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skysidhe · 08-06-2010, 09:20 AM

My pc will grind when I turn it on. It's temperature will get up to 82c then, when I am lucky, like now it goes down to 51c. The CPU is high when it gets hot.

I ran a driver diagnostic application. My graphics card driver was out of date. I updated that but it did not help.

The diagnostic tool says my mass usb mass storage device is out of date and my pci express card. When I check these via the pc itself it says they are all working properly.

I previously adjusted my system to run some graphics for classes. In fact, the system is as it should be for those classes. After this weekend, when the class is finished, I plan to revert my system back to the way it was before.

The question I keep asking myself is, did this special adjustments and permissions I gave this class mess up my GPU ?or is my stock graphics card just getting old?

I know all ideas will just be speculation but I would like some company speculating.

I also have a little fan blowing on my hard drive case. I don't know if it actually helps or not.

(Edit- No the fan doesn't help. It is grinding away at 87C)

08-06-2010, 09:20 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	My PC's Graphic Card is dying. My pc will grind when I turn it on. It's temperature will get up to 82c then, when I am lucky, like now it goes down to 51c. The CPU is high when it gets hot. I ran a driver diagnostic application. My graphics card driver was out of date. I updated that but it did not help. The diagnostic tool says my mass usb mass storage device is out of date and my pci express card. When I check these via the pc itself it says they are all working properly. I previously adjusted my system to run some graphics for classes. In fact, the system is as it should be for those classes. After this weekend, when the class is finished, I plan to revert my system back to the way it was before. The question I keep asking myself is, did this special adjustments and permissions I gave this class mess up my GPU ?or is my stock graphics card just getting old? I know all ideas will just be speculation but I would like some company speculating. I also have a little fan blowing on my hard drive case. I don't know if it actually helps or not. (Edit- No the fan doesn't help. It is grinding away at 87C) Last edited by skysidhe; 08-06-2010 at 10:42 AM.