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    Battlefield 3 6990m question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Onasi, Nov 5, 2011.

  1. Onasi

    Onasi Notebook Guru

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    So I'm running BF3 at a mostly medium spec with high textures, however after playing for one hour or longer I feel that my performance takes a drop. After checking tempratures, I decreased my overclock from 800/950 to 770/950 and surprisingly it runs better, with a less drop in performance as time goes on.
    Initial overclock temps were around 85-87 degress while now I'm hovering around 80.

    I heard people get like 70 degrees maximum load temperature, how is that possibe? I'm on a brand new P170HM(3 weeks old) with MX-2 paste and a Zalman cooler. I'm considering repasting but I'm not that good with computers and I'm afraid I'll screw something up. Any tips?
     
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  2. HTWingNut

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    Well if you're not comfortable repasting, find someone who is. Although the Clevo P170HM / Sager NP8170 is one of the easiest laptops to remove the heatsinks and repaste.

    Does sound like a bad paste issue.

    Just if you do it, make sure to clean it well with the highest concentration of alcohol you can find (99% can be found at drug stores usually) and soft paper towel. Get a non-conductive paste like IC Diamond to prevent possible shorting if any gets on your motherboard or CPU/GPU board.
     
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  3. SlickDude80

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    800/950 isn't a high overclock at all...

    I typically run 825/1175 for gaming...it goes even higher when benching and my temps aren't as high as yours. Even at those OC'ed speeds, i never run over 72c. It is definitely a bad paste job.You might also consider a newer thermal paste like MX-4 which should knock a few degrees off your temps.
     
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  4. Onasi

    Onasi Notebook Guru

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    So can I do the repasting myself? Is it complicated, can alot of stuff go wrong?
    Is there a guide around that I can maybe check out? I'd rather it be this forum then a google search, notebookreview has been helpful in the past.

    Sorry if this is off-topic.
     
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    Check out Chasity's pasting guide/info in the Asus section. She's probably the one I've seen the most involved with repasting on these boards. Although it may be aimed at G53/73 laptops, you may gain some insight and knowledge on how to apply it to your laptop properly :)

    You can pick up an IC Diamond 24 Thermal Compound tube for 20$~ from ebay if I'm not mistaken. IC7 goes for around 10$. IC24 is what some resellers use, so I'd go for that.
     
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