About a month ago, I asked you guys for advice on buying a cheap GPU. I ended up going with a used HD 7750 to put in my old Optiplex 760. I've been doing one small upgrade after another since then. A new monitor, some Steam games, an office chair. Etc, etc, etc. As a web browsing/low end gaming set up, I love it.
Yesterday, I made a couple minor changes. I put a new power strip/surge protector in my office, and while straightening out all the cables, I opened up the PC, blew some of the dust out, and gently went over it with a toothbrush. When I turned it back on, everything ran well.
Fifteen hours later, I was reading something online and my computer suddenly sounded like it was about to take off into orbit. I quickly popped the side off, took a look inside, and the GPU fan (all the fans, I suppose) were spinning like crazy. An hour later, it's still doing it. So I checked the temps using Speccy, and everything's in the 35-40 degree range right now. That's only strange to me, because I've known this GPU to run between 28 and 33 degrees idle, and now it's 38 to 42.
What's my next step? Mess around with the AMD software (which I've barely ever touched, by the way)? Maybe take the GPU out, clean it better than before, and put it back?
This might not sound like a huge loss, but it's the first GPU I've owned. If it's going to start me off on this new interest in PCs (I've learned a lot just this month), I'd rather not have it leave a poor taste in my mouth so quickly. I was hoping to get a year or two out of this thing -- not a month.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Yesterday, I made a couple minor changes. I put a new power strip/surge protector in my office, and while straightening out all the cables, I opened up the PC, blew some of the dust out, and gently went over it with a toothbrush. When I turned it back on, everything ran well.
Fifteen hours later, I was reading something online and my computer suddenly sounded like it was about to take off into orbit. I quickly popped the side off, took a look inside, and the GPU fan (all the fans, I suppose) were spinning like crazy. An hour later, it's still doing it. So I checked the temps using Speccy, and everything's in the 35-40 degree range right now. That's only strange to me, because I've known this GPU to run between 28 and 33 degrees idle, and now it's 38 to 42.
What's my next step? Mess around with the AMD software (which I've barely ever touched, by the way)? Maybe take the GPU out, clean it better than before, and put it back?
This might not sound like a huge loss, but it's the first GPU I've owned. If it's going to start me off on this new interest in PCs (I've learned a lot just this month), I'd rather not have it leave a poor taste in my mouth so quickly. I was hoping to get a year or two out of this thing -- not a month.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.