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    y580 heat question

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by PRasko, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. PRasko

    PRasko Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I'm wondering if the y580 is still having overheating issues with the gtx660 video card.

    Any and all help/opinions is greatly appreciated.
     
    PRasko, Aug 29, 2012
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    no major issues with the video card.... i was playing fifa 2012, nba 2k12, and fs2004 and the cpu never reached more than 55ish without a cooling pad, now i use a cooling pad and it stays around 48 degrees, the hard drive does heat a to high 50s but my cooling pad solved that
     
    waltthizzney, Aug 29, 2012
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    I just played bf3 for 3 hours on ultra settings and the card never went over 65. No pad just have it propped up.
     
    obicanobi0, Aug 29, 2012
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    Ty all for the answers. I am considering this laptop, but getting mixed reports on overheating issues, so still dunno.
     
    PRasko, Aug 29, 2012
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    Concerns with an overheating gtx660 video card? Now that's a first. The only heating issues I've seen is with this model is the HDD.
     
    ssri, Aug 30, 2012
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    Yes, as the above poster said, the GTX 660M is definitely not a graphics card that likes to overheat. Fermi-Based cards may run hot, but Kepler based ones are simply awesome.

    The maximum my hard-drive has ever reached was 56 degrees, but that was a worst case scenario, during prolonged gaming, in high ambient temperature. Usually it hovers around 52 degrees or less when gaming < hour with GTA IV.

    And there are many threads on replacing the HDD with an SSD, which are pretty fail-safe against heat.
     
    Incontro, Aug 30, 2012
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  7. PRasko

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    Well there were some posts over on the lenovo based website forum about the card overheating. So I thought I'd ask here :p
     
    PRasko, Aug 30, 2012
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    Thats wierd, mine is always around 71-72c with bf3 on medium/high mix.
    I measured it with gpu-z and that was its highest recorded temp. If i closed the windows to check current temps it drops fast to 65c from a stable 72C. How did you measure it? Was yours 65C stable?
     
    AnimalMother, Aug 30, 2012
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    try msi afterburner. it will log your temps so you can see what it does over time.
     
    W123, Aug 30, 2012
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    msi afterburner.
     
    obicanobi0, Aug 31, 2012
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    Sorry, but your not giving enough detail. Were you playing BF3 online or single player? All the settings were to Ultra? And your GPU stayed at 65C throughout gameplay at 65C? I play online at med settings and it's 72C Ultra kills my FPS online on 64 player conquest servers.

    I was hoping you could give details. I also use msi afterburner. Theres a big difference between online/single player temp ad fps wise so details would be appreciated.
    If so...
    My card must be running hot, it's prolong temp was stabilized at 72C BF3 set to high playing online 64 players. I wonder why mine is running hotter?
     
    AnimalMother, Aug 31, 2012
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