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    G1S 8600M GPU temps while gaming

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by chymera, Jun 18, 2007.

  1. chymera

    chymera Newbie

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    I have a new G1S and installed Rivatuner to monitor the systems temps. Both CPU cores seem to be running fine at about 40C idle and up to 55C or so after an hour plus gaming. My concern is the GPU it seems to idle at around 70C and has run up to 100C!! while gaming according to rivatuner. Could this be true? I am even using a notebook cooler with this. Cound rivatuner be wrong, what are others getting for the 8600? Funny thing is machine runs fine even when it posted 107C once after 3 hours stright WOW playing.
     
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  2. MrWhereItsAt

    MrWhereItsAt Notebook Evangelist

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    I have no numbers right now, but after 5/6 hours of switching between games (CNC3, Civ 4, Doom 3, F.E.A.R, Far Cry), the only heat I've noticed has been on the RHS of the keyboard (presumably that's where the GFX card is). My previous HP from 3 years ago would get so hot just playing WinAmp that the underside of the wooden table it was sitting on would be noticeably warm, but with the G1S that doesn't happen.
     
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  3. chymera

    chymera Newbie

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    The RHS gets slightly hot for me also and the exhaust from the port at the back becomes pretty warm after 30 mins or so with gaming. It seems that the computer runs just fine but these numbers for the GPU seems extremly high. I'm just hoping that the monitoring programs right now are not measuring the temp correctly. I checked nvidias own ntune temp measurement though and it seems to agree with rivatuner. Can anyone else install rivatuner and check their GPU temp under load?, I cant imagine mine would be unique in terms of this. The computer was just off over night and upon cold start, the core2 chip read around 25C but the GPU was instantly already at 54C after loading IE and writing this post, the temps are 37C on the CPU and 71C for the GPU, nothing else is running. This seems impossible since the GPU should be pretty much idle right now.
     
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  4. ColdSoul

    ColdSoul Notebook Consultant

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    Those temps @ gaming are pretty normal for GPUs nowadays. They are designed to stand that enormous heat...
     
    ColdSoul, Jun 18, 2007
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    Tangerined Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just downloaded nvidia monitorview and took a look at my gpu temp and its about 80 degrees celcius and I've been doing nothing but watching videos and surfing the net.
     
    Tangerined, Jun 18, 2007
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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thats too hot, call the place where you bought it from.
     
    link1313, Jun 18, 2007
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  7. nightfox91

    nightfox91 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea heat is mainly on the right side of the keyboard for me too, I haven't looked at any temps yet though.
     
    nightfox91, Jun 18, 2007
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