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    Asus A8jm, Heat problem with BF2?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by F4mikey, Oct 5, 2006.

  1. F4mikey

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    Hey guys, got the laptop last week. Started playing BF2, looked pretty good. 20 minutes later I started to get artifacts, they got worse to the point of non-playable.
    -Reboot
    -5 min good then artifacts
    -lowered video settings to low
    -10 min good then artifacts
    -changed video drivers
    -5 min good then artifacts
    -shutdown laptop for 30 min
    -20 min good, then artifacts


    Changed power mizer settings to limit the video card performance and set BF2 to low settings, now I can play fine with crappy graphics...

    So what do you guys think the problem is? Anyone had similar?

    Thanks guys,

    Mike
     
    F4mikey, Oct 5, 2006
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  2. Darrick

    Darrick Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Sounds like bad GPU to me... can you check the GPU temp and/or Core/Mem frequencies?
     
    Darrick, Oct 5, 2006
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    zydus Notebook Evangelist

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    update BIOS and video card drivers
     
    zydus, Oct 5, 2006
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  4. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    +1. Sounds like an overheating GPU to me. Since you've already updated your videocard drivers, I'd grab a recent BIOS update (2.11 is latest IIRC); the fan controller behaviour was modified in later releases.
     
    TedJ, Oct 6, 2006
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  5. F4mikey

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    Hey thanks guys.

    I'll upgrade my bios tonight, anything I should know ahead of time for that?

    I'll also do Idle and BF2 checks on temp before and after the bios upgrade.
     
    F4mikey, Oct 6, 2006
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    rwei Notebook Consultant

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    Stick two pads of post-its under the left and right of the back of your laptop to elevate it and help ventilation. I had pausing issues in games before (mine is OC'ed) but elevating the laptop eliminated problems and made it easier to type.
     
    rwei, Oct 6, 2006
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    Changed the bios up to 2.11 and now just played for an hour with no issues. I will update how this does a week from now as well.

    Thanks again for the advice guys!
     
    F4mikey, Oct 7, 2006
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