Is my gpu fan dying?

[Xihx]

I got this refurbished 1050 ti back in 2020. It's thermal throttling to 80c+ these days. I tried repasting it and removing my PC's side panel so the hot air could get out. Genshin runs fine even when throttling but Overwatch struggles when playing for 10 minutes. Normally I'd get 110+ fps but it drops all the way down to 65-75 whenever the GPU reaches 80c+. If it matters, my PC specs are:

CPU: i3-12100f
GPU: ZOTAC 1050 ti Single fan
RAM: 16GB 3200mhz

Motherboard: Asus Prime H610M-E D4

Thank you for the help!!!

[Skipple]

Are you seeing actual frequency drops at 80C? It's certainly possible, but if the fans are reported spinning at rated speed I'd be hard pressed to say that's the case. 

[OddOod]

Welcome to the forums!

Can you stress test the GPU and look at the fan?

[Xihx]

15 minutes ago, Skipple said:

Are you seeing actual frequency drops at 80C? It's certainly possible, but if the fans are reported spinning at rated speed I'd be hard pressed to say that's the case. 

I just monitored the frequency while playing a match and this is the the GPU frequency I'm getting:

When the temps reached 80+, the GPU core frequency dropped to around 900MHz range

[Xihx]

17 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Welcome to the forums!

Can you stress test the GPU and look at the fan?

Thank you!

I tried running furmark and I just noticed that the fan is making a weird chugging noise while it's running. I did clean it from dust when I repasted it the other week.

[leclod]

How fast is the gpu fan spinning under load ?

I used MSI Afterburner to report gpu fan speed (before I switched to Fan Control)

Edited April 12 by leclod

[OddOod]

11 hours ago, Xihx said:

when I repasted it the other week

Oooh, is it possible you didn't tighten the screws evenly? 

[OddOod]

Worst case scenario you can just do the ole ziptie trick, it usually runs cooler that way regardless

[OddOod]

PS, fantastic lil starter PC you have BTW. LOTS of room for upgrades

[Xihx]

On 4/12/2024 at 11:04 PM, OddOod said:

Oooh, is it possible you didn't tighten the screws evenly? 

I twisted all the screws until the screwdriver head latches off

[Xihx]

On 4/12/2024 at 11:08 PM, OddOod said:

PS, fantastic lil starter PC you have BTW. LOTS of room for upgrades

Thank you!!! It was actually a prebuilt that I got for 18,000 php (318 usd) back in COVID era. It originally had an i3-6100 which had a bearable performance until you start multitasking. Genshin would use 100% of that CPU. The game runs fine but the OS would chug a lot.

[OddOod]

22 hours ago, Xihx said:

screwdriver head latches off

Not really sure what that means. Were you using a torque screwdriver?