Help! My ASUS GTX 550 Ti is overheating :(

[karanthakur715]

My gpu stays at 44 degrees when it is idle at 100% fan speed
While playing csgo at 720p everything low and windowed it goes up to 83 degrees. I really don't know the issue and for the fan part, i have one fan over the gpu and one on the right. If underclocking fixes this please provide the guide too...

http://tinypic.com/r/imqzjq/9

 

[onii_chan]

That card is really old which means its thermal paste to. I also had a gtx 550ti and as I desembled it the thermal paste was really dry and hard. It took me a hour to remove that. Just buy some thermal paste (usually costs like 5 dollars or cheaper), screw your card open, wipe the thermal paste of the gpu (If the old paste is dry than try using some alcohol), put a pee size of new thermal paste on the gpu and than screw it back up.

Here is a guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLQ7FjPMf8&t=245s

 

[amit.rudy]

Dust off your gpu by a vaccum cleaner. dust causes gpu to overheat in many cases.