speed and are loud, cos I use noise cancelling earphones anyway. As long as they cool my PC, I couldn’t care.

Hey everyone! First off, I’m relatively new to PC building and all it entails, so please try to explain things simply, otherwise I’ll probably get lost. I’ve recently taken more of an interest in the cooling of my PC and so I’ve bought more case fans. My case supports 6 fans, and so I’ve got 6 installed. However, my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV REV 2.2) only has one 4 pin system fan header. I ordered the Thermaltake Commander FX-10 at the same time as the fans, but the order was cancelled due to supply issues (thanks C19). Now I have all my 6 case fans installed, but 4 aren’t even being used. I wanted to know if I could use the fan hub linked below as an alternative. I would then buy two of them and have one connected to the single 4-pin system fan header (exhaust) and the other connected to my PSU (Corsair CX 450M) via a Molex to 4-pin adapter (intake). https://m.takealot.com/deepcool-fan-extension-cable/PLID40364024?gclid=CjwKCAjwzIH7BRAbEiwAoDxxTs4pOaJQUZM2gTSf9kERu3f6wPUFnkkbf7kh3vKXm_rI8XIU8RsRfxoCcaQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Will this work? Unfortunately there are no other hubs available here in South Africa as far as I know, so this is my last option. All my case fans are the same model and size (120), and have 3-pin connectors. Thanks and stay safe!

Okay thank you very much, I might just buy a dual channel 16GB kit then!

Thanks for the reply! So if I buy the Kingston Hyper-X Fury module at 1866MHz, would it be better than buying a different brand? I know they’re different sticks and if need be, I can buy another stick.

Hey everyone! Just a quick one. I’m looking to buy some more RAM as a temporary solution until I buy my new motherboard and CPU next year. My board is a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV and thus only supports DDR3. I want to buy an 8GB stick of Kingston Hyper-X Fury DDR3. The 1600MHz and 1866MHz variants are the exact same price. My current module is also Kingston, but not H-X, rated at 1600MHz. There’s also a Corsair module at 1600MHz which is on special, so it’s about $10 cheaper. Which stick would you recommend? H-X 1600 or 1866; or the Corsair one? Even though the 1866 will scale down to my other stick’s speed, will I otherwise see no benefit? Thanks, and stay safe!

Oh whoops, I didn’t know that. Well as long as you guys say it’s enough, then I trust you!

Totally understandable! The calculator says I’ll need 410w in total even with all my planned upgrades, so I think I’ll go with the CX450M! Thank you so much for your help!

Oh damn, okay I didn’t know that! Is the CV series from Corsair even worth a look?

Unfortunately I can’t find those (or any EVGA for that matter) in my country.

The second one I think. But would the CX450 be good? It’s a great middle ground between the two, price-wise.

Is the 450w enough? Everyone always says to overshoot and get much more power than you need, just in case. Is this enough?