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    Notebook GPU shows high temp.!!!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Pranalien, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. Pranalien

    Pranalien Notebook Veteran

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    I have a Pavilion dv9312tx laptop running Vista Ultimate x64 since the day it was bought almost a year ago. The GPU is a Go 7600 with drivers 174.32 from HP's official site. The GPU normally idles at 65C-70C and this is a case since the very first day. I had been under an impression that this temperature is normal. Only after visiting LaptopVideo2Go forums, I came to know that the same card idles around 45C-55C in XP. I also heard that the GPU fan doesn't work properly in Vista. Is this true?

    I have tried many drivers,both from HP and the modded ones from LV2Go but of no avail.What methods do you recommend to lower the abnormal heat produced?
     
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    Have you cleaned out your vents? Also update to the newest BIOS.
     
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    cjcerny Notebook Consultant

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    Video card driver is usually not responsible for deciding when to run the fan. That job normally falls to the BIOS of the laptop. Check to see if there is a BIOS update available for your model--it may or may not change the way the fan works on your GPU. If your GPU isn't exhibiting any problems, its temp is probably nothing to be worried about. High temps do shorten the life of any chip, but that temp might be normal for that particular laptop. Occasionally, it is possible to find utility software that you can download which might give you the ability to turn up the fan.
     
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    Yeah as of now, there is nothing abnormal as far as the GPU goes. The notebook BIOS is updated to the latest version F2C Phoenix BIOS. So is this temp normal? Because in nVision, people have said that this card runs cool at 45-55C idle in XP. So can the OS really make a difference?
     
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    FWIW my card currently is at 57*C. Are your computer in high performance mode btw?
     
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    Yes you got it right. It is running in HP recommended mode although the GPU never underclocks even when it is idle. In GPUZ it is still showing 450 MHz Core and 400 MHz Memory.
     
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    There's your problem. You haven't performed a clean install I'm betting. You could try disabling a few start up entries from msconfig.

    press the win key + r, type in msconfig, go to the startup tab and uncheck any unwanted programs. Also you should have a look in the vista tweaks guide in the windows forum.
     
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