GPU Temperature

Hi there,
I just upgraded my old (only 3 months old lol) Nvidia 9300M GS to a Nvidia 9600GT DDR3
Could somebody tell me the average temperature that this 9600GT should be running.
Since I have been upgrading everything I have become paranoid with all this temp stuff.
So far it does seem ok to me. 44 degrees
I will stress it a bit and see how it goes.

Ta

 

careful, the (obvious) downside to temp-stressing Nvidia GPUs is that you stand a good chance of frying it. Quickly.

 

Don't stress it... not only are you running an unnecessary risk, but a lot of people don't realize that laptops are designed with tight parameters in terms of heat management. There isn't as much room to push the limits of the hardware as is the case with, say, desktops.

 

my 9600M GT DDR3 on Acer 6930G

idle = 60ºC
I think it's very high, but since I can't do anything about that, I'll just use my CM Notepal to keep the temperature around 50ºC.

But, probably the average temperature is around 42-46ºC (that was my old temperature on idle and without CM)


Gamming = 68-80ºC (without CM)

 

so, when u first had it it was 42-46 and now around 60...
is that so?

 

mine are 49-51 idle and 70-80C in gaming.

 

There is no "average" temperature at which a given GPU should be running since cooling systems are different across all models of laptops that are produced; in model A you may have 50C @ idle. In model B you may have 60C @ idle. Likewise, there is variation in load temps across different models.

GPUs are generally manufactured with higher maximum operating temperatures in mind precisely because of their greater computing capacity. It is expected that your GPU will produce copious amounts of heat; but as long as your GPU operates below the manufacturer's specified maximum temperature, you should be fine. I'm not exactly sure about the 9600M GT specifically, but it is likely between 100-110C as with most of their models. If the temps are normal but the palmrest/keyboard is uncomfortably hot, then you have a poorly designed notebook.

 

Thanks for all the replies.
I guess I am paranoid about temperatures since I had one HP DV9000 with the Nvidia 7600 Go and it literaly MELTED on the motherboard...
Obviously didn't want to know anything about this even though there ALL DV9000 with the 7600 and 8400 suffered from the same...

Anyway, thanks again

 

I'm sure you know that those models were affected by Nvidia using a materials supplier who used poor quality substrate on their GPUs. This resulted in a massive recall and damage to Nvidia's reputation, but the 9th generation chips are not affected by this issue.

 

they're still way hotter than similar ATI 3000 and 4000 series..

 

i have seen 98C in nvidia mobile 8600Gs because of too much overclock.the temp stayed at 98C for 3 seconds.then i closed the game with a light speed no damage happened.my ati gpu gets 110C while gaming.135C is the temperture which damages the gpu.128C is okay in ati x1650

 

wow lol your luck is really lousy... all your laptops have overheating GPU's... LOL

 

Those temps are still way to high and despite being under 135, will still cause damage. There is no magical number where your GPU just gets "damaged", the higher the temp, the faster the components degrade.