Overheating of a video card is a fairly common problem, which can lead not only to unstable operation of the computer, but also to the failure of the video adapter itself or its individual elements.
Instructions
Step 1
The video card is a kind of intermediary between the processor and the monitor, converting the image into a video signal. This device not only consumes a lot of energy for its operation, but also generates a lot of heat. Overheating of the video card leads to considerable problems, including the failure of the graphics card. For this reason, it is very important to diagnose violations of the temperature regime of the video adapter in time and take appropriate measures.
Step 2
Checking the video card overheating can be both visual and software. In visual diagnostics, first of all, the user should be alerted to unusual deviations from the normal operating mode of the computer. Its performance can drop dramatically from the original; during fast-paced games or watching videos of any format, you may experience frame delays, “freezing” of action or graphics, or complete disappearance of the image while playing or working.
Step 3
Also, symptoms of overheating of the video card are frequent spontaneous reboots of the computer after several minutes of playing or watching a video; the regular appearance of a black or "blue screen of death"; the appearance of the so-called "graphic artifacts": colored vertical or horizontal stripes, distortion of colors and lines, loss, blurring or displacement of textures, the appearance of flickering dots or ripples. In addition, a visually diagnosed sign of a video card overheating is unambiguous computer warnings in the form of messages about the restoration of the graphics accelerator settings or that the video driver has stopped responding to system requests and has been restored. Any extraneous sounds - low hum, howling, emanating from the cooling system in the system unit can also signal that the video card is overheating.
Step 4
In order to check with software methods whether the video card is overheating, it is worth turning to the most popular and reliable designs designed to monitor the operating temperature of various computer components. So, the HWmonitor program is free and gives a detailed report on the temperature of the video card and other elements of the computer. The program shows the minimum, current and maximum temperature values, which is very convenient for diagnostics. The normal temperature of a video card in operation is considered to be a reading up to 80 degrees; the card, which is inactive, must be in a temperature range of up to 55 degrees Celsius. Another popular multifunctional development for diagnostics and information collection is the well-known program Everest, recently renamed AIDA64. The program will not only provide complete information about the temperature of the video card, but will also help to overclock it if necessary.
