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    M17x GPU temps...

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Koshinn, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. Koshinn

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    Playing Fallout3 at max settings full screened, I saw the 260Ms get up to 70 C, then the fans turned on full blast (VERY LOUD compared to what I normally hear), then dropped down to about 50C or so after a minute or so.

    The 9400 is almost always at around 60-65C and the CPU sits around 45C idle.

    Aren't these temps really high?
     
    Koshinn, Jul 15, 2009
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  2. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Those temps are fantastic and nothing to even be the least bit concerned over :).
     
    Quadzilla, Jul 15, 2009
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  3. The_Moo™

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    ALL of those are low ......

    My single 260 hits 100c after 5 secs of Furmark @ 1280 res
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 15, 2009
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    Stock or OCed?
     
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  5. Quadzilla

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    His GPU hit 100c because his GPU fan is not working :) guess he forgot to mention that small part lol.
     
    Quadzilla, Jul 15, 2009
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    Alitte important not to much :)
     
    dondadah88, Jul 15, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

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    i thought it was funny ... you should of seen how quick OCCT killed it :eek:
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 15, 2009
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    don't run those programs unless you know everything is working.


    so is the fan bad/not plugged in?????
     
    dondadah88, Jul 15, 2009
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    fan doesn't work i already stripped it down :)
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 15, 2009
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  10. dondadah88

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    i see. are they going to send you a new one.(fan)


    what happened to all your rep points??????
     
    dondadah88, Jul 16, 2009
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    They got to epicly high so he had them disabled.

    EDIT: Why...why does my post always start a new page! :mad:
     
    airplaneman, Jul 16, 2009
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  12. dondadah88

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    it happens to me as well. :)
     
    dondadah88, Jul 16, 2009
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  13. The_Moo™

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    nobody likes you ;)



    GPU temps are normal and unless your fan is broke the temps will be fine :)
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 16, 2009
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  14. Quadzilla

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    You can disable showing rep in the Control panel FYI Dadah :).
     
    Quadzilla, Jul 16, 2009
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    oh cool. i learned something but i'm cool. i like seeing my rep. :)
     
    dondadah88, Jul 16, 2009
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  16. Koshinn

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    do you think it's worth removing the heatsinks from the cpu and gpus and reapplying thermal paste to them?
     
    Koshinn, Jul 16, 2009
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    no your temps didnt even break 70c....
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 16, 2009
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  18. Koshinn

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    well i got scared and closed fallout3 when they did. i'll try see how high they go tomorrow.
     
    Koshinn, Jul 16, 2009
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    your temps are fine, great to be exact. The GPU's can operate up to 110c before they start to throttle back. I'd say everything stock with no cooler around 80c under load would be normal. Mine would get up to 92c under the occt stress test.
     
    Kcissem, Jul 16, 2009
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  20. EviLCorsaiR

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    On graphics cards you're looking at the fact that temperatures of up to 100C are fine, although if it's running at 100C you will want to look into it as that will shorten the life.

    Basically in normal operation if laptop GPUs stay below 90C then there shouldn't be a problem. My 3870s hit 82C when I play games for a while, and that's completely fine.

    The CPU...that's actually a nice temperature. As for the 9400, that just runs at that temperature, nothing to worry about ;)
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jul 16, 2009
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  21. Koshinn

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    Why is the 9400 so hot? Is it because its placement in the chassis?
     
    Koshinn, Jul 16, 2009
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