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    ENVY 15 Hot GPU in Linux

    Discussion in 'HP' started by HBaby, Jul 15, 2010.

  1. HBaby

    HBaby Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone,

    I've been experiencing a very hot graphics card while using Linux distributions on my 2nd generation Envy 15. I've tried out Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora, and all have the same problem. In Windows, it stays around 40-45 C while I'm just browsing the web, but gets at least 10 C hotter in each distribution just idling, but I'm sure it gets much warmer. I've tried disabling the the 3D drivers for the card as well, but that doesn't appear to help at all. Does anyone happen to know what's keeping it so hot?
     
    HBaby, Jul 15, 2010
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  2. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    bad drivers
     
    Karamazovmm, Jul 15, 2010
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