GPU acting up?

[verydogesuchwow]

I have a 980 and my frames have been fine until now. In the more demanding games, the frames drop all of a sudden and require a full restart of my computer only to happen 15 mins into the game again. It says 100F is 99% load on CAM which I can't believe. Why is this just happening now and how do I fix it?

[Guest]

Check temps, when has the GPU been cleaned? How much dust is inside your case?

[verydogesuchwow]

Just now, Dutch-stoner said:

Check temps, when has the GPU been cleaned? How much dust is inside your case?

GPU cleaning??? I haven't heard of cleaning one, hence it must have been a year since I've "cleaned" it. Not much dust at all, I can send a picture.

[Guest]

Every 6 months, I take my entire computer apart, and clean everything. When dust builds up, especialy in heatsinks, they don't work that well anymore. And if your GPU would get a higher temp, it would thermal throttle. Slow down alot, to lower temps and not starting a fire. When you say a reboot helps, but the problem comes back after 15 minutes... Me thinks dust and crap, preventing good cooling.

[verydogesuchwow]

Just now, Dutch-stoner said:

Every 6 months, I take my entire computer apart, and clean everything. When dust builds up, especialy in heatsinks, they don't work that well anymore. And if your GPU would get a higher temp, it would thermal throttle. Slow down alot, to lower temps and not starting a fire. When you say a reboot helps, but the problem comes back after 15 minutes... Me thinks dust and crap, preventing good cooling.

I have an add on water cooler to my GPU, so where and what do I clean?

[Guest]

Didn't know that you had a water block on your GPU... But in that case, replace the word "heatsink" with "radiators".

[verydogesuchwow]

12 minutes ago, Dutch-stoner said:

Every 6 months, I take my entire computer apart, and clean everything. When dust builds up, especialy in heatsinks, they don't work that well anymore. And if your GPU would get a higher temp, it would thermal throttle. Slow down alot, to lower temps and not starting a fire. When you say a reboot helps, but the problem comes back after 15 minutes... Me thinks dust and crap, preventing good cooling.

Just did, nothing really changed

[verydogesuchwow]

It now has 99% load at 88F, why??

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, verydogesuchwow said:

It now has 99% load at 88F, why??

88f = 88 Fahrenheit? if so thats not high at all... it should only concern you when its at 170f or so.  

[verydogesuchwow]

3 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

88f = 88 Fahrenheit? if so thats not high at all... it should only concern you when its at 170f or so.  

The temp doesnt bother me, the frames do

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

The temp doesnt bother me, the frames do

is shadowplay running? 

 

[verydogesuchwow]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

is shadowplay running? 

 

no