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    Need help locating 7811 GPU.

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by kluckock, Feb 25, 2009.

  1. kluckock

    kluckock Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know any guides, walkthroughs, pointers for me? My GPU continues to have high temps, even with the NZXT Cryo LX, and I would love to be able to look inside and see exactly what's going on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    Jakamo5 Tetra Vaal

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    what are your temps and when do they occur? only during gaming? or all the time? I have the nzxt cryo lx as well and my temps max out at 63 during gaming.
     
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    Big Mike Notebook Deity

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    This is not a small project. It requires complete disassembly of the laptop. If you follow the steps in my bluetooth install guide:

    http://www.bigwheezy.com/7805/bt.html

    it will get you about 80% of the way there. From those steps you need to remove all the remaining screws in the motherboard and then remove the motherboard from the bottom case of the laptop. As I remember the GPU is on the left side on the underside of the motherboard. You can see the heat pipes coming off of it. This is a pretty risky procedure and frankly I'd recommend warranty service before you try this yourself since you will most likely void your warranty and could well damage the laptop.
     
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    kluckock Notebook Enthusiast

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    My GPU idles anywhere from 35-40C. When gaming or running 3D mark, the temps get up in the mid 90s. I've updated bios, cleaned out the vents, and as I said, purchased a cooler specifically for this reason. My game FPS *used* to plummet when my temps got up to 100C or so, but I haven't had that happen since I bought this cooler.
     
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