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    Does the HP DV5 series have switchable graphics?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by zijin_cheng, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    Does the HP DV5-1157ca or DV5 series in general have switchable graphics? I have the 9600m gt and it is hot as . Anyone know whether i can switch to an intel grpahics anytime?
     
    zijin_cheng, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. lvnatic

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    no, it doesn't as far as i know
    the problem with the heat in dv5t notebooks is solved by raising the notebook a few inches from the desk youre keeping it on
    the temps will decrease with aprox 10 degrees
    you should also undervolt your cpu, it greatly reduced my overall temps in the laptop, since the cpu heat also leads to the gpu in it's design
    under heavy load (aprox 5-6 hours of intense gameplay), i get max 64 degress on the cpu and 70-71 on the gpu, never above 71 no matter how much i stress it
    that's pretty decent values, so you should give it a try

    here's the undervolting guide : http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824
    did you overclock your GPU btw?
     
    lvnatic, Apr 14, 2010
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  3. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    hey lvnatic. I have my notebook raised 8 inches off the ground with my lego :) self built stand and as u can see in my sig, i also UC'ed my cpu. I even have a small fan blowing at my lappy when gaming. eg, crysis, fallout 3, bad company 2, i get about 75degs cpu and 65degs gpu
     
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  4. sean473

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    lol those temps are quite good.. i get 70-78C CPU and 70-77 GPU under load with notebook cooling fan , UV CPU... if u want to drop temps more , try the below riva tuner tweak.. it undervolts GPU in a way so i can OC GPU... that's why maybe my temps are a little high...

    link : http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=456313
     
    sean473, Apr 14, 2010
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  5. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah well, my bios is F.05B so OC'ing is not supported and i don't really feel like updating or backdating my bios. For me, cooling fans are stupid, Get a huge industrial fan blowing at the back of your lappy, cooling pads are like babies compared to it
     
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    well i'm using NVDIA system tools.. which doesn't require BIOS update... anyways why don't u want to do them? its so easy..
     
    sean473, Apr 15, 2010
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    Just got finished playing L4D2 on my DV5. With a cooler and undervolted CPU, with the game on ALL high setting my max CPU temp was 65 for both cores and the GPU was at 71. If I don't use a cooler and just have some plastic bottle caps in the back, the only difference is the CPU can go up to about 70 for both cores.
     
    RoGuE1230, Apr 16, 2010
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