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    Asus G50VT X-5 HELP! Please

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by calfan3, Sep 10, 2010.

  1. calfan3

    calfan3 Notebook Guru

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    to start, here are my specifications:

    Asus G50VT X-5 Best Buy Edition
    Intel Core 2 Duo @2.13 Ghz OVERCLOCKED to 2.3 Ghz
    Nvidia Geforce 9800M GS 512MB DDR3 Vram
    4 GB RAM
    320 GB 7200RPM HDD

    Ok, so i bought this laptop used about 2 weeks ago from E-bay.
    When i first started, everything worked fine.
    I updated my 9800M GS drivers, as well as everything else.
    NOW, my GPU reaches temperatures of 110C under games like Crysis, Just cause 2, Metro 2033.
    The games start out fine, from 30-40 FPS, then drop suddenly to 5FPS, and the cycle just keeps repeating. mind you, this happened AFTER i installed new drivers. the new drivers added Nvidia CUDA and PhysX to my card(could that be causing overheating)?

    anyways, i even put all settingd to LOW, and it still reaches 110C. please help me?

    P.S. my GPU idles at 65C in a 70F well ventilated room. While under heavy load, i can feel hot air comin out of the vent, and the vent itself is burning hot.
     
    calfan3, Sep 10, 2010
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  2. calfan3

    calfan3 Notebook Guru

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    i fixed it guys. now im idling at 48C and hit 93C MAX under VERY HEAVY load.(gpu overclocked)
     
    calfan3, Sep 13, 2010
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  3. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    How did you fix it?

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Sep 13, 2010
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  4. calfan3

    calfan3 Notebook Guru

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    I REPLACED the thermal compound on the cpu and gpu, and then dusted out the fan and cleaned the heatsink! :D
     
    calfan3, Sep 13, 2010
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  5. calfan3

    calfan3 Notebook Guru

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    update:
    im idling at 53C and maxing out at 89C!!! WOO-HOOO

    thinkin about upgrading my CPU.

    Would upgrading my CPU help me play games better?
    right now i can play GTA4 on medium/high settings a about 40FPS.
    i can play Dirt2 on all high settings at 40 FPS

    i wanna be able to play TDU2!!!!
     
    calfan3, Oct 6, 2010
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