GPU on 100% usage after SSD upgrade?

[EthansBroadcast]

Hi everyone, 

 

I recently upgraded my game storage device from HDD to M.2 SSD. I tried cloning over at first, which did not work at all. So I ended up doing a completely fresh install of windows, drivers, programs, etc. The problem I am having now is that whenever I attempt to play games downloaded on the M.2 or HDD my GPU instantly goes to 100% usage and will continually heat up (to even 90C+) without turning fans on past 50% usage. I also hear some coil whine coming from the GPU when this happens as well. The GPU I have is a HP reference style GTX 1070. I personally don't have an issue with the GPU being at 100%, I would just like to maybe learn how I can set the fans to match the utilization? I have already tried everything I can think of, including re-downloading all drivers, reformatting the SSD and HDD and nothing seems to work. I am also a little skeptical because even when I reduce settings to the minimum or play with VSYNC ON the card still runs at 100% usage. Also, I know my PC never struggled with games like Apex Legends or Age of Empires before the SSD upgrade. At this point I am wondering if this is windows issue, storage issue, or GPU dying. Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

[SlashedM]

53 minutes ago, EthansBroadcast said:

Also, I know my PC never struggled with games like Apex Legends or Age of Empires before the SSD upgrade. At this point I am wondering if this is windows issue, storage issue, or GPU dying. Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Since you stated you changed the drive and did a clean install, its more likely to be a GPU issue, but that doesnt mean it is. Have you tried a DDU? And are you using the correct drivers? Ive seen people select the wrong drivers and while they install, they dont work correctly. 

[EthansBroadcast]

2 hours ago, SlashedM said:

Since you stated you changed the drive and did a clean install, its more likely to be a GPU issue, but that doesnt mean it is. Have you tried a DDU? And are you using the correct drivers? Ive seen people select the wrong drivers and while they install, they dont work correctly. 

I haven't tried a DDU but I have the newest NVidia drivers and I installed them with a clean install option. I did figure out that using MSI Afterburner would let me control the fan speed which helps regulate temps, so that's good I guess

[Mick Naughty]

If you have the fan control, sounds like everything is as it should be. Unless you are trying to limit the gpu usage for some reason?