Looking to Stress your GPU try THIS!!!

Well I trie dthis tonight to make sure my system wasn't downclocking. I must say this really stresses the GPU. My system never shut down from HIGH speed on the Fan. Only been testing 15mins so far.

http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

Try running this for an hour. If it doesn't downclock I would suspect your in the clear.

Run this in low res with Non Fullscreen. Watch your GPU temps. This will really stress your GPU. My system with Fans on MAx stay at around 84-86 so keep a close eye on your temps.

 

You can also play Crysis at all max with some insane amount of AA and AF, that's burn your GPU

 

looks like the ATI tool i was using cept you get a furry donut!

 

I found thi sstresses the GPU harder then ATi Tool. My system wold keep the Fan at max speed the whole time.

 

Tested that for an hour, downclocked A LOT. I was doing Stability test, never tried benchmark. When it got to 89 it would downclock.

 

quick question, isnt bad to stree the gpu to the extreme? will it damage the gpu?

 

No EBE-1, there should be no-way you should receive a machine that cannot handle rendering graphics.

the overheating issue, could in the long term affect the GPU, but that should be covered under warranty.

So as long as you do all the testing now, at least you wont have a GPU failing after warranty has expired (come to think of it)

and what the heck is wrong with my grammar today?

 

This test should not VOID your warranty. Your pushing your GPU of course but at least you will rest knowing your system can handle this, and therefor should handle some serious gaming days.

My system with the 30 BIOS will downclock like a yoyo, and with the 29 BIOS it would run continuous although with the fans on MAX all the time.

 

hmmm... i was going to install the 30 bios... looks like i wont be doing that.

 

Yeah the 30 BIOS doesn't work for me at all. Wierd I know. The Beta BIOS has been the best so far.

 

Hmm... I'm running the beta BIOS right now, and after running for about 45 minutes, I started getting occasional 1 second downclocks at 84 C. Should I care and/or worry about it? I'll need to double-check on the release BIOS to see how it compares.

 

I would care. You paid for a fully functional system. Look at it this way, would you want to fly on an airplane that occasionally drops 3000ft without warming.

I sure as hell wouldn't.

 

Without a doubt, the situation is less than ideal. Somehow, though, I think you're overstating the problem with that airplane example there...

 

@ newfiejudd

lol, nice comparison, but like Sogarth said the prob is not as lifethreatening...

BUT

basically still valid. You pay for 100% functionality not 99%. AW owns you as long as 100% of the contract isn`t fulfilled imho.

Paendrag

 

I would definitely be concerned. What if the situation gets worse in the future? Bottom line is that downclocking has not been FIXED. The bios change is only a patch and only seems to help when you hit above 88c. If you're downclocking at 84c, that's an issue.

 

Just a question has anyone tried to stress test the GPU with the service cover removed?
Maybe the temperatures can be lowered by a few degrees, and the situation can be improved by some additional cooling slots in the service cover.
This is just speculation I have no idea if it make sense.

 

i dont think you would want to do that. your parts might break if you expose them while you are running your computer i think. i also dont think you would want any of the parts to even touch your desk while its on....

 

well, tried this program. downclocked only after a few minutes.

i dunno about this test... i don't think its 'fair'. even after the bios controlled superfans go off, the temps still climb over 92 b/c the program is so stressful. This is not how any real life game will ever be... id say even crysis 2.

so not sure if this test proves anything at all...

 

Well let's get a bit more specific. On my XPS system, this will push my GPU hard, but it never downclocks or overheats the card. Why because it is a tested and tried platform.(And I don't remeber it going through a specific 200 point inspection) Granted this test will push a GPU past what it will see in games today, but hell the GPU and cooling solution should still cope. There is no excuse for this system not being able to handle this simple stress test period.

Games today may not push the GPU this hard, but next year they might. So what will everyone be saying then. "What a POS it can't even play this game and it's only a year old."

Stress you GPU if it fails send the notebook back. It's the only way AW will be forced to either give you your money back or at least fix the isssue. The bean counters at Aw only see RED and BLACK.

 

on my test, the temps kept rising even as the fans were on full blast. remember, the bios activates the super fans at 88c. so what happens when temps keep rising? as far as i see it, the only way to stop the heat is downclocking. if the gpu/laptop is broken, thats one thing (downclocking when its NOT supposed to). if the system was never designed to handle that much juice (downclocking to protect the computer), thats another.

with respect to future games pushing the gpu harder, if the specific game setting cause that much gpu power, im assuming the game will not be playable. as an example, I could put all my crysis settings to the highest resolution, very high, AA, etc. and it would majorly stress the gpu and temps would go up. but at that point it doesnt matter because the framerate would not allow me to play.

Can there be a situation where this does not happen? If so, I'd like to know.