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    Heat issues with the m15x and 9800m GT

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by SpiralTrance, Nov 14, 2008.

  1. SpiralTrance

    SpiralTrance Notebook Geek

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    Does the m15x still have heat issues with the 9800m GT like it did 8800 GTX?
     
    SpiralTrance, Nov 14, 2008
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    cha Notebook Deity

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    After the x32 BIOS, heat issues of the m15x are more or less gone. :)
     
    cha, Nov 14, 2008
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    SpiralTrance Notebook Geek

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    ok thanks :)
     
    SpiralTrance, Nov 14, 2008
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    Izoid Notebook Guru

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    I ran 3dmark06 last night and my GPU got up to 92C. I do not know if that is good or bad but that is what it was at. There were no downclocking issues at that temp.
     
    Izoid, Nov 14, 2008
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    92° is a tad high. what drivers are you running?

    also, 8800m-gtx = 9800m-gt.
     
    whizzo, Nov 14, 2008
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    Ennea wwwwww

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    Whoa, that's strange. I've only gotten' that high after playing Crysis.
     
    Ennea, Nov 14, 2008
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    Izoid Notebook Guru

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    I am using 176.37 drivers. They came pre installed on the computer.
     
    Izoid, Nov 14, 2008
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    really? my Crysis temps never go above 88°C... the highest my GPU gets is 90°C when i'm playing Test Drive Unlimited.
     
    whizzo, Nov 14, 2008
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    Izoid try and update your GPU drivers. I'm using 177.92 and have had no problems with it ;)
     
    cha, Nov 14, 2008
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    Will those drivers, 177.92, work with the 9800m GT?
     
    Izoid, Nov 14, 2008
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    with the modded .inf, every driver will work for every GPU. at any rate, 179.13 is made for the 9800m-gt specifically, might want to give that one a try.
     
    whizzo, Nov 14, 2008
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