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    8600GT very hot and game application terminated!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by xtremesportx, Nov 16, 2007.

  1. xtremesportx

    xtremesportx Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all, was playing CnC3 for around 25mins and the application shut down! and error message was something error in the dx application and my graphic cd is extremely hot! Is it due to the resolution i put on 1440x900 everything high?? or is it due to the driver i installed: 163.67 from laptop2you..
     
    xtremesportx, Nov 16, 2007
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    xtremesportx Notebook Enthusiast

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    the fps i got running fraps were constant @ 28-30... is it fixed @ 30 as it never chged?
     
    xtremesportx, Nov 16, 2007
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    You might have been blocking off the fan and it got too hot. Also, the fan may have dust in it so I recommend a clean out
     
    Crimsonman, Nov 16, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The game might be capped at 30 FPS and/or you have Vsync on, which ties the frame rates to your LCD's refresh rate.

    Try monitoring your tempeartures:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=81852
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 16, 2007
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