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Hellshade

Grounded due to technical problems

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My video card is suddenly flaking out. In normal Windows 2D mode it runs fine, but whenever I run OFF or Oblivion (the only 3D games I play) it heats up from 54 degrees to 75 degrees or more in just a few minutes and then crashes to desktop. The fan is spinning, but doesn't seem to help. I put a huge box fan right next to the open case but no good there either. I put it back to normal stock speeds but no change. I think I pushed my GTX280 too far. /sigh I'll it out tomorrow and see if a heat sink fell off or something.

 

Hellshade

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I feel for ya and hope that the card is not fried erevocably. But do be careful with over-clocking going forward - it just cannot be good for a component to run it higher than spec. longterm.

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