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    Alienware M17x R4 with 7970m gpu (guildwars 2)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by leetsausage, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. leetsausage

    leetsausage Newbie

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    I had it check it on canyourunit website and it says that i can run the game perfectly fine but i noticed my gpu overheats and sometimes my laptop shuts down, also i downloaded afterburner to see how hot it can get, it shows that my gpu temperature reaches around 68c when running guild wars, does this happen to any other 7970m gpu owner? I also updated my drivers and it didn't resolve the issue.
     
    leetsausage, Sep 26, 2012
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  2. maverick1989

    maverick1989 Notebook Deity

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    68C is a normal temperature.
     
    maverick1989, Sep 26, 2012
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    68C is well below when the GPU shuts down.
     
    Zymphad, Sep 26, 2012
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  4. Rosbife

    Rosbife Notebook Guru

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    Your laptop generally shuts itself down as prevention at 95C, on certain systems at 100C and I've even seen 105C. So either your computer is indeed at 68C and is reading the temp wrong, or the software is displaying the temp wrong.
    Try getting RealTemp, run it, send it to system tray checked on Maximum (which shows the max temps it's reached while on) and see if you get the same results. 68C is actually a low temp for high settings GW2 gameplay, though the M17X R4 has very good cooling.
     
    Rosbife, Sep 26, 2012
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  5. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    ^My thoughts exactly. If your computer manages to maintain 68C then wow.
     
    Steven, Sep 26, 2012
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