Graphics card fan
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silv55
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I'd bet my life that if you had same ati card without fan, my card will last longer.
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I'd bet you my life that isn't even remotely what I was referring to. You said the card was faster. It's not.
YES it will run quieter and cooler (and thus possibly LONGER) but it will not run any faster simply because you put a fan next to it. Also longevity on a lower end card is pretty much skys the limit. With no moving parts it should theoretically last forever, fan or not. You only really need to worry about longevity on cards that are prone to throwing off a lot of heat and use fans to cool it, like my 7970.
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Facedesk.
Make sure your card gets the appropriate 8 hours of sleep every night too
You could argue that the fan would be a more likely culprit to fail before the card does. If paired with an insufficiently-sized heatsink for passive cooling, the card with the fan would thermal throttle and overheat while the passive one would exhibit no heat related issues from losing a fan.
Facedesk.
Make sure your card gets the appropriate 8 hours of sleep every night too
I just about lost it.
jon76
Member
Well, I first noticed it taking ages to load the game, I was prepared to overlook this for the time being, then, just after I launch the game, I noticed the blue loading ring appearing for a while the screen is black, as if the game is about to launch, and it eventually does. Then, as I mentioned in a previous comment, I can't do anything at times, if I want to go into the menu, it takes ages, when the menu normally comes up instantly, character starts lagging as I try to run sometimes, I can't recall now whether it does it with massive amounts going on on the screen at the same time or not.
It's not doing it that much though, as generally the game is playable, and most of the time there's no issue.
silv55
Member
Facedesk.
Make sure your card gets the appropriate 8 hours of sleep every night too
You could argue that the fan would be a more likely culprit to fail before the card does. If paired with an insufficiently-sized heatsink for passive cooling, the card with the fan would thermal throttle and overheat while the passive one would exhibit no heat related issues from losing a fan.
You talk like a Hardware seller!
He talks like he knows what he's talking about.
Jon, that sounds like a mess. You've got some other issues going on outside your GPU.
Motoxrdude
Active Member
It honestly sounds like you have too much crap running in the background. Have you done some house cleaning so you don't have useless junk running in the background?
C4C
Well-Known Member
Don't forget dust bunnies might be hopping around. They tend to be small.
This thread is golden.
jon76
Member
I don't have a great deal running in the back ground, I run cc cleaner regularly, here's what I have running at the minute, obviously Waterfox isn't usually on while gaming
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silv55
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My mistake, i meant that video would be more stable if it's not over heating
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Renzore101
Member
jon76,
Just out of curiosity, why do you have a 750W PSU? With that rig I believe you could do with about 400W less. Also, I suggest investing in a new gfx card, it will open you up to a whole new world of opportunities.
Just out of curiosity, why do you have a 750W PSU? With that rig I believe you could do with about 400W less. Also, I suggest investing in a new gfx card, it will open you up to a whole new world of opportunities.