EvilZone
General Tech => Hardware => : Code.Illusionist November 17, 2014, 08:16:12 AM
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Everything worked on my computer but I wanted to clean dust on fan. So I did that, open, clean, close. When I started Pc again, GPU started overheat so hard that I had to turn off PC. It's strange that overheat now, it never did before. I have fan for proccessor and one on POWER (or how it's called in english). What can causethe problem? cables are plugged in as they should be'!!
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Same machine you recently un(re)installed ?
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I have that PC for 5 years. Recently I did not reinstaled or whatever on computer. Just cleaned the dust. Didn't touch anything.
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Poor cable management could cause problems with airflow. How did you clean it? Did you damage the GPU's block or fan? Did you take it apart?
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Problem is solved. It seems that after my brother hit it several times (not opened pc), the GPU felt of a bit. When I took it out and put it back, now it works.
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'felt of a bit'?
What does that mean?
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'felt of a bit'?
What does that mean?
Maybe 'fell off a bit'?
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A GPU doesn't fall off. It's secured to the case with a screw.
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A GPU doesn't fall off. It's secured to the case with a screw.
Not in my case. There is a sort of plastic lever. Maybe it got loose.
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I wish my English is on higher level to explain you, but it's not. Let's just say it became loose, somehow.
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Everything worked on my computer but I wanted to clean dust on fan. So I did that, open, clean, close. When I started Pc again, GPU started overheat so hard that I had to turn off PC. It's strange that overheat now, it never did before. I have fan for proccessor and one on POWER (or how it's called in english). What can causethe problem? cables are plugged in as they should be'!!
Well its not likely but if the paste on the GPU and the cooler is old and bristle it is prone to crack on the slightest touch.
Also it is a merely an assumption that there is a direct connection between opening the case and the heating.
It is also possible that it is a malfunction in the driver etc.
Replacing the paste after 5 years seems like a sensible thing to do anyway.
How long does it take to blow?