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    GPU temps

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by foxfire_68, Jan 28, 2012.

  1. foxfire_68

    foxfire_68 Newbie

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    Hey guys,just a quick question.I have a 6990 card and was wondering what should my temps be at an idle and when I'm running Vantage? Thanks
     
    foxfire_68, Jan 28, 2012
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  2. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Stock cooling:

    Vantage ~ High 60s / Low 70s
    Idle ~ High 40s / Low 50s
     
    GeoCake, Jan 28, 2012
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    faith81 Newbie

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    here is my 6990M without gaming
    [​IMG]

    69 when play game (Skyrim, DragonNest, WorldofTanks)
     
    faith81, Jan 28, 2012
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  4. imglidinhere

    imglidinhere Notebook Deity

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    Looks about right. Run something like Dead Island or AvP with Vsync off and report back with temps.

    Also you play World of Tanks too? Under what alias? :D
     
    imglidinhere, Jan 29, 2012
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    pewpewbangbang Notebook Guru

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    that looks high.....what are you saying haha??

    60C should be more like mid-high load temps.

    My SLI GTX 285m's idle in the 40's and load in the 60's-70's on BF3
     
    pewpewbangbang, Jan 29, 2012
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  6. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Lol @ people who do not own the card, or an M17x.

    If you really want to see if your temps are good run Furmark for 10 mins and report your max temps + screenshot.

    Like so:

     
    GeoCake, Jan 29, 2012
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    correct except he's asking for idle temps.
    i don't own the r3, but on the r2 it was high 40's low 50's when idle.

    that's assuming an ambient temp < 20, right now in the mid 30's it's more like mid 50's. i'll assume they put slightly better cooling in the r3

    imglidinhere, you running an external monitor or something?
    at idle and at 300/900 clocks? shouldn't it be 100/150?
     
    xeroxide, Jan 29, 2012
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  8. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    R3 cooling is boss. 3 heat pipes for GPU. :)

    CPU only has 2 though, I'd kill for 3...

    Also OPs question was answered in the second post, but Furmark is the ultimate temperature benchmark. If temps are good, you have nothing to worry about.
     
    GeoCake, Jan 29, 2012
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    faith81 Newbie

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    and here is playing worldoftank with very high setting (40fps +) and with cooler master u3-3fans+2addition fans
    [​IMG]



    btw, all screenshot were default gpu setting with 12.2 preview catalyst, no external monitor

    @imglidinhere: just new, playing td, md, light
     
    faith81, Jan 29, 2012
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  10. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    Stock, my 6990m was around 78-79c during a furmark burnin test

    After a repaste with PK-1, i hover at 67c. It goes to 72c but then my fan kicks in and drops to 67c

    [​IMG]
     
    SlickDude80, Jan 29, 2012
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