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    T61 Nvidia GPU Usage

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thinkfan, Jul 3, 2007.

  1. thinkfan

    thinkfan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there anyway to limit the GPU usage? Using Everest, it is showing me that my video card is at 61 C, my CPUs are at 42-44 C, and I'm using 1.4 V on the CPU which is max. How do I lower these settings to increase battery life?
     
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    xnviews Notebook Deity

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    Awww, the joys of dedicated graphics! I know them all too well ;). If you want to dump Vista, you can set powermizer settings directly in XP, otherwise in vista you can try the performance and battery control or whatever it's called. Make a custom mode and I think it has an option for GPU. Otherwise upgrade to XP.
     
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    nickmak Notebook Enthusiast

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    Haha, I love the way you said "Upgrade to XP"... Made me smile... :D
     
    nickmak, Jul 3, 2007
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