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    GPU Temperature went up 72 -> 75

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by miscolobo, Mar 30, 2008.

  1. miscolobo

    miscolobo Notebook Deity

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    Yeah its me again :p this time with a temperature problem.

    Yesterday i was playing a game for about 3 hours and my max temperature never surpassed 72 degrees Celcius.

    Today, i started playing and my max temps got to 75 degrees celcius!!!!! Thats a 3C boost! Gah!

    I didnt change a thing! same cooler, same clocks, same notebook.


    Any ideas?
     
    miscolobo, Mar 30, 2008
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  2. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Maybe The room temperature is the variable?
     
    redrazor11, Mar 30, 2008
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  3. 2.0

    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    More intensive game scene? Anyway, 3deg C is nothing to worry about. 10C and up would be cause for concern.
     
    2.0, Mar 30, 2008
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  4. miscolobo

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    Accually i played a MMORPG...not an FPS...WAYYYY less intensive O.O
     
    miscolobo, Mar 30, 2008
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  5. 660hpv12

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    just as a side note, what temperture mointoring program do you use?
     
    660hpv12, Mar 30, 2008
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  6. miscolobo

    miscolobo Notebook Deity

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    i use HWmonitor
     
    miscolobo, Mar 30, 2008
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    m4rc Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh hey! What's that free program that monitors battery power, temperature cp temp blah blah?
     
    m4rc, Mar 30, 2008
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    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Yes. Roll down the windows. :rolleyes:
     
    Signal2Noise, Mar 30, 2008
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  9. Pai

    Pai Notebook Evangelist

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    TO OP: 3 degree increase is normal if you are playing games, there are just too many variable, for one it could be that the room temperature increase, or that you have game a longer time today, either way, if you are really worrying about the temperature, set the fan speed to high, or use AC to make the ambient temperature lower so your cooler works better.

    EDIT: I just wrote one long run-on sentence.
     
    Pai, Mar 30, 2008
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  10. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Alot of things could have caused the extra 3c. Warmer room temps, GPU working out more, etc.

    Its nothing to worry about unless it goes say.. 7c higher than usual.
     
    flipfire, Mar 30, 2008
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  11. JCMS

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    Mine runs at 97C. Dont worry. It goes arround 105-115C if I don't force the fans with folding at home
     
    JCMS, Mar 30, 2008
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  12. zipx2k5

    zipx2k5 Notebook Consultant

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    Another thing is if you're worried about temperatures for extended periods of gaming while you're playing an MMO, you could just play on Power Saver mode. For my laptop, usually I'll switch High Performance for games since it always seems to default to Power Saver, but if I play World of Warcraft, I can't notice any performance difference between the settings, but it does run a lot cooler on power saver (which makes sense).
     
    zipx2k5, Mar 30, 2008
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  13. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    I have the same card, similar overclock (550\800) and the exact same 3d mark 06 scores for "stock" and "oc" (700 points woot :D)

    Yes its completely normal, especially for 3 hours gaming!

    Funny thing is that i found older games such as civilation 4, battlefield 2 and far cry run way hotter (around 10*C) than more intensive games like crysis and oblivion!

    Anyone have any ideas why?
     
    WILLY S, Mar 31, 2008
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