Question Ethernet port shuts down when playing a game that overheats the GPU ?

[Xackyrhin]

Asking for insights on why my ethernet port shuts itself down when my GPU is starting to literally cook,
Like it only happens when I play a game that fully utilize my GPU to the point where the metal platel of the GPU is hot itself. I already cleaned my PC and changed the GPU's thermal paste & pads but it's still occuring.

Here is the full specs:
Ryzen 5 Pro 3400GE
16 GB RAM
MSI B450M Mortar Max
Seasonic 500 Watts
RX 570

 

[boju]

What case have you got?

 

[Xackyrhin]

What case have you got?

Keytech Arrow Mid Tower 7, I've Got three fans 2 outtake 1 intake​

 

[boju]

There's a bit of info of this case that i can see, can support 8 fans but not sure if can increase the amount of front intake fans, there should always be more intake than exhaust. For gpu face plate and surrounding areas to get hot seems to me there's significant dead space around that area where not much air is getting to.

Try rearrange or get some more fans. Two intake / one exhaust if possible instead of two exhaust. If can't have two intake at front then try fan placed above the psu cabinet and oriented to push air up under the forward most end of the gpu, closest possible to rear case panel.

Is psu upside down so fan is facing the bottom? Having it this way won't upset airflow so air has nowhere to go except up and exhausted.

 

[Xackyrhin]

There's a bit of info of this case that i can see, can support 8 fans but not sure if can increase the amount of front intake fans, there should always be more intake than exhaust. For gpu face plate and surrounding areas to get hot seems to me there's significant dead space around that area where not much air is getting to.

Try rearrange or get some more fans. Two intake / one exhaust if possible instead of two exhaust. If can't have two intake at front then try fan placed above the psu cabinet and oriented to push air up under the forward most end of the gpu, closest possible to rear case panel.

Is psu upside down so fan is facing the bottom? Having it this way won't upset airflow so air has nowhere to go except up and exhausted.

So is there no other reason I should think off why the NIC automatically shutdowns when the GPU is overheating? Like is there no other correlation between other parts/components?

 

[boju]

So is there no other reason I should think off why the NIC automatically shutdowns when the GPU is overheating? Like is there no other correlation between other parts/components?

I can't think of anything else other than cooling. Send more air through, that should improve and help cool the graphics card better and in turn a cooler nic.

Test by opening side panel, see if just open air helps. If nic functions, and also a cooler gpu, you know cooling with side panel closed isn't great.

 

[Xackyrhin]

I can't think of anything else other than cooling. Send more air through, that should improve and help cool the graphics card better and in turn a cooler nic.

Test by opening side panel, see if just open air helps. If nic functions, and also a cooler gpu, you know cooling with side panel closed isn't great.

Ok Thankyou! I'll try that and reply as soon as possible