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    8600m GT Clocks and temps, stock, vista updated drivers...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by BenLeonheart, Jan 20, 2008.

  1. BenLeonheart

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    Im running RivaTuner,
    And it reads this:


    Core Clock / ROP Domain, MHz - 513.00

    Core Clock / shader domain, MHz - 1026.00
    Memory Clock, MHz: 702.00

    Core Temperature: 78 C


    em... is that good? o_O

    Edit:I'm not too knowleadgable bout overclock and stuff, im just running it stock... with the... 156.69 drivers from the windows update stuff
     
    BenLeonheart, Jan 20, 2008
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  2. ziggo0

    ziggo0 Notebook Consultant

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    As far as I know, RivaTuner only reads our 8600m's Temps right. Clocks will be all sorts of messed up. Is that 78C idle?
     
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    No sir, its while gaming :D
    it goes down to 60 - 63 C
    while doing office work, internet and music....
     
    BenLeonheart, Jan 20, 2008
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    that is fairly high though mine stays around 45 to 50C
     
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    Gee.....
    would the room temperature have an impact on it?
    I live in Honduras, room temperature right now is at about.... 30C

    Also, my games seem to crash very much... (Jedi Academy, HL2)
    Crysis doesn't crash that much, and CoD4 crashes a bit...

    Sometimes I play for hours, sometimes it just crashes...
    I read that is common for some Nvidia Cards?
     
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    78C is just fine. While playing games mine hovers around 90C with no cooling pad or fans turned up.
     
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    Oh ok dude :)
    thanks!

    Just anothr question, are you overclocking?

    mine would be these, stock... are these "ok"?
    513/1026/702

    im just a bit bugged about that memory one :(

    and do your games crash? what drivers do you use?
    (sorry for the rich amounts of questions )
     
    BenLeonheart, Jan 20, 2008
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    I have my 8600M GT 256MB DD3 overclocked to 584/855 and get the following temperature readouts:

    Idle: 56-63
    Gaming: 64-78

    I use no cooling pad but I've raised the computer about 1cm from the table in the back to allow for better airflow to the air intake.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Nice, I just updated to the .28 drivers...
    Temperature seems to be better now...
    I tested UT3 on max (detail 5) and 1280x800,
    and the temp was steady on 74 C

    Tested Crysis on High (shadows: med, shaders: med, 1024x768)
    and the temp raised to 78

    Tested COD4 on max(every single thing on), 800 x 600 temp stayed on 74...

    no overclocking :)
     
    BenLeonheart, Jan 20, 2008
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    Mine is never over 50 unless I'm gaming. It's never over 65 when I'm gaming... I'm not using notebook cooler or anything, I just elevate the back of my computer with two little boxes so the fan under the laptop can draw air in instead of trying to suck air out of a wooden desktop.
     
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    High temp recorded on mine is 93C... Or a toasty 200 degrees F.

    -Towels
     
    WarTowels, Feb 8, 2008
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    wow, how are u guys getting those low temps. Mine runs 78C idle and high 80s while gaming on my ddr3. I replaced the ddr2 with the ddr3 awhile ago and the ddr2 was also running 70-80C idle. Maybe i should redo the thermal paste on my GPU.
     
    PlasticChicken, Feb 8, 2008
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    What notebook are we talking about here? how did you change from ddr2 to gddr3?
     
    leo_s, Feb 9, 2008
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    I have the Asus C90S. It was easy to replace the GPU. Found a matching ddr3 card for the c90s on ebay ($90, i was really lucky since the guy accidently bought it thinking it would fit inside his dell inspiron, the card would have been $250) and all i had to do was unscrew it, put thermal paste, and rescrew the ddr3 back in. It's also running a desktop proc (e6600) which might be part of the reason why its so hot....
     
    PlasticChicken, Feb 9, 2008
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