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GPU problem or something else?

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Gustavo Woltmann

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Over the last two weeks my main gpu (Asus R9 290x DC2 OC) has been getting to 94c in roughly 15 minutes while gaming. Usually at least once while playing a game in 1hr or less any game will minimize. No matter how aggressive a fan profile I put the card always reaches 94c. Happened on the newest Crimson driver, the first Crimson, and the driver prior to that.

Very recently I've noticed that even when playing videos on youtube or other sites I'll get either heavy screen tearing or stuttering when in full screen (100% of the time) or sometimes while playing in the window. I've changed Windows themes to basic and back to aero, enabled & disabled hardware acceleration, etc and nothing seems to fix it. Flash is updated and I've turned off all extensions in both FF and Chrome and it still happens.

I recently purchased a Kraken G10 and Corsair H55 to put on the main gpu, but I haven't yet because I do not want to remove the warranty stickers if this issue could possibly be gpu related. I'm hesitant to rma because it's Asus and we know how that process can be (myself first hand). In [H]'s opinion, is my gpu dying?
 
What was the temp before? Of course not 94c, but just curious.

Will the warranty void if you remove the heatsink? I think it depends on where you live. If will void, you may just have to RMA it.

If not, check the thermal paste,dust, and while your at it install the kraken. :D
 
First take the GPU out of the PC, hold the fans with something, and blow out the heatsink with compressed air, it could just be packed with dust.

GPU is likely fine, 94C doesn't sound really uncommon for a 290X. Temps being higher may be due to the newer drivers pushing the card harder or your thermal paste is breaking down over time and performing worse.
 
The thermal paste is probably dried out. Since it's ASUS I would just go ahead and replace the DCII cooler with the AIO, since you're probably going to go through hell with the RMA process. You're going to need to take it apart to replace the thermal paste, anyway.
 
unless there is a warranty sticker on the screws, you're good to go for removing the HSF. removing the HSF very rarely voids warranty. so...
pop it off, clean it and slap that AIO on it. then if you still have heat issues, put it back together and RMA.
 
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