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    Asus G1s with newly installed t9300

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jpham209, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. jpham209

    jpham209 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys wanted to update you guys on my new cpu. I upgraded from the t7300.

    Before.

    CPU = 70 idle
    GPU = 76 idle

    After.

    CPU = 50-55 idle with arctic silver 5
    65-70 load running super pi and fresh thermal paste
    GPU = 65-70 I didnt change thermal paste yet.
    75-80 load
    HDD = 45

    One odd thing was when i was running SuperPI. My cpuz was reading 2.7ghz. It was spiking up to 13.5x ratio at 200 fsb. I was using Bios 300. I hope this helps anyone else.
     
    jpham209, Jul 15, 2008
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    You weren't necessarily running a full load on your cpu, since superPI is a single thread app. Your new numbers might be artificially low and the folks around here are lately stressed out about the temps in their G1's so this detail could be important. Some of what you're seeing could also be due to the Arctic Silver, since Asus uses simple thermal pads in their stock Ensemble configs if I recall correctly.

    What about trying a true multicore app like wPrime, or dual Prime95 runs to stress test both cores, and then repost?
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 15, 2008
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  3. joon82

    joon82 Notebook Consultant

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    i really want to know this too. I'm thinking about buying g1s(8600m gt GDDR3). Saw couple g1s for below $1k so I was going to buy but read so many post about overheating.
     
    joon82, Jul 15, 2008
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    tphilly1984 Notebook Evangelist

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    joon82 i can see where you are coming from, you might also want to wait untill it doesnt have a 8600m gt in there too because all the hype lately about them all being faulty
     
    tphilly1984, Jul 15, 2008
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  5. jpham209

    jpham209 Notebook Enthusiast

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    2x CPU burn in

    CPU = 72-77 at 100% both cores
    GPU = 72 max when playing CSS

    This results were after i put arctic silver on the 8600m GT.
     
    jpham209, Jul 15, 2008
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    joon82 Notebook Consultant

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    I really want to get 8600m gt GDDR3. It seems its faster than 9500m and little faster than 9600m gs. Thanks Jpham. I think im going to get g1s and put some artic silver on it.
     
    joon82, Jul 15, 2008
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  7. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    I don't think the performance difference is significant enough to risk the overheating issue and the frustration. Just my opinion of course :)
     
    David, Jul 15, 2008
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    x00n Notebook Geek

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    Does replacing thermal paste void warranty?
     
    x00n, Jul 16, 2008
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  9. jpham209

    jpham209 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes it does, i bought mine on ebay so i didnt have any warranty to worry about :(
     
    jpham209, Jul 16, 2008
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