My GPU is dieing or its software problem?

[Hlias Anton]

Hello i have an old geforce 9600gt 512. When i try play nba2k14 the gpu works on 110% with high temps 80C+(without doing anything its on 60C) and after few secs the pc is freezing
and i get a msg nvdia display driver stopped responding and recovered.

i tried some solutions software based from some forums like install older drivers. but the only that
helped me to play is to downclock my gpu from 650 to 550 but still the usage of gpu is on 100%+ with high temps but i can play the game normal.
the strange is that the problem started after i did format on my pc. the gpu was working fine(1hour before the format) while i was playing nba2k14, normal temp was at 45C and 65 when i was playing.
Looks like that my gpu is dieing but the strange is that happened after the format, so there is any chance to be a software problem?

 

[coastie65]

Hi. Not sure of what you mean when you say you did a "Format" on your PC. usually you format the Harddrive which will completely wipe it. If it was working fine before you did the "ForamT', try doing a system restore to a point before you did that and see what happens.

 

[Hlias Anton]

I mean i done format the HDD. i can restore the system now? after i done format the HDD? and 1 more info before the format i was using win7 home edition 32bit, after the format i installed win7 ultimate 64bit.

 

[Hlias Anton]

and 1 more question, its safe to play games with 80C and gpu usage 80-100%?

 

[coastie65]

I mean i done format the HDD. i can restore the system now? after i done format the HDD? and 1 more info before the format i was using win7 home edition 32bit, after the format i installed win7 ultimate 64bit.

and 1 more question, its safe to play games with 80C and gpu usage 80-100%?

*Oc is a bit warm, but as long as it doesn't get a lot warmer, then you should be fine. I think you need to upgrade that card though as you are using a lot of it and one reason for the temps. You may also want to get some canned air and in short bursts, blow out any dust in the Heat sink over the GPU. AS I said, that is an older GPU and did fine with XP. but something is using a lot of GPU. Winows 7 isn't all that resource hungry, but you went from Windows 7 Home 32 bit to Ultimat 64 Bit, that could make a difference in the amount of GPU used. I gave my Sister a desktop I had that was runing a 9800GT and XP MCE 2005. That did fine.