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    Are my GPU temps to high on my P150HM?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Dreko35, Jul 6, 2012.

  1. Dreko35

    Dreko35 Notebook Enthusiast

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    When i first got the laptop 5 months ago, my GPU(6990M) temps never went above 89 degrees celsius, but lately whenever I play games, (world of tanks, battlefield 3, diablo 3) my GPU temps are really high. They are between 95-98 degrees celsius and once it even went it up to 102 degrees celsius! I do clean the fans for dust a couple times a month
    Is it normal? And is there anything else I can do besides cleaning the fans and heatsinks for dust?
     
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    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    what paste do u have?stock paste?
     
    johnnyman27, Jul 6, 2012
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    Yeah, could need a repaste. Check your fans are working properly as well.
     
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    It's stock paste
    I don't know how to check if the fans are working properly, but they seem to be okay, and when the temps are around 97, the fans spin 100%, just like pressing fn+1.
    And my idle temps are around 54-56
     
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    You would normally expect below 50 for idle. I would repaste.
    If both fans are spinning up, that wouldn't be the problem.
    Also have a look if the heat sinks are held on firmly. I had a laptop a while back where one of the screws broke on the heatsink. Lucky I noticed before it burnt out.
     
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    press fn+1 and see if ur fans goes full speed.if yes they are ok.press again fn+1 to go back in normal!!
     
    johnnyman27, Jul 6, 2012
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    Repasting is always the most likely of issues when you're experiencing overly warm temps. If you repaste and your issue is not fixed, it could definitely be a hardware problem. I WOULD say that since the GPU is kinda old, playing new games might make it run hotter since they are more graphic intensive than older games... but since you said that your idle temps are hotter than usual as well, sounds like something is wrong.. :/ Let us know if you figure it out!
     
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    The age of the gpu wouldn't matter here. It's only just been replaced, and it could easily have been maxed out with older games. It simply shouldn't be running at those temps.
     
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    ....kinda old??? Its not even a year old!
     
    b0b1man, Jul 7, 2012
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    I don't have any thermal paste but I will do it once, I get some and what thermal paste would you recommend?
    And thank you all for your help :)
     
    Dreko35, Jul 7, 2012
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    u can try ic diamond 7 or pk-1!!they are the best!! :)
     
    johnnyman27, Jul 7, 2012
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