I have seen this before. Along with that are things like cleaning the filters on the case. There are many folks out there that don't know basic maintenance for PC,s and I dare say laptops. To add to that, right now in the Pacific Northwest (USA) where I live we are having a serious heat wave. I have a window AC unit going and even so, I had to open the side panel to let in some cool air for the system to maintain tempratures inside the case and system. One other thing that many don't think about are those pretty little LED's in many system making the system look 'cool'. Heh, pun intended, but those pretty lights are adding heat to the inside of the case too, more then one would think. If your having temp issues and in a hot environment right now, turn those LED's off, you might be surprised.Last time I had to replace a power supply it was because the air intake (on the bottom of my Goddaughter's PC ) was blocked by shaggy carpet.
After installing a new one I put the PC up on top of a wood base with groves cut into it to allow extra "breathing". I installed an extra fan on the SIDE of the case that sucks air into the case.
AND then I put a TEMP alarm on her PC to shut down the PC if a TEMP reaches 90c.
Seriously what a stupid place to put the air intake, on the bottom of a desktop case for God sake...
I'd imagine so. A game can't force a graphics card to overheat and burn itself out. The graphics card (and its drivers) are supposed to prevent it from doing that.Defo the gfx card as tried on another system, fans and heat sync cleaned applied new thermal paste to the gpu last week for this reason of the temp spikes on the card. Processor is a Ryzen 7 with liquid cooling and average temp 50c under game load 32gb corsair ram. 750w psu. Asus B350b motherboard all spotless. Out my friends graphics card in my pc and works fine. Maybe it was on its way out and running this game was the final straw maybe.
Glad you figured it out. I hope you find a replacement that will work for you for now, buying new is iffy at best especially at today's prices. As for your temperature, we'd be happy to send you some of this wonderful furnace like weather, average this week at 100 F - 105 (38-39C) along with the smoke from all the forest fires. Last week we had an average of 105-110 F, no rain. I fear we have lost much of our wheat crops this year.The system isn't dead it is the gfx card as tried on another system, The fans in the gpu still spin, fans and heat sync cleaned applied new thermal paste to the gpu last week for this reason of the temp spikes on the card. Processor is a Ryzen 7 with liquid cooling and average temp 50c under game load 32gb corsair ram. 750w psu. Asus B350b motherboard all spotless. Put my friends graphics card in my pc and works fine. Maybe it was on its way out and running this game was the final straw maybe. Also I live in England so heat is definitely not a problem lol.
Your PSU seems to be mounted upside down. It's important that the fan is facing downwards, otherwise it won't get cool air from the outside of the chassis.OK well after days of tedious process eliminations it looks like it was the PSU had finally gave up the ghost,
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If that's it in the lower left (the LEDs are a bit confusing), it may be like mine, which faces upwards, and draws air from a base-vent on the back of the tower.Your PSU seems to be mounted upside down. It's important that the fan is facing downwards, otherwise it won't get cool air from the outside of the chassis.
Really? As far as I know, the fan on PSUs is usually an intake-fan, so the air is getting exhausted on the back of the tower. Some people argue that putting the fan upwards adds a second exhaust fan to the whole system, which imo isn't effective because heated air moves upwards, so it's better to keep the PSU as cool as possible instead.If that's it in the lower left (the LEDs are a bit confusing), it may be like mine, which faces upwards, and draws air from a base-vent on the back of the tower.
It's worked so far for me, with no issues since the machine was built, six years ago, by a fellow gamer. However, I suppose there could be drawbacks, depending on the unit, and the amount of heat generated.Some people argue that putting the fan upwards adds a second exhaust fan to the whole system, which imo isn't effective because heated air moves upwards anyway, so it's better to keep the PSU as cool as possible instead.
I think the whole heat rising bit gets overstated. I don't have a PHD in physics, and yes heat rises, but as far as I know it tends to go where your fans direct it. Given this the focus should be on how fans are setup to drive the airfllow. Not on the tendency of heat to naturally rise.Some people argue that putting the fan upwards adds a second exhaust fan to the whole system, which imo isn't effective because heated air moves upwards, so it's better to keep the PSU as cool as possible instead.
True, there are cases where misplaced fans can cause issues. Looking at @mancslad 's picture again, I do wonder if there's sufficient, or any, ventilation atop the tower, (especially with all those lights generating additional heat, no doubt). My main exhaust fan is located at the top, and seems to keep things cool enough.Something like top exhaust fans is a good example where that consideration can come into play. One might think adding more fans would be more better. Even though in reality, fun fact, it's not always true.
Hehe dont say that, my 3090s memory often gets close too 90c when im gaming. even with watercooling block on and a proper backplate. Stuff keeps getting faster and faster and the cooling really cant keep up on some stuff -.- Gonna get me a waterblock for the backplate too when they become availeble. But your generaly right. Sadly alot of problems with crashes/lockups can be traced too overheating/OC/power drawOn a more general note... Barring very high ambient temperature I'd think a part spiking up to 90C on a consistent basis with a game indicates the cooling setup could use some attention. Either it's time for a proper cleaning, upgrades to the cooling setup, improvements to the efficiency of the cooling setup or, the most exciting adventure of the bunch, using power tools to "fix" the inadequacies of the case.
It's hard to tell from that picture. I don't see any rear exhaust fans so either they're on top or there aren't any. I believe the importance of exhausts would depend on the type of fans used as intakes. Shove enough air in the case and it's going to get out somehow .True, there are cases where misplaced fans can cause issues. Looking at @mancslad 's picture again, I do wonder if there's sufficient, or any, ventilation atop the tower, (especially with all those lights generating additional heat, no doubt).
Yeah you can use top exhaust fans. It depends on the case/setup really. I was just saying sometimes adding extra fans can hinder cooling ability. It effectively boils down to heat transfer, or energy transfer, from A to B. Like a fridge, AC, whatever. If the cooler external air flowing over components isn't in contact with them it's not going to be particularly efficient. Air isn't exactly a good conductor of... anything.My main exhaust fan is located at the top, and seems to keep things cool enough.
Well, it depends on the temp probe being referenced. The card might be showing 90C in monitoring but other individual parts in it could be a lot hotter. Such as the GPU memory. And yes, it obviously depends on the card, how it's setup and the cooling solution.Hehe dont say that, my 3090s memory often gets close too 90c when im gaming. even with watercooling block on and a proper backplate. Stuff keeps getting faster and faster and the cooling really cant keep up on some stuff -.- Gonna get me a waterblock for the backplate too when they become availeble. But your generaly right. Sadly alot of problems with crashes/lockups can be traced too overheating/OC/power draw