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    mx 1530 GPU 97c help!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Gsenator, Jul 24, 2010.

  1. Gsenator

    Gsenator Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys, My Gpu temp just WONT go down. I applied mx-3 to my computer about three weeks ago, and I can get my GPU to idle at like 72 which is the temperature of my other processors. When gaming my CPUs idle at like 84 which I am fine with but my GPU is going up to 97!!! that is just crazy! I removed the dell factory thermal pad and put on mx-3...it seemed to help a lot for non-gaming, but as soon as i game it goes sky high... whats going on? and why did the paste help so much with my processors?
     
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    VD17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have you tried unclogging the fan? Especially near the air outlet which is at the back of the laptop. Using a can of compressed air or the blower of a vacuum cleaner to blow air in through there helps. But remember to use something to pin down and block one of the blades of the fan so that it doesn't rotate at an unsafe rpm. And this operation would be better performed when that portion of the base is unscrewed and removed so as to not let the dust go inside the laptop.
    IMO, an idle temperature for the CPU @ 84 is higher than normal for an M1530. Mine idles at 43-46 at this time of the year when the room temperature is on the higher side as well.
    Also, I remember reading a copper mod of the heatsink for the GPU as well. Try that out as a last ditch effort.
     
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