My XFX 6870 Is having problems. High temps and BSODs.

[Xoniao]

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Okay, so basically my graphics card has been getting really hot when playing games, i've had it for over a year and it's been pefectly fine till about a month or 2 ago. I've been getting random BSODS while playing games or sometimes even doing nothing. I overclocked my CPU (Amd II x6 1055t) from 2.8 to 3.8ghz. Is the voltages the problems?

Windows 7
160gb Kingston SSD
+500 gb hd xfx 6870 gfxcard
8gb ram ddr3
(Amd II x6 1055t) from 2.8 to 3.8ghz.

How do i find a BSOD dump for you guys?

[GordonTS]

Is it doing a memory dump? I might have the same issue as you.

[Zerokateo]

The cpu isnt THAT hot and the GPU is retardedly hot. Is it really dusty in your computer? is there good airflow.

[Xoniao]

The airflow is good, the case is a HAF 932.

[Drumdevil]

Your GFX card temperatures are normal seen the screenshot you provided. Speedfan is panicking very quickly with that fire icon.

The BSOD's are probably the result of overclocking. The Phenom II 1055t is kinda poor at it. You could try to increase the CPU's voltage, but be aware of the risks. But it could just as easily be the RAM causing the problem if you increased the FSB too much. Also I hope you don't have the AMD's stock cooler, because they are incredibly shit. You don't want to overclock with that.

[spree]

Put everything back to stock, and test everything again. I have an XFX 6870 and temps rise to 80 degrees, which is normal for a card like this, never had a problem neither.

I'm just suggesting, can it be his power supply?

[Drumdevil]

[QUOTE=spree;36029996]Put everything back to stock, and test everything again. I have an XFX 6870 and temps rise to 80 degrees, which is normal for a card like this, never had a problem neither.

I'm just suggesting, can it be his power supply?[/QUOTE]

BSOD's are usually a result of read/write error to the RAM caused by overheating or disk errors.

I have had a few situations (when is was working on tech support/assembly in a PC shop) where the powersupply was too weak for the components. When that happens, the PC will stop working all together, cease the input to the monitor and since the fans won't get any input they will start spinning at 100%. In other words: the PC shuts itself off, leaving the fans spinning.

In this case it's probaly the result of overclocking. Either the CPU not getting enough voltage causing instability, or the FSB is too high for the RAM to handle giving errors. It's also possible the CPU gets too hot, probably the result of using a stock cooler while overclocking. I also recommend a memtest to rule out the RAM has been damaged.