HP dv6 6770m performance decrease after minutes

Hi,

I have a dv6 with core i7-2630QM, 6GB RAM and 1GB 6770M GT GPU.

I've tried the following games:
-Dead Space 3
-Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
-Metro: Last Line

And the performance doesn't seem to be on-par with what I've seen online. I'm running Catalyst 13.6 drivers on Windows 8 64-bit. When I was on Windows 7, I was able to run Mass Effect 3 on high on 1920x1080p for hours without slow down.

However, recently it seems like my computer reduces performance significantly after about 30 minutes of play. Is this a drivers/OS issue or is because the GPU is deteriorating?

How can I fix the issue and restore the performance to what it was before?

Thank you!

 

hwmonitor

check your gpu temps while gaming. If they are over 95c reply back

 

clean vents and fans out with compressed air. dust is the main factor for raised temps which causes downclocking.
and above 90c is the time to start finding out whats wrong.

 

I said 95C because I currently have been gaming at 92-93C for 2 years 0 issues notta.

 

92-93 is too much as well. especially for long periods of time. youve been very lucky then.

 

The GPU is overheating. Through a play-through the temps went all the way up to 97C from 45C in about 15 min. I checked the fans near my comp and it seems like no air is coming out so I'm guessing there is some dust accumulated there. Thank you for all the help!

 

repaste gpu
clean dust
notebook cooler

if this doesn't resolve your issues RMA

mr DJ

92-93c for two years brother

edit it says 90c to 95c lol

we were both right

 

as i said, you was very lucky.
hardware just isnt built to normally take them sorts of prolonged heat temps.

 

dust
clean the lappy and everything will be normal again

 

I would clean the vents and then try it before cracking it open to repaste. The gpu is not all that easy to get to in the dv6.

 

+1. My DM4-3000 is basically the 14" version of the DV6. Opened it multiple times to be proficient enough on what I'm doing. Anyway, to get access to both the CPU and GPU you need to dismantle the entire chassis except for the screen assembly. Unless you know how to properly dismount the keyboard by sliding a plastic card into an edge you opened (instead of pulling it out forcefully), you risk breaking the plastic tooths of the keyboard clinging on to the chassis.

1.I'll also add on that disabling (the trick way) Intel Turbo Boost also helps reduce operating temperatures.

You have to go to your power plan, processor power management, make sure cooling policy is "Active" and that the max processor state should be capped at 99% instead of 100%.

2. In addition, HP Coolsense 2.0 might be screwing up the thermal management like from what I've experienced myself. HP Coolsense 1.0 (aka HPThermalAssistant) is a lot better from my observations. And yup speedfan doesn't work.


Coolsense 1.0 (HP Thermal Assistant), compared to "auto" and "disabled" in coolsense 2.0 which is very ineffective

To install HPThermalAssistant in HP Software framework, you must uninstall all newer versions of HP Software framework.


Here's the old HP Software Framework Link HP Software Framework | HP® Support , I'd advise you to use your firewall to block HP support assistant and HP Software Framework from the internet to prevent it from installing the latest version with the new coolsense automatically because sometimes it does talk to the update server.

Although the fan profiles are controlled mostly manually, ''Coolest Mode'' in thermal assistant is the best fan profile you can apply on top of your system when running on high load. As a highlight, once the CPU hits 80C for a few seconds, the fan will automatically be cranked up to the max speed you can get on a HP DM4 3000/DV6-6000.

PS: My link to HPSupport Framework might not be the "old enough" version with the manual fan profile. If its the wrong version (pretty sure its correct though), google HP thermal assistant.

• The bad side though, you have to set the fan profile to "Coolest mode" each time you startup.
• Sometimes Thermal Assistant screws up and doesn't apply the fan profile correctly (If your PC starts up with Performance optimized checked instead of coolest, it'll probably crank up the fan at 90C instead of 80C).
  The workaround: Apply Quietest mode, then apply Coolest once again

3. Certain versions (very few of them) of the IDT HD Audio drivers (what the Beats Audio actually is) and the GUI are plagued with high CPU usage even on idle. This new version looks fine to me. ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp61001-61500/sp61258.exe

Hope it helps.