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    GPU throttling?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Mistyque, Mar 18, 2013.

  1. Mistyque

    Mistyque Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone!

    I am having a problem with the gt 650m (2gb gddr5) in my hp dv6t-7000.
    When i play games (BF3, Far Cry 3) my GPU usage is not at a constant 99%.
    If i remember correctly, it used to be at 99% at all times in-game.
    The gfx card is running at 970 clock and 2500 memory, so it has been overclocked for better fps on high/ultra.
    Temps are reaching 85'C when gaming for more than 30 mins.
    MSI afterburner says my clock and memory do NOT change, but my GPU usage decreases to 80-85% often.
    I have no explenation for the matter. Is this GPU throttling?

    Greets from Holland
     
    Mistyque, Mar 18, 2013
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    nakednakedguy Notebook Guru

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    If you still get good framerates I would not worry about the GPU usage since this would be a good thing.
     
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    Mistyque Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, the framerates are good at 99% GPU usage, but at 80% the fps is 30 which isn't great...
     
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    nakednakedguy Notebook Guru

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    This might sound like a stupid question but are the power settings set to high performance?
     
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    I usually game at 99% cpu so my laptop doesn't melt
     
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    I just ran BF3 at MAX settings and high performance; just 25 fps at 99% usage.
    The usage fluctuates a lot less; but still does occasionally. When running through the city the usage dipped twice to 90%.
    Is something wrong with the cpu? Also, within 5 minutes gaming the temps got near 100 degrees celsius!
     
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    nakednakedguy Notebook Guru

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    The TIM on the CPU might be dry and you have to apply new thermal paste, at 100 C the CPU most definitly throttles.
    You should get the temps down to atleast 80C load.
     
    nakednakedguy, Mar 18, 2013
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