8400m gs on vostro 1510

I own a vostro1510 with a 8400m gs. i am a casual gamer and during gaming gpu goes upto 85c. i am worried about my gpu as we all know about the failure rate of 8400 and 8600. my warranty is going to expire on sep 15 so do you guys recommend me going for extended warranty? i find it a bit costly.

remember my laptop was purchased on sep 15 2008 and my mobo was replaced few months back(not due to failing gpu). someone also told me that the replacement gpu's are not defective is it so?

 

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Yea the card will die. (mine did). You could stick with it until it dies to get a repair even if it means getting the extended warranty (available?) or kill the gpu and get something else.

1. Backup everything, EVERYTHING
2. Install some games, play them, add profiles
3. Remove the current HDD
4. Add a new HDD

a. Install Windows
b. install minimum drivers
c. run a gpu stress tool till the gpu dies (hot room helps)​

5. Put old hdd back
6. Phone support, be stupid + ...but on the internet and on your site it says...

You'll probably just end up another defective laptop thats been "refurbished"

remember: the extended warranty does not cover the battery

Edit: I'm not sure about the replacements, i think they coat the chip in this thing which supports it and stops the solder balls cracking, not sure how long those will last, but does your mobo have that repair or not?

 

try and find a service manual, open laptop and clean all the dust from the vents. this lowered my temps considerably (8600mGT in inspiron 1720)

 

More Info:

http://www.nerdmodo.com/2009/04/repairing-the-display-problem-in-hp-dv2000dv6000-series/

 

so what do you guys recommend me?
should i try to kill this before warranty ends?
or should i try to lower its temps to inc its life and get a extended warranty?

 

If you want to discuss attempting to kill the notebook intentionally prior to the warranty extending, you'll need to find another forum that does not mind discussion of fraud.