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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by crumpie, Jan 7, 2012.

  1. crumpie

    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    as seen on the attachment, it has 3 gpu temps. what does this mean?
    also, gpu 2 seems to be always higher than gpu 1, is this normally?

    finally.. my mouse cursor is forever distorted ._. .. is there any solution? i know its common but i havent found a solution to date..
     

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  2. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    3 gpu temps represents temperature sensors on your VGA card
    There are 3 sensors, each of them measures dif part of your card (but not always)
    For example

    1st sensor is on gpu core
    2nd on ram of your gpu
    3rd somewhere on power circuits

    In GPU Z you can click on those temps in order to see MAX temps, AVR -average temps, MINimal temps, or current temps

    On the screen attached you have first 2 temps set to MAX (it will show maximum temp reached on this sensor)
    and the third one without any sign - it represents current temperature


    Difs in temps that you have IMHO are little bit of chart but nothing to worry about...yet. (it's within the specification)

    And about your cursor, restore your windows, and install newest drivers/bios, you can find guides on NBR no problemo.

    Or you can call me, and i explain. :cool:
     
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    rooshandark8 Notebook Consultant

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    quick question how do u manage the fan speed in the m17xr3?
     
  4. crumpie

    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    should it be worrying that when i change the gpu on the bottom left corner and check max (im checking max cause im not currently gaming and was before) is like 35degrees...? I have no idea whats going on.. then again.. gpu load is 0% and fan rpm of 2....... ._.

    generally i know the temps should be about the same due to thc cfx right..? my cfx is turned on and enabled.. according to gpu-z and CCC at least..

    my drivers are up to date and i clean installed not too long ago..
     
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    A 35C anything is never an issue (with a laptop at least). That was probably the idle temp after bootup or something, mine is usually low until it warms up. Nothing to worry about.
     
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    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    my concern is one gpu at 89 degs while another is at 35 degs (settings on max so to observe when i was gaming)

    also when i exit game gpu-z shows the 2nd gpu in ulps mode? wondering if that helps
     
  7. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    if you have cross-fire setup then you are able to click bottom left button to determine wich card you want to monitor.
    Only explanation in this case is - when you run a game that does not support multi GPU setup, only one card will be stressed (master card) and second card will idle all the time.

    Make sure you have cross fire enabled in drivers, and run a game that supports it. Then check the temps.

    :)
     
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    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is a discrepancy here. For the two higher temperatures, you have GPU-Z set to record the max temperature, while the lower temperature (GPU Temp. #3) is only reading the current temperature. Instead of using GPU-Z for monitoring, just run HWInfo32. It will display current/minimum/maximum temperatures and load for a wide array of components in your laptop. Do some gaming and then post a screenshot of HWInfo.
     
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    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    im guessing my cfx isnt working right.. everything (gpu-z and cCC) says that it is on.. i turned on the tray icon to 'show icon symbol in game' and for some reason after i upated drivers to 11.11ccc it doesnt..

    regardless.. i've made sure ccc and drivers are uup to date.. and tested it on games that support it..

    /sigh dno whats going on :(
     
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    Yes, make sure that GPU-Z says that CrossFire is enabled. You'll then need to play a game that supports CrossFire. After playing for a bit, exit the game and check HWInfo, if the GPU load on both GPUs never got very high, then something is wrong.
     
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    @Turbod is right, get HWinfo, and you will have everything listed nicely