help with GPU

[grumpymonk123]

When idle my Gpu is fine but when I start a game it starts making a faint buzzsaw noise and the fans ramp up extremely. What could be causing this?
I have an XFX R9 390x

 

[heavyartillary9]

is it new, or have you had it and it just started doing it ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

is it new, or have you had it and it just started doing it ?

I've had it for a few months

 

[heavyartillary9]

try looking in the fans and see if anything is blocking airflow, and making the fans make that noise

 

[grumpymonk123]

try looking in the fans and see if anything is blocking airflow, and making the fans make that noise

I've cleaned out the card with compressed air already.
Wouldn't it make the noise all the time and not just when it ramps up?
And by a few months I mean like 2.

 

[heavyartillary9]

not really, the noise may only happen when at full blast, but also, is it one or both of the fans making the noise ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

not really, the noise may only happen when at full blast, but also, is it one or both of the fans making the noise ?

I can't tell. I don't know if this will help, but it literally only makes the sound whenever the game is on my screen. If I alt+tab, the sound goes away immediately.

 

[heavyartillary9]

hmmm, have you tried running a stress test like passmark or something ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

hmmm, have you tried running a stress test like passmark or something ?

I've run Unigen Valley. What do I need to look for?

 

[heavyartillary9]

does your gpu get to full usage then ?, and if so, does it make the noise ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

does your gpu get to full usage then ?, and if so, does it make the noise ?

Yes and yes. My temps stay below 72 C.
A few days ago I was playing a game though and my temps went up to 95 C.

 

[heavyartillary9]

oh wow, that's really high, sounds like it might be an issue with one or both of your fans on your gpu

 

[grumpymonk123]

oh wow, that's really high, sounds like it might be an issue with one or both of your fans on your gpu

It hasn't happened again since. I don't know if that helps.

 

[heavyartillary9]

it hasn't happened since what ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

it hasn't happened since what ?

Since the other time that it hit 95 C.

 

[heavyartillary9]

so your gpu doesn't run hot anymore ?

 

[grumpymonk123]

so your gpu doesn't run hot anymore ?

It runs hotter than it used to but not 95 C hot. Also the GPU load likes to jump from 0 to 100 a lot.

 

[heavyartillary9]

my guess is that running it that hot damaged the cpu, and the fans spin higher then they should to try and cool it, but they cant keep up

 

[grumpymonk123]

my guess is that running it that hot damaged the cpu, and the fans spin higher then they should to try and cool it, but they cant keep up

So what caused it? And how can I fix it?

 

[heavyartillary9]

what caused it was it getting way too hot, maybe the fans started going out, maybe it was overclocked to high, maybe cooling is not so good in your case. but fixing it might not be an option, but it might not be damaged, but something is wrong with the fans if there making that nosie when spinning up