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    W700ds w/ 3700m, GPU temp too high at 96 deg?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sjefferson, Jul 28, 2011.

  1. sjefferson

    sjefferson Notebook Consultant

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    used to have 2700m on my W700ds but I replaced it with 3700m and the performance upgrade so far been awesome. I have no problem playing Alice:Madness now.

    But I noticed it's running pretty hot. I never had a performance issue or system instability, however. it's been rock-stable.

    So I ran MSI Kombuster tool and at 80% load(it wouldn't go 100% for some reason), the temp would shoot up to 90 degrees rapidly.

    I let it run for about 6 hours and the temp stays at 96 degrees, (same for the MAX temp as well.) So I assume that when I play Alice:Madness for a few hours, that's the temp of the GPU.

    is it a bit too high? or is it within the normal operating range? Again, I never had a performance or instability issue so I'm not too worried but just checking to see if I should take proactive measure to lower the temp...

    thanks!
     
    sjefferson, Jul 28, 2011
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    lidowxx Notebook Deity

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    Yes, 96 C is bad, anything above 90 C for GPU is bad and should be taken care of. Consider doing a repaste job with quality thermal paste for the GPU and see if it helps.
     
    lidowxx, Jul 28, 2011
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    My Old Laptop Ran At Close To 100c For Years Without Any Problems. But YEs 96 IS ToO High. Invest In A Laptop Cooler. Preferably The Sf-19 By Cooler Master.
     
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    what where your temps before the new gpu went in?
     
    Rorschach, Jul 28, 2011
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    sjefferson Notebook Consultant

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    i don't know what the temp was when i had 2700m. i wish i measured it before i performed the upgrade. but when i'm not playing 3D games, the temp of the 3700m stays around 55~60. and the fan 's quiet as it hardly spins...

    i used arctic silver 5 i got for about 10 dollars from amazon. i thought its supposed to be a decent thermal paste. was i wrong? could you guys recommend a better choice?
     
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    AS5 is a reliable thermal grease, I tried looking around to see what temps are for this laptop, but no luck. Right now I can only assume 1 the temps are normal for this laptop, which seems hard to believe because its a lenovo laptop. 2 you didn't apply thermal grease properly. 3 this model graphics card is known for failure rates and you got a bad graphics card.
     
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  7. sjefferson

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    thanks for the answer, Rorschach. i'm gonna re-do the thermal paste and see what happens. thanks again!
     
    sjefferson, Jul 28, 2011
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