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    Geforce 8600M GS problems :(

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Dosed, Jan 22, 2008.

  1. Dosed

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    hi I have a problem with my geforce it used to work ok but now it drives me crazy when I play games they work ok for about 5 minutes and then the fps drops very low so low its unplayable and its like that 30 seconds and I can hear the fan spining quick and then its ok for a couple of minutes and then fps drops again... my temp. is 62 celsius when im doing nothing and it reaches 82 celsius before the fps drops and the fan spins really quick I tried to set the fan to 100% with rivatuner but I cant the tab for it is missing. please help
     
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  2. Dragonpet

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    First we need some basic information before we can help.

    1. What model is your laptop? So we may determine if it is overheating due to design flaws, or just get a better general idea of what we are troubleshooting.
    2. Are you OCing? If so try change it back to stock.
    3. Lifting your laptop by an inch using books, pencils, etc. If the extra cooling stop the issue try invest in a cooler.
     
    Dragonpet, Jan 22, 2008
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    its acer aspire 5520G im not overclocking it's a new laptop I bought it 3 months ago its been acting like this for about 3 weeks my brother has the same laptop and has no problems
     
    Dosed, Jan 22, 2008
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    mines do the same thing. i think its all 8600m cards do the same thing
     
    dondadah88, Jan 22, 2008
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    1. make sure you didn't do any configuration changes in both games you play and GeForce control panel.

    2.are you playing new games? is this problem comes up with certain games only? because 8xxx series cards are know to have stuttering issues as well...

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=207594
     
    procxi, Jan 22, 2008
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    It happens in all games old and new my brother has same laptop and no problems
     
    Dosed, Jan 22, 2008
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    That proberly is an unlucky Nvidia bug.. like most of the rest of us suffer from :/
     
    thomaskc.dk, Jan 22, 2008
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    theres no way of fixing this ? :(
     
    Dosed, Jan 22, 2008
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  9. procxi

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    if your brother has the same laptop and has no issue when playing the same games then this may not be the 8xxx series issue you are experiencing. however, 8xxx series issue is known to exist. waiting for a fix to be released.

    anyway, in your case, the best bet would be to understand and isolate the differences between your brother's laptop and yours... it could be the driver versions.
     
    procxi, Jan 22, 2008
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    we have same drivers and I tried all of them and still doesnt work
     
    Dosed, Jan 23, 2008
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