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    M17x GPU Heat

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Thatoe, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. Thatoe

    Thatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi
    Today, I reinstalled Windows.
    And I was playing this game "Trine".
    I saw some FPS drop so i checked the temps
    and my GPU temps were at 88C
    I've never had this kind of problem.
    I don't know why windows reinstallation would do that either.
    I'm using the same driver 186.82.
     
    Thatoe, Jan 10, 2010
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  2. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Did you clean your vents lately? Could be dust.
    Maybe a fan failure/mulfunctioning.
    Or an extremely high room temp.
    If not, reinstall the video drivers. (unlikely to be the culprit)
     
    Aikimox, Jan 10, 2010
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    Thatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    Room temp can't be high. :p
    It's freezing my neck off with -1F.
    I tried cleaning the vents.
    Temps seem to be fine now (so far).
    But I seeing some jagged 3D's now.
    Everything else is fine.
    I tried other games.
    They ran without any problem.
    I don't know what went wrong with Trine.
     
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  4. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    I'd remove the drivers, run CCleaner, bring 'em back.
    If the jagged 3D persists - re-seat the GPUs and SLI cable.
    BTW, 88c is not critical, it would take more than that to damage the cards.
    But everything is possible, if you continue experiencing issues, call Dell and get them replace the cards.
     
    Aikimox, Jan 11, 2010
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