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    Powermizer for vista?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thinkfan, Jul 8, 2007.

  1. thinkfan

    thinkfan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is Nvidia going to develop a powermizer for their graphics cards to limit the GPU usage? My T61 Nvidia GPU is going crazy in terms of temperature compared to the rest of the computer; nearly doubling the temperature of the hard drive. I think a power option such as the Sony SZ laptops that allow for switching discrete to integrated would save a lot of battery life.
     
    thinkfan, Jul 8, 2007
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    orangelounge Notebook Consultant

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    This is actually quite normal. GPUs get hot, and they're built to take it.
     
    orangelounge, Jul 8, 2007
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    s4iscool Notebook Deity

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    id like to see one as well, as they did on XP machines in the past. id say in a few months we should see one with a driver update
     
    s4iscool, Jul 8, 2007
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    PowerMizer is built-in to the Vista Power Options ;)
     
    DoubleBlack, Aug 17, 2007
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