m9750 running excessively hot

i regularly clean out my notebook (every one to two months) and i also have a pretty decent cooling fan that my notebook sits on.

now occasionally, depending on the game, my gpu temps exceed 90ºC which concerns me. only one of my cards is overheating, the other maxes out around 78-81ºC while gaming.

at idle, my cards sit at around 67ºC with the cooler on.

anyone suggest that it's time to replace my thermal paste? i've had the notebook since december 2007

 

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It's most certainly time for a good clean out of the vents and change of the thermal paste. Recommended Pastes are Arctic Cooling MX-2 and OCZ Freeze.

 

If it's low 90s then it's not TOO bad but those are still high temps. As said above it's time for a dust cleanout and new thermal paste.

 

Since you regularly clean your vents and reapply your thermal paste, maybe it's time for new heatsinks/fan assemblies. Even if you're out of warranty, they're relatively cheap.

 

no, i've never reapplied thermal past before so i'll try that first.

where can i purchase heatsinks?

@ Alienware Armando

my notebook is out of warranty - i only opted for the standard one year warranty so i'm about 6 months short, which is ok.

 

If you've never re-applied the thermal paste then that's all you need to do besides a good cleaning.

Once you correctly apply a quality thermal paste like OCZ Freeze, your temps will drop considerably.

 

thanks for the input. anyone know if best buy would have decent thermal compound, or should i just stick with newegg and wait for shipping?

 

i'd stick with the EGG so you know you got the good stuff

and you really can't mess up with us on your side

 

hahah. i just want to do it today so i can experience the temperature drops now!!!

i'm sure my wallpaper would enjoy not catching on fire every time i play games as well

 

lol get some rubbing alcohol and clean the heat sinks and stuff ...

other then that you can try best buy i have no idea ... but newegg ships extremely fast so won't have to wait long

 

yeah i just went ahead and ordered it.

i mean, i'm going to buy the M17x towards the end of the summer so i don't care if one of my gpu's burn out right now haha

 

Ah if its the Master GPU that burns out before the Slave then you'll be done sooner than you think.

 

very good point ..... might hAVE to flash it

 

My primary burned out so I baked it in the oven.

Now it works perfectly.

 

update:

got the AS5 today and applied it - now my temps max at 85ºC and idle 2-3ºC lower than before. also, my CPU temps dropped 3ºC as well.

finally!!!

 

we told you

 

i knew that thermal paste would have been a good idea... i just wanted to reassure myself and find an excuse to post it here on NBR!

 

sureeee