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    Gateway FX P7805u - 9800M GTS GPU Temp 255°C??

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by d.rivera08, Sep 16, 2011.

  1. d.rivera08

    d.rivera08 Notebook Evangelist

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    I woke up today and took my laptop out of sleep mode and found that the GPU max temp says 255°C (491°F) with CPUID Hardware Monitor... I can't imagine that this is correct as the laptop probably wouldn't have survived such extreme heat. The night before, I was playing Combat Arms at 1400x1050 for a few hours and didn't have any problems except when it black screened and froze on me with a looping sound so I had to restart.

    I took the laptop apart 3 weeks ago and cleaned out all the fans and vents and reapplied ICD7 to the CPU, Northbridge, GPU and the GPU memory chips. Also I am using a Zalman NC-2000 cooler that I also cleaned out at the same time.

    I would like to know if this temp is something to worry about or if it is just an error.

    Here's a picture of the CPUID temp readings.
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    d.rivera08, Sep 16, 2011
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  2. Drift King

    Drift King Notebook Guru

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    Your temps from the screen shot are fine excluding the 255°C. Concerning the 255°C temp, it was either an error or the sensor may be having issues... At 255°C, the solder would have melted and your chip would have been cooked. =)
     
    Drift King, Sep 16, 2011
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  3. Omexis

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    I'd have a guess at a temperature error too, 255°C sounds like the maximum that you would get with an 8 bit temperature reading maxed out, just a guess thought, if it was at 255°C your GPU would be sliding about in your laptop :)
     
    Omexis, Sep 16, 2011
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    I have to admit I laughed pretty hard when I first read this title.

    If your GPU reached 255C, you wouldn't be using it right now, and your house (including you) would probably be a big pile of ash.

    Lol, but seriously, it was an error. Chill :)
     
    andros_forever, Sep 16, 2011
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  5. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Maybe you should update CPU_ID as it really should only have one video temp.
     

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  6. niffcreature

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    What was it sensing thats wrong?
     
    niffcreature, Sep 17, 2011
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  7. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    IIRC that same thing happened to my 9800m GS when I left hwmonitor running and went into standby mode, as soon as I came out of standby, it would show 255.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 18, 2011
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  8. d.rivera08

    d.rivera08 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for all the help ;)
     
    d.rivera08, Sep 18, 2011
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  9. TANWare

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    TMPIN0 as a register shoud have only displayed once, yours is showing it twice..............
     
    TANWare, Sep 20, 2011
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    Then why are they showing different temps?

    You're probably right though. I just wish things were different. :)
     
    niffcreature, Sep 21, 2011
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