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    intel hd4000 or ati radeon 7650m

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by danthe, Jan 21, 2013.

  1. danthe

    danthe Newbie

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    Right, so I bought a Sony Vaio with an Ati 7650m which has a problem with the graphics sensor and is showing my VGA running at 127C and fan running 100% all the time.

    Now since I am going to RMA the Vaio, I was wondering if I'd get the replacement with an HD4000 or get it with an ATi 7650m since I've become very skeptical about how the 7650m affects the notebook in terms of heat.

    What are the average temps of the ATi 7650m? Will an Intel HD4000 provide a much quieter and cooler experience? Or the 7650m doesn't produce that much heat?

    Thanks.
     
    danthe, Jan 21, 2013
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    The HD4000 is on the CPU and overall will produce less heat, but if you game at all, the 7650m is a much better choice. You got a faulty sensor for certain, if the GPU was really running at those temps, you'd hit thermal shutdown instead of the fan running at 100%.
     
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  3. danthe

    danthe Newbie

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    I do game a bit however the notebook will be mostly used for university. However I think I will give the ATi another chance. Thanks for the suggestion!
     
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Hmmm University or Gaming... what do I choose?

    Pick the HD4000! Really. Cooler running system, better battery life, less driver issues and unless you're running gpu compute intensive software/workloads for uni, it is much better suited to your primary usage (and hopefully cheaper too). ;)
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 21, 2013
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  5. pranktank

    pranktank Notebook Deity

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    If you game and the dgpu doesn't make it much more expensive, defenitely go for the dgpu. You'll be very dissapointed with the hd 4000. By the way can't jou just use the hd4000 by disabling the amd card when you wan't silence and less heat?
     
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  6. danthe

    danthe Newbie

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    Unfortunately the graphics on this notebook is not switchable and thus you either always have the graphics card on or you don't a graphics card at all..

    I was looking at some benchmarks of the HD4000 and it doesn't seem that bad..

    Yes, the primary use is for university. I have a good rigged PC at home capable of proper gaming, so yeah, battery is the most thing I'm after however I don't know what difference this GPU makes in battery life.
     
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    If you have a gaming desktop, then yeah why not go for the HD4000, tiller is right about the battery life and sicne you already have a gaming rig...
     
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    In that case the hd4000 isn't a bad option, and definitely not bad if you have a capable desktop.
     
    pranktank, Jan 21, 2013
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