Firstly here are my specs
W7 Ultimate 32bit
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core ±2.8Ghz
1 stick of 2048MB RAM DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce PNY XLR 9800GT 1GB
EZCool 500W PSU
I bought the aforementioned GPU just recently replacing my 9800GT 512mb Green Edition which went unresponsive. Thing is the new one is according to Speedfan is running at 76-80C on idle and around 100-110C while gaming. At first the temperature would even gradually go up on idle over time. I fixed that by replacing the thermal grease which honestly looked quite ancient to the point of non-existence so now the temperatures are consistent around the previously mentioned numbers. It worked fine like that for a few days but now it seems that it tends to fail at 80C as just today I had it shut down suddenly. Afterwards I ejected the card and let it cool off the reinserted it and now it seems to be working as previously (at 76-80C idle etc.).
I've thought about replacing the fan since it looks fairly weak but I'm wondering if the PSU would be at fault instead or maybe something else. So I eventually thought I'd ask for advice here before I fork over more cash for something.
W7 Ultimate 32bit
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core ±2.8Ghz
1 stick of 2048MB RAM DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce PNY XLR 9800GT 1GB
EZCool 500W PSU
I bought the aforementioned GPU just recently replacing my 9800GT 512mb Green Edition which went unresponsive. Thing is the new one is according to Speedfan is running at 76-80C on idle and around 100-110C while gaming. At first the temperature would even gradually go up on idle over time. I fixed that by replacing the thermal grease which honestly looked quite ancient to the point of non-existence so now the temperatures are consistent around the previously mentioned numbers. It worked fine like that for a few days but now it seems that it tends to fail at 80C as just today I had it shut down suddenly. Afterwards I ejected the card and let it cool off the reinserted it and now it seems to be working as previously (at 76-80C idle etc.).
I've thought about replacing the fan since it looks fairly weak but I'm wondering if the PSU would be at fault instead or maybe something else. So I eventually thought I'd ask for advice here before I fork over more cash for something.