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    M1530 temp playing cod4 online

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JAV1563, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. JAV1563

    JAV1563 Notebook Consultant

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    hey u all! i have tried like three forceware and original dell driver for the nvidia 8600m gt but i get a peak off 90-92 degrees in my graphics card while playing call of duty 4 online..... what do u think? is this right? i m running bios revision 12...... any thoughs? thank u!

    JaV!
     
    JAV1563, Nov 30, 2008
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Your vents may be clogged if you have had your laptop long. More than likely it is a faulty graphics card; for this call Dell.
     
    gengerald, Nov 30, 2008
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    JAV1563 Notebook Consultant

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    its 4 months old...... but i didnt use to get this temps.. can this be happening due the bios a12? vents are clear
     
    JAV1563, Nov 30, 2008
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    Call dell and ask them to change your heat sink coz that might be the problem.
     
    nikechristo, Dec 2, 2008
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