cunningham
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Ok had this pc for about 2 years now but all of a sudden when playing some games i get a pop up from ATI saying something along the lines of Thermal protection changing freq of card?
whys it doing it now? after 2 years?
Any help would be ace
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Kyle T
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Is the fan still spinning on the card? Might be clogged up with crap.
You could also re-seat the heatsink with some thermal paste.
Sounds like it might be underclocking your card to get it to run cooler.
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cunningham
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i had a quick look inside looks ok is it safe to take the card completly out and will it be ok when i reboot back up not going to detect new software and all that crap?
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
i had a quick look inside looks ok is it safe to take the card completly out and will it be ok when i reboot back up not going to detect new software and all that crap?
Should be fine, just switch your machine off at the wall - but leave the power cable plugged in.
Pull it out, give it a good blow out (outside!) but don't be tempted to hoover it due to possible static.
This is a guide for reseating a CPU cooler with arctic silver paste (thermal conducting stuff) - follow the steps in a similar fashion if you want to do your video card
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_singlecore_expsd.pdf
Probably won't need to do this, although is worth trying as a last resort
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Leighton
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pssssssst Radeon X1950 is the graphics card not the PC  
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cunningham
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yes i know mate 
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dannymccann
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I hoover all my computer components, with a Dyson, never seem to go wrong? I cant be arsed with buying that compressed air stuff your supposed to use. I have that exact card mate, albeit the GT version, but ive never experienced that problem. I use ATiTrayTools to shut the bastard fan up cos its so loud.
Like the guys have said, its probly just a knackered fan or dust. While youve got the side off give the rest of it a good clean while you are in there, should really be done at least every 6 months
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cunningham
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aye its pretty clean ive got 4 fans i think one in the back one on side panel and one on card and one on cpu the one on the side panel is blowing out the way is this right?or should it be sucking in air over the card then out the back?
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dannymccann
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I have a case with 2 big fans on the side just exhausting air, i dont have any intake fans, i find this is best as then it isnt sucking in particles from the outside air like dust etc
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
I hoover all my computer components, with a Dyson, never seem to go wrong?
It probably never will - just like people recommending a wrist strap when fiddling around - few people actually do.
It's just to cut out a possible risk to your components
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dannymccann
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Spose, i always grab hold of a radiator before i go inside, something to do with anti-static, so my dad told me, and he taught me how to build computers
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