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Hemanth
Lv 5
Hemanth asked in Consumer ElectronicsGames & GearPC · 10 years ago

Games Slow Down after a 5 - 10 minutes ?

Hi, recently, all games on that i play run good for a few minutes, and they slow down after that, any ideas as to what the problem might be ?

Intel DH67BL

4 GB DDR3 RAM

XFX HD 6850

i5 2400 3.1 GHz

Games i play are, Counter Strike Condition Zero, Test Drive Unlimited and Test Drive Unlimited 2, NFS Hot Pursuit, Crysis 2, and GTA 4.

I've cleaned and removed dust inside all the parts, and still its the same, and, all these games used to run perfectly before, and i haven't changed even a single setting. and GPU temps are around 40 C at idle and 57 - 65 under load.

Update:

Cooler Master 550 watt PSU

Update 2:

CPU 60 C - 65 C idle, and i tried Prime95, and temps went up to 99 C !!! i stopped it at that point.

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  • Veato
    Lv 6
    10 years ago
    Favourite answer

    You've mentioned GPU temps but have you checked your CPU temps?

    Edit:-

    That's your problem then! The CPU should not be hitting 99C. You need to make sure your HSF is seated properly (with the correct amount of thermal paste) and make sure the fan is spinning properly.

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