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    GPU Idles at 67C...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by A Led Rock, Dec 28, 2007.

  1. A Led Rock

    A Led Rock Notebook Evangelist

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    ya so my GPU is idling at 67C...

    i have no overclock and i'm getting artifcating in BF2 b/c of this i think...is there something wrong with my comp?

    I tried propping the back of the lappy up with a book so the heat could escape easier and i think it helped a lil but not really enough lol...
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 28, 2007
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    Thats rather hot for a idle temp and if its artifacting in game play then yes more than likely something is wrong. Can you hear the fan working?
     
    Rorschach, Dec 28, 2007
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    The temp may be normal for your gddr3 on aero, but the artifacting is most definately not.
     
    osso002, Dec 28, 2007
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  4. A Led Rock

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    i fixed the artifacts by propping a book under the computer...but still...is there something wrong with my GPU?
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 28, 2007
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  5. A Led Rock

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    and just for reference i rarely hear the fans
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 28, 2007
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    Maybe your fans are manually turned off, try turning them on using something like ntune or rivatuner.
     
    hyakku, Dec 28, 2007
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  7. A Led Rock

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    i have ntune...how do i turn the fans on using it lol

    ya i see under the underclocking part...it wont let me control the fan...its like grayed out lol...
     
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    trying finding a place to download i8kfangui. Its a fan control program for dell laptops. If your fan's aren't working properly or just need to be forced to run higher this might help.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 28, 2007
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  9. Tim

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    Check out the cooling guide for some more tips.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Dec 28, 2007
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    Cooling mat - or tell Dell to send you a new Notebook :)
     
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    Check the Dell forum and see what other XPS M1530 owners report as their temperatures. You should not be getting artifacts and 67*C idle is as noted high. It sounds like the heatsink and/or the thermal compound may not have been installed right.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 28, 2007
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  12. scythie

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    Wow, my Vostro doesn't even touch 67C when gaming [max it ever got while gaming was 65C]

    Your fans ARE working, right? It's just that you can barely hear them?
     
    scythie, Dec 28, 2007
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  13. A Led Rock

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    i'll try i8kfangui
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 28, 2007
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