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    Heating Issue GPU

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Xyril, Apr 17, 2009.

  1. Xyril

    Xyril Notebook Enthusiast

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    Edit: I own a M1530 forget to put that.

    I am having heating issues, specifically GPU, it would go upwards of 95+ while in while playing WoW in 25 man raids causing FPS to suffer. The first time it happened the issue happened to me I called Dell and they replace the heatsink/fan. It solved the problem completely. Now around 4 months later It's started to heat up again upwards of 95c.

    Now I'm thinking it has to do something with the heatsink maybe. I was wondering if it is, what part of the heatsink would cause much heating over time?

    Can changing the factory stock thermal paste on the heatsink work? How do I know if the paste needs to be replaced/ reapply?

    Any suggestions would be appreciated, but I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the heatsink.
     
    Xyril, Apr 17, 2009
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    Check if you have a lot of dust in your cooling vent area. That could clog up the fan and drastically increase temperatures.

    Also, have you done a BIOS update recently? Some BIOS settings in a newer version may cause heating issues.

    What laptop do you have?
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 17, 2009
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    +1 on cleaning your vents and fan. Dust is always a cause for heating issues.
     
    Hirohata, Apr 17, 2009
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    Xyril Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own a M1530, Bios is A12.

    I've cleaned the fan about 3 weeks ago before the problem started.

    Edit: I also did clean the fan when I was having the first time I had heating issues. It didn't solve any heating issue at both times.
     
    Xyril, Apr 17, 2009
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    Could just be the thermal paste that Dell applied then. If it's still under warranty I'd say let Dell do it for you as I don't know if you can void the warranty if anything goes wrong reapplying it yourself.
     
    Hirohata, Apr 17, 2009
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    Xyril Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well thanks for confirming, will try changing the paste myself (warranty expired).
     
    Xyril, Apr 17, 2009
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