Very loud GTX460

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nephilim

Active member
Hey all,

I got my PC about 6 weeks ago and it works just fine but I've noticed recently that when playing 3d games there's a very loud whine from what I assume is the fan on the GTX460. It's pretty much constant now (only in games) but it wasn't for about 4 weeks previous.

Is this normal? I've also had a few instances of the display driver crashing (screen goes black then Win7 recovers fully).

Would appriciate any thoughts, thank you.
 
Meds

Meds

Moderator
Moderator
Hmmm, a difficult one to diagnose via the forums as we cannot hear then noise. You could upload a video if you want to see if we can hear the noise then? Alternatively, you could call Tech Support on 0844 499 4000 when you are with your PC and they will help you there & then.

Worst case scenario, if the Graphics Card is faulty we can arrange for a replacement to be sent.
 
pengipete

pengipete

Rising Star
GTX 460's are notoriously noisy when the fan runs at higer speeds. Given that you have been suffering from GPU related instability, it would be useful to get some temperature readings from the GPU and the PC in general at idle and under heavy load as overheating sounds like the most obvious cause of the both problems.

Obviously, PCS Tech is the best help but if you want to try to sort it in the meantime, you could download AfterBurner and run the benchmark test - that will allow you to stress the GPU and monitor/log temperatures. Otherwise, use a more generalised temperature monitor like Speedfan which will show CPU, motherboard and GPU temperatures - check them at idle and under heavy load - running a 3D game will do for that. If you post back with your results, we can see if your temps are too high and - if necessary - suggest what to do to reduce them. It would also help if you give details of your specs including the number and placement of case fans and details of any overclocks.
 
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nephilim

Active member
pengipete said:
GTX 460's are notoriously noisy when the fan runs at higer speeds. Given that you have been suffering from GPU related instability, it would be useful to get some temperature readings from the GPU and the PC in general at idle and under heavy load as overheating sounds like the most obvious cause of the both problems.

Obviously, PCS Tech is the best help but if you want to try to sort it in the meantime, you could download AfterBurner and run the benchmark test - that will allow you to stress the GPU and monitor/log temperatures. Otherwise, use a more generalised temperature monitor like Speedfan which will show CPU, motherboard and GPU temperatures - check them at idle and under heavy load - running a 3D game will do for that. If you post back with your results, we can see if your temps are too high and - if necessary - suggest what to do to reduce them. It would also help if you give details of your specs including the number and placement of case fans and details of any overclocks.
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Thanks for that. I'm not sure what to tell you about my system overall (sorry, not overly techie) but all i did was buy the Vortex 600 Gaming PC from PCS and change the processor up to i5 and add a wifi card - so whatever that system has, I have.

I used speedfan and my gpu at idle is 35C or so rising to 65+ under stress.

I did try Afterburner - although it seemed to install as MSI Kombustor (?) the fan certainly spun up quickly with that and the gpu temp topped out at 70 ish.
 
pengipete

pengipete

Rising Star
~70C running Kombuster is fine so overheating doesn't seem to be the problem.

How about drivers - what version of Nvidia drivers are you using?
 
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nephilim

Active member
Seem to be on 8.17.12.6089 for display drivers dated 8/10/2010 which I've checked and is not the latest, so am d/ling the new one now :)
 
Meds

Meds

Moderator
Moderator
Hmmm, does anyone know of any software or of any way to check the speed at which the GPU Fan is spinning?
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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Well for AMD graphics cards you can check in the Catalyst Control Panel in the Overdrive section so I'm assuming Nvidia has something similiar?
 
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