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    GPU idling high lately

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sublime313, Nov 30, 2009.

  1. sublime313

    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    Notebook in sig (hp dv7t, 9600mGT). It idles at 60 C lately after having it idle at low 50's for months. I don't get it. 98% of the time it's docked on my desktop, resting on a cooler (that I don't even bother turning on anymore because it never made any difference in temp). The only things to have ever changed are that I now have Windows 7, Norton Internet Security 2010, nvidia 186.44 drivers, have installed flash player 2.1. Is it the drivers?

    I've sprayed the vents with air a few times in the 10 months I've owned it.

    I just don't get why the temps are 10 C warmer for no apparent reason.
     
    sublime313, Nov 30, 2009
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    Run gpuz and post your clocks. It's most likely that when you upgraded to windows 7 your new drivers running the gpu without powermizer.
     
    Rorschach, Nov 30, 2009
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    if your using the beta NVDIA drivers or non official NVDIA drivers , no suprise if you got this problem.. Use the 186.81 drivers .. they're the newest and coolest ones...
     
    sean473, Nov 30, 2009
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    i gave the vents another shot of compressed air and updated drivers from 186.44 ---> 186.81 ... my old drivers were WHQL, but we'll see if these make any difference.
     
    sublime313, Nov 30, 2009
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    it is most likely powermizer not functioning properly, it was having troubles with my GPU and would clock up to extra (gaming) clocks whenever I moved a window in aero on win7, so I went back to vista for now.
     
    Lanaya, Nov 30, 2009
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    But getting GPU-Z and checking if powermizer was working was just TOO MUCH WORK?
     
    Kocane, Nov 30, 2009
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    My 9600's been a little high also, so I thought I'd just ask here, to get an idea of what could be causing it

    This is what GPU-Z shows me when I'm idling, with FF and Gom Player running

    [​IMG]

    Thanks guys
     
    RaYYaN, Nov 30, 2009
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    The information under the Sensors tab is what's important.
     
    Kevin, Nov 30, 2009
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    [​IMG]

    Is everything in order?
     
    RaYYaN, Nov 30, 2009
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    Yes that seems OK, but i know that i have the issue whenever i move a window around or resize it, they clocks go sky high
     
    Kocane, Nov 30, 2009
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    Good to know
    Thanks alot (+rep)
     
    RaYYaN, Nov 30, 2009
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    Seems like my idle is back down to low 50's again. I decided to warm things up, ran a 1080p movie on cyberlink, youtube hi def in the background, and a dvd at the same time for a few minutes. Got the gpu upto 67. It cooled down pretty quickly to around 52.
     
    sublime313, Nov 30, 2009
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    Mine also idles around 50 so there should be no problem...
     
    sean473, Dec 1, 2009
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    actually, i'm getting idle temps at 47-48 now which is as good as it has ever been.
     
    sublime313, Dec 1, 2009
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