A new way to decrease 9600m gt temp in Windows

Hey guys. I have been playing with nvidia powermizer but as soon as i started scrolling down webpages, the gpu temp would increase. So i requested help and was referred to this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=456313

I followed the instructions but i was still getting mid 60's degress celcius on my gpu(i set it on low power 2d). I wasn't quite satisfied. After considerable research i found out a program called lubbo's fan control. There was a previous version released which was a fiasco. However, i noticed something. That one had a releae date of 20-jan-2010. I decided to try it and wow!! That is a keeper!!! I can select the maximum rpm of my fans, the minimum rpm. I can even go below 2000rpm (But i didnt risk it). The most interesting feature is that i can select what us the maximum temperature i want my system to be. I chose 60c and now, while i'm typing this, my gpu is reading 56c. That's the first time i'm getting a steady sub 60 temp. It isnt going less and it isnt going more than 56c. My fans rpm are at 5000 but while listening to a music or even using it without music, it isnt that disturbing. Also, it will kill your keyboard manager. Who cares and who needs it. We can control the keyboard from the bootcamp manager.

One last thing that i will add is that this software detects both gpu's (9400m + 9600m), a proof that the apple guys are being lazy to provide the gpu switching software. Tested working in w7. To make it start everytime you log on, just create a task and schedule it to run when you have logged on.

Here's the link:

http://www.top4download.com/lubbo-s-fan-control/suivksyj.html

Enjoy

 

sweet.

sounds like a must-have for all bootcampers.

 

That would have been cool to have seen a few days ago.

cool find though.

Any conclusiveness as to why apples run so much hotter in windows than OSX?

 

The going theory is that Apple writes crappy drivers for windows, whether deliberate or laziness is for the end-user to decide (I choose the former). That's why a macbook that can get 5+ hours in OS X, but only about 2.5 hours with the same usage in windows, yet a "PC" can get 5 or more hours in windows.
I noticed with my former macbook that the fans were running at a higher rpm more often in windows than in OS X. But the fan was doing a good job at maintaining temperature nonetheless.

 

By killing the keyboard manager you also loose control of your function keys like brightness, keyboard brightness and the one i use the most volume control.

 

yeah, apple's drivers are crappy, in fact, the default gpu driver is so bad that it doesnt come with powermizer. This means that those having the 9600mgt will be hitting 75c easily on their gpu's. Also the acpi battery controller sucks so bad that those having the removable battery will eat their batteries within 2hours with highest battery saving method (light browsing with lowest brightness and power saver profile activated). Your temps were quite normal because you had the 9400m which is the igp. Those who have the 9600m are pretty affected by the heat.

Yes, the function keys are lost. But they are easily accessible through the bootcamp control panel. Also i'm using the default volume slider. Hope this helps.