GPU temp goes up to 60C and doesn't go down. PC lags

[ShadowXX91]

This started a week ago. I noticed that my CPU temp was rising to 80-90C and my pc was lagging a lot. I applied new thermal paste and dust off everything inside the case. The CPU temp got back to 35C idle, however I noticed that after time GPU temp goes up to 60C and sticks there. The PC laggs a lot and games are unplayable.
I cleaned my disc via CCleaner, Disc Defragmentatio and reintalled drivers, but nothing changed it.
Could it be that my GPU died?

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
GPU: 1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Mother: EVGA 132-YW-E178-FTW

 

[i7Baby]

60C isn't a crisis for a GPU. You can improve this by using MSI Afterburner and a custom fan profile.

If your cpu is idling at less than 40C and gaming at less than 55C then its OK too.

 

[ShadowXX91]

60C isn't a crisis for a GPU. You can improve this by using MSI Afterburner and a custom fan profile.

If your cpu is idling at less than 40C and gaming at less than 55C then its OK too.

It suddenly goes up to 60 while idle (nothing is on) and doesn't cool down.
The PC laggs a lot. I can't move a single window around the screen..

 

[i7Baby]

From Afterburner, what voltage is it running at and what fan speed?

 

[ShadowXX91]

From Afterburner, what voltage is it running at and what fan speed?

Sorry, I am not sure were to look.
Does it mean it stoped working?

 

[ShadowXX91]

From Afterburner, what voltage is it running at and what fan speed?

Please help. I'm freaking out here. =((((

 

[i7Baby]

Your fan is only running at 810rpm.

Go into Settings, Fan and enable a custom fan profile. Increase the fan rpm from 50C and upwards

 

[ShadowXX91]

Your fan is only running at 810rpm.

Go into Settings, Fan and enable a custom fan profile. Increase the fan rpm from 50C and upwards

I have noticed a problem some people had. I got a svchost file that takes a lot of CPU... could that be the problem? If yes, how do I fix it?

 

[i7Baby]

Try bumping up your fan speed and see if that fixes your problem.

 

[ShadowXX91]

Try bumping up your fan speed and see if that fixes your problem.

I'm not sure how to do it.
I got into the settings....... The was a category - Fans... and there was a graph of gradually fan speed increase to temperature. Is that it? Should I just put it on 100%

 

[i7Baby]

You can click and drag the points (drag the top ones slightly leftward).

Otherwise, just put the Fan Speed to Manual and 80% on the front LH panel - at the bottom.

 

[ShadowXX91]

You can click and drag the points (drag the top ones slightly leftward).

Otherwise, just put the Fan Speed to Manual and 80% on the front LH panel - at the bottom.

Emmmm.... I solved the problem, but it wasn't a hardware issue.

Basicly, after 10-15 minutes after booting up a little thing comes up in Task Manager named "steam" (small letters nothing else). It eats GPU and CPU power. If you just End task on it, GPU comes back to a normal state until restart.

After getting rid off it with dozen anti-virus programs such as CCleaner, Malwarebytes and etc everything works fine.

 

[i7Baby]

I use Avast (free version) and do occasional sweep with Malwarebytes and don't seem to have those problems.