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    BIOS 05 to 09 update, increased temp??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by RyanCA, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. RyanCA

    RyanCA Notebook Geek

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    Hey well I haven't updated my BIOS since I got my laptop half a year ago, until now. I have no overclocking, and I use a notebook cooler. I noticed a change in peak temperatures after switching to the new BIOS.

    BIOS 05
    Idle: CPU 55~, GPU 60~
    Performance: CPU 70~, GPU 75~

    BIOS 09
    Idle: CPU 50~, GPU 60~
    Performance: CPU 80~, GPU 90~ (!)

    Yeah I dunno what's up with this, no real difference for idle temps, but for performance it's wierd. I use I8kfanGUI to monitor, and these temperatures were a rather startling. Has anyone else had such results? Is there a better program to monitor temperatures? Thanks.
     
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    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    Hmm....thats odd my temps seemed to drop.......maybe your starting to see the effects of the faulty nvidia chips
     
    benbeck08, Jul 27, 2008
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  3. disciplined

    disciplined Notebook Geek

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    i8kfan is not the best temp monitor for our systems. Use HWMonitor.

    Maybe i8kfan reads the temps through the bios and so with the new bios the temp readings are way more off.

    Check with HWMonitor to see if that's the case.
     
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  4. RyanCA

    RyanCA Notebook Geek

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    Ok yeah I used Rivatuner and HWMonitor, and I think I'm going to uninstall I8k.

    Rivatuner showed peak GPU at 79 degrees.
    HWmonitor showed peak GPU at 80 degrees, peak CPU at 78 degrees.
    I8k showed peak GPU at 91 degrees, peak CPU at 83 degrees.

    So I'm guessing my GPU is around 80 degrees at full load, and CPU around 80 as well. Should I be concerned?

    Also, what's ACPI temp? HWMonitor is reading this at 87 degrees peak!
     
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  5. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    Oh **** I asked you this question in two threads. Whatever, you think our systems shipped with the defective chips?
     
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    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    haha just answered in other thread
     
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    RyanCA Notebook Geek

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    Hey so I'd like to know if peak temps of CPU and GPU at around 80 degrees are safe? I'm so scared now that I've learned there's defective GPUs going around, maybe I should visit these forums less =P

    Ignorance can indeed be bliss.
     
    RyanCA, Jul 27, 2008
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