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    G51 GPU idle temps?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. cherhuan

    cherhuan Notebook Geek

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    Hello,

    I recently bought a G51Vx (not from the US) that has similar specs to the A1.
    I noticed that my idle temperatures are pretty high.. around 60-70 deg C. But when I tried playing crysis and NFS Undercover the gpu temp only hit 97 deg..

    Here's a screenshot:

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    I only bought this laptop a few days ago.. anyone got any advice on what can i do? The CPU temps seem fine.
     
    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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    Hmm. Use GPU-Z to see if your GPU is at maximum clocks in non-game usage. That happens to some people and it kicked their heat up. Also, what is your ambient temperature, and in what game did you see 97C?
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 12, 2009
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  3. cherhuan

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    Hello Forge,

    Thanks for the prompt reply..
    I think its at maximum clocks.. check out the screenshots below:
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    My ambient temp is not very high. (not sure.. maybe 25-28 deg C) but the CPU and the HDD doesn't seem to be that hot so it should not be the ambient temps' problem.
    The temp i hit 97 was crysis demo and NFS Undercover.

    If that's the case how do i go about solving this? I'm using the latest nvidia drivers. I tried the dox but the temps seem higher...

    Thanks for your help :)
     
    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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  4. Soviet Sunrise

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    It looks like PowerMizer isn't kicking in. Download the PowerMizer button or enable PowerMizer through registry.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 12, 2009
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  5. cherhuan

    cherhuan Notebook Geek

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    downloading it and trying now..

    EDIT: I turned it on and its rebooting now :p

    Hope it works.. Thanks in Advance Soviet!

    EDIT: I restarted and the Powermizer seems to have worked and the GPU is downclocked. Temps seems to be dropping. will leave it idle for a while and see what goes.. now its from 70 down to 63 deg C

    What are the idle temps you guys get on your G51? :)
     
    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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  6. cherhuan

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    Here's my latest temp readings with powermizer:

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    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 12, 2009
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    oh dear... does that mean i have a bad egg?
     
    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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    Nope. Your temps are a little bit on the high side, but they are still normal.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 12, 2009
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  10. cherhuan

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    Thanks Soviet.. +rep for you! :)
     
    cherhuan, Sep 12, 2009
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    ok this is really weird. for my hwmonitor i dont have HDD temps? why is this so? becuz i put it in RAID-0 or what?
     
    NBRUser0159099, Sep 12, 2009
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    Yes. 10char
     
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    ^yes becuz i put RAID? or yes to something else...
     
    NBRUser0159099, Sep 12, 2009
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    Yes because the HDD's are in RAID.
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 13, 2009
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  16. cherhuan

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    cherhuan, Sep 13, 2009
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    wait, why does temp monitor get disabled when put in RAID-0? whats the reasoning?
     
    NBRUser0159099, Sep 13, 2009
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    It sees both drives as one "raid" drive, therefore there is no thermal sensor to associate to the "raid" drive.
     
    SeanDude05, Sep 13, 2009
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    o....watever i guess the temps are around 40C at most...
     
    NBRUser0159099, Sep 13, 2009
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    I wish i could see my hdd temps while in Raid-0... sometimes the area around my drives get REALLY hot... I feel higher temps now than before setting up my Raid-0 =/

    Good thing my CPU/GPU temps didnt change =)
     
    SirHase, Sep 14, 2009
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    If you are running at 2D clocks and getting 60C, it is indeed too high.

    You should be getting like at max mid 50Cs at 120/200
     
    TevashSzat, Sep 14, 2009
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    I've just checked my GPU clocks and see that I have the stock clocks while idling, (even with battery saver mode when on battery). (But Im getting good idling temps for some reason..45C)

    Can someone help me where to download and enable Powermizer. I searched on Google, but no success. I got as far as here

    I want to enable powermizer while on battery and disable while on AC, how do I do that?
     
    a3r0x, Sep 14, 2009
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    Lanaya, Sep 14, 2009
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    EDIT: Works fine now/ sorted the issue. Thanks for the help
     
    a3r0x, Sep 14, 2009
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