High GPU temp on my Dell Latitude D620 lappy :(

Hi Everyone, I have some heat issues with my lovely Dell Latitude D620 laptop. I am using it for like 10 months now, i have played a lot of games on it, the games like DOOM 3,Quake 4,BF2,STALKER--Shadow of chernobyl,HALO CE and many others,although my lappy was gettin pretty hot everytime I played a game but it was not lagging while playin and was working fine.
However right now when i play Cs Source for a while or any other game with strong graphics ,sometimes it begins to lag a bit while playing.When I quit the game and turn on the Nvidia Control Panel while playing to see the GPU Temp i notice that it hits the slowdown treshold. when I shut the game down the temperature drops to 71 degrees and idles at that,sometimes it gets down to 69. Recently I downloaded a software called Speed fan and now everytime i play a game I run it.the Temp keeps risin to 90 degrees but it does not hit the slowdown threshold, and i experience no lag.but the keydboard gets freackin hot.

So these are current temp stats of my GPU

Idle Temp- 63-70 degrees
Temp While surfing the Web or watching Youtube videos - 73-76 degrees
Temp under full load- 86-98 degrees


So my questions are

Is my laptops GPU dying or not,are these temperature leves appropriate or not?shall i replace GPU or shall I get a new lappy? plz give me some suggestions and advices.Thanks

 

blow the vent with compressed air.

 

^Agree!

 

do you guys know where i can buy the compressed air from?

 

Any computer store, and most electronic chains like Best Buy. Hardware stores have it too.

 

ok thanks for the info , are you guys sure that its gonna solve my heat problem?

 

It might...there are plenty of reasons for the GPU overheating.

Besides using a can of compressed air, you may want consider opening the laptop up and doing a through cleaning...support.dell.com has a service guide that can guide you(if you still have a warranty on the laptop, you might want to use it).

Make sure your laptop is on a flat hard surface when gaming(make sure no vents are block) and you might want to consider a cooling pad.

 

If you are overheating... usually any temp over 90C degrees is bad.

when was the last time that you cleaned out the fans and vents thoroughly...?

if never, then thats why.

1) remove battery
2) remove/unscrew the panels on the bottom of the notebook to get to fans and vents
3) use flashlight to look through vents for the dust (if you cant see the light on the other end, then the vents are clogged up)
4) go outside, get some compressed air (cans or compressor @ 50 PSI) and give the vents a good airing out all directions (concentrating on the vents)
.... you might want to brace the fan blade(s) when airing it out (with anything to prevent it from spinning out too much)
5) go get some Q-tips and swab the fan blades and the area around it
6) then go do a second airing with compressed air (all directions again focusing on the fans and vents) to push out the dust that was dislodged from the Q-tips

7*) Now go use the flashlight again and look through the vents (shine the flashlight from the fan, you look through the other end) for anymore dust clogs.

8) Then start up the notebook... and let the fans cycle up (use the Fan Toggle at max speed if your system has it) to push out any other dust that might have been stuck.

If all goes well you should be able to close up the notebook and...

you're done.

*repeat this step until its cleaned out.

Thats pretty much it.

Just make sure to do this every two-three months... it should take about 15-20min per cleaning if you want to be thorough.

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Gaming notebooks are a new thing, you must realize that you have to take some extra care of them over typical use notebooks:

1) Battery: to maintain the longevity of any rechargeable battery
- you must NEVER overcharge it [especially for long durations of time] by keeping it plugged into AC
- when it reaches 100% you should unplug it and let it discharge to 5-15%, then plug it back to power
- OR you can just charge it to 50%+ and remove the battery and store in cool place.. not the fridge [remember to use it occasionally 3-4 time a year to charge and discharge it].

2.) Heat: to prevent a healthy notebook from overheating
- ALWAYS use the notebook on a clean, hard & flat surface
- RECOMMENDED to be used on a notebook cooler... namely the Zalman ZM-NC1000 or ZM-NC2000
- check your fans underneath occasionally (at least once a month or two) for any dust clogs [clean them out with Q-tips and air cans/compressors]
- ALWAYS monitor the temps (CPU, GPU, HDD, etc..) to watch for fluctuations, which would indicate overheating by dust usually
(for Clevo notebooks) use the Fan Toggle to switch all fans to Max Speed when gaming and such.

By doing these simple things, your entire system will easily last for more than 3 years.

 

wow thanks man! that's a really helpful tip here! i will start doing all of this and report back with a result, I have already ordered the cooling pad and a compressed air can, as soon as get them i ll do the job thnx for the tips and advices man

i really shouldn't have been so inattentive to my lappy, from now on ill start takin serious care of it

 

ok i did all the stuff you told me Gophn,and guess what it worked when opened it....damn it was all choking on the dust,no wonder y it was overheating.did all the cleaning and right now i'm iddling at 45-49 degrees, and the temp under full load is maximum 58-65 degrees, here are the gpu temp while me playing Quake 4.also was using laptop cooling stand and the Cpu fan on the max speed/



I want to thank you all guys and especially you Gophn i owe you one. Thank you sooo much.