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    7950GTX Temp! Help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Hoshie, Feb 25, 2009.

  1. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Ok, get my new cooler because my Gpu are getting very hot, and Aw means, that the right Heatsink not right working. Build it in and test.. and now watch.. Are this temps normal?
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    The right fan is sometimes full working(cpu,gpu and sli chipset), but the right(gpu and chipset)are only run. No faster or slower.
    Can someone post his temps and tell me, that the right fan sometimes so fast like the on the right side??
    Sorry my English..
     
  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Do not use Speedfan for temperature reading. You are better off using Rivatuner. Speedfan is good for desktops, but it reads almost every laptop sensor wrong.
    Read this guide by Gophn, You will be able to see your actual graphics temperatures afterwards.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=81852

    You can use hdtune to read harddrive temperature, and core temp to read cpu temperature.
    You can try hwmonitor as well. That should be able to read everything

    K-TRON
     
  3. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Thanx for your answer, but in the right corner nearly the Date, you can see the Temps from Everst Ultimate, it shows the same Temps like Speedfan.
    Aw means, i should download this to controll.
     
  4. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Argh, must send it back to Alienware.. Grr...
     
  5. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    download hwmonitor
     
  6. Levenly

    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    what are your actual temps (i can't read your temps on the pictures)? anything between 75º-85ºC on an m9750 is normal while gaming. even 90ºC is ok, but be very cautious when you get to this temp IE, stop gaming for a little bit and let your computer cool off. 95ºC+ should be your absolute danger zone... don't let your computer get near 100ºC.

    try blowing out your fans to get rid of accumulated dust - that will help lower temperatures. also, undervolt your CPU and your overall temps will lower because your CPUs are right next to one of your GPUs.
     
  7. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    I get a new cooler for the GPU. Watch this, after 3 minutes..
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    Click on the Image to make it bigger.
    I clean 1x in the month my Notebook, there is no dust. The left cooler dont run fast, so slow, that i can only here the right...
     
  8. Levenly

    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    call the rosewell support crew and perhaps they can direct you on getting your heatsink replaced or the gpu.

    or perhaps, you need new thermal paste.

    download GPU-Z and look at the clocks on the GPU and temps.

    are you completely idle during these 3 minutes? does the GPU just spike up in temperature, or is it slowly getting hotter and hotter?

    also, could you tell me what gpu drivers you have?
     
  9. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Hmm...
    The Heatsink is replaced, get a new one... Thats not work..
    Thermal paste is new too..
    The clocks are fine, both are same..
    If i start a Benchmark, the GPU Temp both are ~ 60 Grad..
    Than after a few seconds the temp are getting higher and higher.. The highest i gettin was 105 Grad.. The fan are not spinning fast.. Only the fan on the right side (GPU,CPU and Sli Chipset)
    I think the Mainboard has a malfunction. Its dont let working the fan right..
    Alienware want this Notebook to check the voltage at the fan, they think the fan are not geting enough to can do his full job..
    Bad English... i know.. Hope someone understand this lol..
     
  10. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    have you cleaned out the vents and the inside the accumilation of dust on the fans can slow them down
     
  11. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Yes the fans are clean from dust..
    I open 1x in the Month the cover to clean the fans..
    The "left" fan dont want run faster.. The "right" do the job, all fine CPU GPU Temp are ok, this GPU doesnt reach the 70 Grad (154 F)..

    Lets see what Alienware found out..
     
  12. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Loggie Notebook Evangelist

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    The m9750 is prone to overheating-I know -I own one. My graphics card failed after a little over a year of use. My FurMark temps were very close to yours when mine was running. Remember that FurMark is a stress benchmark and hardly any game will ever push your temps that high, but still those temps should be lower than 100C even with FurMark.
    In my view, the only cure for the m9750 heating problems is a redesigned cooling system.
     
  14. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Ok, got an E-Mail from Alienware after i send it in after 3 weeks..
    They changed the Case? and the Motherboard is a newer one.
    I dont know why, but i see it when its come home..
     
  15. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    who cares free upgrade :D
     
  16. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Yeah!
    Free upgrades for everyone!!
    Lets see, whats coming home.
     
  17. Grey728

    Grey728 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hoshie,

    I have a similar spec's system and I have to say that I have NEVER gotten furMark to not downclock my 7950 GTX cards. I've even run it in SLi and they both overheat and downclock within the first minute or two at best. I see on your screen shots that your clocks are 200/400. This is the downclock speed. Using Rivatuner really is the best application to watch temperatures as well as core speeds because you can see the downclock happen in real time and capture it.

    Again, don't use FurMark at all. It just overheats your GPUs and there's nothing you can do about it. Not even getting new heatsinks will fix this 'issue'. Using a cooling pad (Zalman NC-2000) underneath slows down the overheating process but by not much.

    Sidenote: furMark makes my DESKTOP 8800 GTX get really close to overheating and I clean out the fans on it regularly in an open air test stand! It's just a really bad application that shouldn't be used unless your torture testing a water cooled system or something extreme.
     
  18. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Thanx for posting Grey..
    In gaming Burnout Paradise, i get these Temps too, after 5 Minutes.. In Furmark after few Seconds..
    Something must be wrong, because why changed Aw my Motherboard?
    In the Time i called Aw they told me, i must download Speed Fan to Control the temps.. Both Times i used Everest and Speed fan, and they give me every time the same Temps..
    But thanx, in the Future i used RivaTuner! And now i buy a Zalmann cooler.. ;)
     
  19. Hoshie

    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Ok got it back..
    And its run good.. :)
    But, i miss 5 screws in the Case, in the left corner nearly the Touchpad is no Paint and the Alienhead is scratched.. :(
    The Case is a new one? :eek:
    What do you think? Would you call them or do you think, you/i can live with this probs.. If i write this, i see the missing paint, if i come from the Kitchen, i see the glowing Alienhead with the sratch.. :(