problems with my gpu

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these are the temps of my computer (the dark green line up there is the gpu) after about five minutes of crysis at medium settings no aa res: 1024x768 , i have a nVidia GEforce gt220 and i noticed that it has no fan at all, first when i bought the computer i didn´t understand so much about computer hardware, but im starting to get a hang of it now. my specs are: 4 CPUs at 2.3 GHz, 6144Mb RAM and windows 7 64 bit

at first i could play lots of games without any problems, nowdays i can play for a while and the screen goes black and there are some wierd noises, also before this problem appeared sometimes the screen went black for some seconds and then the computer said something about the graphics driver or card got shut down and restarted, but then i wasnt even playing anything..

so i was wondering how to solve my problem, i was thinking about buying a new graphics card, a radeon 5770, do you think this will solve my problems? Or do you have any better ideas for me?and also do you think i will have any problems with the power supply if i just stick in a radeon 5770?
 
The GPU's on fire... It's going beyond 100C under load. I believe the maximum a GPU should be under load is around 70-75C. Your GPU doesn't have a cooler, thats the problem. You could get yourself a GPU cooler (with twin fans) (like this: http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-bifrost-vd1065.php. Not saying it's exactly for your GPU), and this could do the trick, or if you're willing to spend more get yourself a decent graphic with cooling.

Just wait for some more responses though, I'm sure there are several alternatives
 
NVX_185 said:
The GPU's on fire... It's going beyond 100C under load. I believe the maximum a GPU should be under load is around 70-75C. Your GPU doesn't have a cooler, thats the problem. You could get yourself a GPU cooler (with twin fans) (like this: http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-bifrost-vd1065.php. Not saying it's exactly for your GPU), and this could do the trick, or if you're willing to spend more get yourself a decent graphic with cooling.

Just wait for some more responses though, I'm sure there are several alternatives
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well, i googled my card and from there i found out that its upside down in my computer :D if thats possible?? no wonder i had problems connecting the hd cable... and yes, there is a fan in it, it just seems very uneficcient..
 
Try turning the fan up then! :P The auto setting used is rarely sufficient in my experience. If that still doesn't work, the 5770 is a great card. Much more powerful than the GT220 and likely with better cooling.
 
CardboardSword said:
Try turning the fan up then! :P The auto setting used is rarely sufficient in my experience. If that still doesn't work, the 5770 is a great card. Much more powerful than the GT220 and likely with better cooling.
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i turned up the fan to 100% and it made no difference, now im just waiting for an answer from the store about the warranty, im inches away from ripping my computer open and sticking in a new card, by the way, how do i know if my power is suficcient for a new card, how do i check voltages? and they say the 5770 uses very little power, so it should work just like that? if it has a 6 pin pwer free inside the comp?
 
Done

i put in a new psu and installed the hd 5770 and it now works like a charm, thanx for the help everybody!:)
 
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