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    im thinking heat issues

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by flickenmaste, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. flickenmaste

    flickenmaste Notebook Geek

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    Ok well i ran UT3 on the setting it starts out at and that like 800 by something and it works fine...its just after playing for a while it froze the screen turned black and i had to hold down the power button to turn it off. Im pretty sure it was just a heat problem cause i had it charging while running a big game. There was no error when i rebooted the pc.
     
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    This is probably the heat problem with your GPU. I suggest that you install the latest BIOS update from Dell and see if that helps.
     
    FloydTheBarber, Aug 1, 2008
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    flickenmaste Notebook Geek

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    Ive head the latest Bios have been having problems...im run AO5 or A05 what ever its called
     
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    You should ignore this, because the vostro 1500 with a 8600m gt does not have a overheating issue. Without knowing the error or your temps, I would say its your graphics card driver. Try some of the other driver versions on laptopvideo2go.com
     
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    Well ill try it later...thanks guys
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Please tell us the temps using RivaTuner while you are in-game.

    If it exceeds 95C... then its overheating.
     
    Gophn, Aug 2, 2008
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