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    G72GX problem with graphics card

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by kidio007, Nov 27, 2010.

  1. kidio007

    kidio007 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, so whenever I start a game on my G72GX it works fine for about 20 seconds, then it starts lagging like crazy and I see in the temps that the Gtx 260m is around 70 C and while in game the temps actually go down while gaming after the lagg kicks in, and now the laptop is really slow and I have to restart it and then it's back to normal. I never hear the fan kicking in, but I can hear the fan running when it's idle. I have tried many different drivers and same result. I have no other issues with the laptop than that, is the graphics card most likely broken?
     
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  2. stamar

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    it sounds like a software issue to me.
     
    stamar, Nov 27, 2010
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  3. kidio007

    kidio007 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh, I tried Furmark, and after 10 seconds it would get to about 70 C and then it started lagging, and the temps went back down to 60 while furmark was running. So whenever I try to get the graphics card hot it fails, don't understand why it resets everytime I restart the computer though, any tips on what I can do to try and fix it?
     
    kidio007, Nov 27, 2010
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  4. stamar

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    diagnosis starts with a fresh format.
     
    stamar, Nov 28, 2010
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    Are you on the newest BIOS?
     
    maximinimaus, Nov 28, 2010
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    yah you need to be... G72 throttles and causes lagg if you haven't instaled latest vBIOS...
     
    Leopard2, Nov 28, 2010
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