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[Arekan]

....Mmmhh, yeah, so I've decided that I'm going to trace my GPU to many of my current problems.

For starters, my computer crashes a LOT, and it's doing the exact same kind of crashing even after 4 reformats, leading me to believe it's a hardware problem. Very unlikely that I'm getting a software problem 4 times in a row.
Another example is that my computer, just when I'm browsing the internet, is at 100 degrees. Fahrenheit. Gaming nearly doubles it, and if I play too long the thing shuts down and the fan goes mad for 20 or so seconds before calming down.
...So I've decided that I'm just going to get a new GPU. That, and I could use a next-gen upgrade, because I can barely maintain smooth fps's on most games like Battlefield. Though, playable, I'd like it better. #spoiled.

TL;DR:
My GPU is probably causing my life all the problems it has currently and I'm looking for a new one so I can also play pretty games.

I have a 300 dollar budget currently, and I'm looking for something that isn't gigantic because a GTX 560 is already a bit.. big for my computer case. I can get a new one of those though, this one is ugly. I'm also asking the forums because I know nothing about graphics cards and I know some of them might run good but have other downsides.


 

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[Frankie²]

100 degrees idle sounds more like a cooling issue than a gpu issue
but anyway im saving up for a GeForce GTX 760 so idk

[Arekan]

100 degrees idle sounds more like a cooling issue than a gpu issue
but anyway im saving up for a GeForce GTX 760 so idk

Starting up Google Chrome bumps it up about 20 degrees. I can hear the fan as soon as it starts. I'm thinking it's some malfuction, because I don't think GPU's are supposed to get hot with Google Chrome.

EDIT:
Looking at gameplay of different games with the exact same GPU, it seems the performance is also signifigantly horrible compared to what it's supposed to be. It's as old as Battlefield 3 was released. Somewhere in 2011.

[Frankie²]

is this in F or C

[Arekan]

Fahrenheit

[HerpaDerp]

If use some of that $300 budget on a new case. Seems to me your case is pretty stuffty at ventilation and probably used a 40mm fan for cooling, and pretty shorty if it can't fit a GTX 560. Buy a $50-$60 case with some additional fans if needed and you won't really need to worry about temps unless you decide to get into overclocking, which you probably won't

With the rest you can either get a GTX 760 or r9 280x depending on how much you have left you could probably snag either at around $250


EDIT: Are you loving serious I did not notice you said Fahrenheit. Otherwise that is 37 degrees Celsius which is a perfectly normal temperature. In fact GPUs can normally resist around 80 degrees Celsius before becoming a problem, although you shouldn't keep it that hot. I'd still recommend anew case for future upgrades

[Arekan]

I should have also added that I never, EVER had the overheat problem until somewhat recently.

[Frankie²]

have you tried cleaning it out

[Dragonslayer182]

have you tried cleaning it out

This

It likely just needs a good can of air to it

[HerpaDerp]

Like I said in my edit, your temps are completely fine. Your temps should probably double while gaming because of the stress in the GPU, not entirely sure about chrome but the problem you're facing is not a overheating problem it seems

[Arekan]

Either way, it goes bezerk after maybe 20-30 minutes and restarts. LIKE it would if it overheated. It may, it may not.

[HerpaDerp]

Either way, it goes bezerk after maybe 20-30 minutes and restarts. LIKE it would if it overheated. It may, it may not.

Log your temps using a program like MSI afterburner and then when it crashes check the logs and check your temps


If it's below 75-80 it's not an overheating problem, if it's over that it might be

[Nal]

yeah I had that problem with my 560 too
look for a 760 that's under $300 but if you want to spend a bit more for something better try looking for a 770. I have it, its pretty good. Although, the card will get up to 70 c, thats because of gpuboost and I believe you can disable that if you don't like having high temperatures

although the 560 is fairly old, 100 degrees f isn't too bad. Crashes might just be driver issues

[Blockzillahead]

fix your cooling problem before you get a new gpu

also how do these crashes happen? just suddenly your pc turns off?

[suburb]

fix your cooling problem before you get a new gpu

also how do these crashes happen? just suddenly your pc turns off?

There is no cooling issue, don't you know how to read?



It's very very common to have a GPU idle at that temperature and as Herpa pointed out, they are very resistant to temperatures until around 80 Celsius.  Every GPU I have owned or worked with idles around 30-37 Celsius.