Temperatures

Are my temperatures okay?

After playing an hour of Metro 2033

TSS0: 82c
TSS1: 95.5.c
TSS2: 87c

Are they okay?

 

They are pushing it, IMO, watch and make sure they dont go 98 or up, if they do then there is cause for concern

 

Are they safe though?

Metro is a pretty demanding game.

 

I'd worry. My temps never go past 80 on a stock paste job on Metro. I guess as long as it doesn't GSOD, you should be okay, but those are pretty high temps. Any other games get your temps that high?

 

Sniper ghost warrior hits like 91c.

L4D2 hits like 88c.

And I was running Metro on fairly high settings.

And your temps never go past 80c on TSS1?

 

Nope... 77 is the highest I've seen it go whilst playing BC2 on max, 91 on Furmark. Shut-down temps are around 110 degrees. You're okay for now, but may consider repasting if you're comfortable doing something like that. At least that's my take on it, maybe some other members will advise you otherwise.

 

My BFBC2 seem to lag a bit little bit here and there. Is there any more settings to change for the GPU and CPU to run at full capacity? Other than changing windows power option to High Performance Powerplay?

 

Doesn't repasting void warranty though?

And if I continue to play at these temps will my GPU die or something?

 

I think I read your post regarding that - are you having the "skipping" issue? I've heard that can be caused by a 5400rpm hard drive. You can also try using the Download AMD GPU Clock Tool v0.9.8 | techPowerUp and putting your clocks to 750/1050 or 800/1100 (monitor your temps) but I doubt that would solve the skipping problem.

I believe repasting may actually void your warranty if you ever return the laptop with a video card related issue. Playing with these temps will not neccesarily make your GPU "die", but may push it to shut down temperatures as time goes on (dust collection, more demanding games, etc.)

 

Alright, I'll keep it the way it is right now.

I'll repaste down the road if it does get bad (thermal shutdown)

Thanks PhnX!

 

I dont think it's the skipping issue, like what is mentioned in the thread.

Just that it doesnt feel smooth on full HD and Ultra.

I dont have a 5400rpm drive by the way.

 

Cheesenium, Do you have Vsync on?

Maybe that's the problem.

 

I did suspect that, too, as im too used to low fps till i have completely forgotten about Vsync.

Could give it a shot. Thanks by the way.

 

Yup, Let me know if it works.

 

Yup, that could be it then. Another thing to note, I don't play my FPS games at full HD (at least my competitive ones) as it is much either to aim / flickshot with lower res. I believe I'm at 720p and high settings for BC2.

 

Probably a little late to the party, but OP, if I were you, I'd repaste now. A couple of weeks early now could save you another year of GPU life.

I get similar temps to you, and as soon as I get hold of some ICD7 from Ebay, I'm repasting mine. Heck, I'm holding off on longer gaming sessions to make sure it doesn't go past 95C.

 

CZX58 Shadow, I don't feel comfortable repasting the GPU. If it does get worse, I'll RMA it.

I lowered the settings a bit on Metro 2033 and now it only hits 92c.

 

I hit 88. Depends on the game and the ambients, though.

 

I play left for dead 2 full settings and the highest I get is 72c. I would be careful running it that high. Sooner or later something got to give. Just watch those temps.

 

Any idea what you are talkin about ? There's been threads going on about the G73's temps for 6 months now. I used to hit 98C while gaming. Others hit 104C on their machines. Some of them shut down once above 104C.
I'm sure these cards can handly 88C .

Although, the paste on these machines is done poorly, so if you are unlucky, and your temp goes above 90C, I would recommend you redo your GPU-paste.
90C aint harmfull for the machine, but it aint that good eighter. Over the years your hardware will wear itself out faster if your temps stay that high.
If your paste is done correctly, your idle should be somewhere around 60C, and your Furmark (+-5mins at least) run should hit around 85C with Bios211, and the latest CCC.

 

Shockie, if I do get worse temps, I'll RMA it.

And I only need about 1 and a half more years out of this laptop.

You think it'll last?

 

It all depends what you're planning to do with the laptop. What temps are you getting while gaming ? And have you tried running furmark ? What does that give you? 540 days is surely the lifespan we expect from decent laptops like the g73, even with high temps. If it idle's around 60-65 ur safe. If it hits 70 however, i strongly recommend you redo the paste. You can ask ur local pc-shop to do it for you. I wouldn't recommend RMA'ing it, since the chance is big ur gonne receive it the same way you send it.

 

just to add some comparison:
I ran battlefield bad company 2 with max settings no AA on my JW model for about 5 hours (intensive gamer lol)
I had a IC diamond paste and maxing at only 78 degrees.
idling at 35ish to 43ish

don't go higher than 80 mid because a few hours of 90 cause a lot of damage than a 80 mid

 

So what you are saying is that 90C causes damage? I think we need a bigger airport with all these roflcopters .
I applied IC7 to my GPU, i get 83C max in furmark after 1hour. Before that I used to play hours of Just Cause 2 and my temps went up to 98C.
High temps don't do immediate dammage, unless it goes up to 140C and burns up your GPU, which it won't since there's a built in protection for that.
You will only see the results of constant high temps after a few years, when your hardware will start to degrade faster than when your were running on lower temps. Btw, the ''35ish'' temps, what clockspeeds you readin for that?

 

Shockie, On 700/100 I idle at around 60c on TSS1 and 55c on TSS0.

But when I'm not gaming I use the 200/405 underclock and all the sensor idle around 50c.