ATI HD 6990m

Did Xoticpc stop offering 6990m upgrades in their NP8171? It seems like 560m is the only option now.

 

You could say that. The NP8171 is a placeholder now for when the new line of Clevos come out, so even the 560M is likely a placeholder. There's a lot of speculation around here what GPUs will be offered when it does come out, but the new ATIs aren't among them (that I could see).

 

Furmark is not an accurate test for gaming-temperature, not to mention you are using 1080p settings. Mid to high 80s are normal for gaming. Cheers. I do get around 85 while gaming. Try 3D mark vantage and see what's your result. I got around 76 max temp in the test.

 

whats was ur memory and shaders temp after vantage run?

 

Your gaming temps are fine, and definitely around those expected with this card under load. Furmark is not an accurate test for determining temperatures, as it does not simulate real world conditions. Gaming and benchmarking with programs like 3DMark will never hit the same temperatures that Furmark does- which is why you get a warning that it can damage your card. Temperatures in the 80-90C range are typical for the 6990m under load, though it does depend a lot on ambient temps.

 

I use GPU-z, I am not sure how to figure out which are the memory and shaders temp.

 

Was just playing bf3 and I managed to hit 93 degrees. At what point should I begin getting concerned?

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At this point! Everything above approx. 82 degrees is bad! How old is your laptop?

 

Anything over 90C is worth getting concerned about. 95C is the point at which you'd probably want to start talking to your retailer (for the record, the part has a thermal shutoff at 110C, but you'd never want it to get that hot in normal use).

Are you using your laptop on a hard and level surface? Are the vents cleaned out? Does using FN+1 make a difference? What are your ambient temperatures? You can also try propping up the rear of the laptop for better airflow.

 

temp#2 is memory and temp#3 is shader!!

 

Gotcha. Thanks for the info. I am having exams this week. 4 midterms @.@. I will post my result as soon as I have free time. Can I know your temperature? So that I can make comparison.

 

sure u can!!here 2 screenshots!one is gpu idle and one is after vantage run!!room temp is 21 celsious!!

Vantage test.


Gpu idle.

 

AMD cards are usually much hotter than NVIDIA cards but they have a much higher melting point as well. If the thermalshutdown is at 110C the card should run fine till around that temparature. Thermalshutdown is security, it will shut off the system before the card gets any damage.

I dont think you should be worried as long as your PC doesnt shutdown automatically.

 

Dumb question: What happen to the 6999M? It's no longer available. Is it being renamed just like the gtx 580?

 

Hi Johnny. I did the test
max temp:
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/12/03/19/dqd.png
idle:
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/12/03/19/7p8.png
Room temperature around 23-24

You GPU has really impressive temperatures man. Did you do the pasting yourself? I have IC diamond as well. I sent my brand new laptop for warranty once(1-2weeks ago). I guess it was a bad pasting job by Malibal. Not sure though. Anyway, I am very unhappy with Malibal. I gonna repaste it during the summer.

By the way, what's your temps without the cooler?

 

yeah i repaste it myself!!without cooler my temps are 1-2 degrees higher on load.also i have a modded bottom cover!!!take a look at my thread.i think ur temps are little high but nothing to worry about!

http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/619377-p151hm1-np8130-cooling-mod.html

 

Can you explain more about thermal pad? I am still new to this kind of stuff. Is the thermal pad something that is connected to the GPU? is it complicated to replace the pad? How do we know the measurement of pad? Thanks a lot.

 

I had it up on a plastic card table but there were some papers near it. Its a brand new np8170 with around 10 hours on it... and it has factory applied ICDiamond. Ambient temps are around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Let me try a better location and fn+1 and report back in.



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There is nothing wrong with your temps. Johnny is using a cooler and has apparently modded the bottom of his laptop... his room also appears to be cooler than yours.

 

I just tried fn+1 and temps dropped to around 75 on BF3. whats up with the 8170's thermal management?

 

Could you please clarify your question?

Are you asking why you have to use the Fn+1 key to boost your fans or are you asking why your temps are where they are?

 

asking about why it allows the temperatures on my sager NP8170 to climb into the high 80s/low 90s before going anywhere near max speed on the cooling fans. Fn+1 works well but I would prefer it not allowing to overheat the graphics card otherwise.

 

To be honest, those temps are still acceptable. Please keep in mind that thermal shut down is supposed to be set at 110C so hitting low 90C is still viewed as acceptable temps. I wouldn't worry about it unless your laptop is going into a thermal shutdown or approaching those temperatures. Your fan should ramp up as necessary to keep things moderate without going over kill.

 

While 80/90C sounds high to our brains these components are designed for these temperatures. It it was that warm outside we'd fry, but these parts can handle 105C once/if you hit 100C then you'll want to be concerned. While it is true you want to keep the temps as low as possible these numbers you're seeing are well within tolerance of the parts.

 

Hello all!

My notebook has a HD6990m which I bought with the cheapest TIM that was available with the intention of redoing it myself later with high-end TIM. This saves me a lot of money.

My tube of IC Diamond arrived today and I want to redo as soon as possible but I have a little question before I start out.


On the green area of the GPU in this picture there is some kind of black tape on my GPU; Is it safe to remove? I assume that the old TIM was on silver basis or something likely which is conductive so they put something like this to protect all the contacts. IC Diamond is not conductive so I think it is safe to remove.

These are just my speculations though and I am not sure if I am right; Hence why I am posting in this thread.

Thanks in advance!

 

God! Resize the picture please.

 

I hope it is better now. My apologies.

 

You can remove it if you like but it makes removing the old compound and renewing it a damn sight easier by keeping it there and it does nothing to hamper the chip or applying the compound because it sits a good couple of mm below the DIE itself.

 

Good to know that it isn't a something vital. I will take it off because it is wrinkly and some paste seems to have gotten underneath. The paste job was done really poorly. Thanks a lot!