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    Is there any way I can make my 8800M cooler?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Nirvana, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. Nirvana

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    The GPU is making the fan spin constantly, and that bothers me a lot especially when I am working on my essays. Fn+3 won't cut it as my ears are sensitive. Cooler won't be an option either as it only helps few degrees. So is there anything else I can do? Like disabling the GPU? under voltage? etc. Any crazy ideas are welcome. ;)

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    Nirvana, Mar 19, 2009
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    nope. and i tried to put it to 2d mode and it still kicks the fan on.
    clocks at 200/100/400
     
    Johnksss, Mar 19, 2009
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    Replace the thermal paste.
    If you're using vista set your power mode to balanced or power saver.

    My best guess :p
     
    elijahRW, Mar 19, 2009
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    a driver which has powermizer working will help. It will downclock the gpu when in 2D mode. My idle temperature is 39 C ish with powermizer.

    and I think you can undervolt using bios flash, and choose to undervolt only in 2D mode and not 3D.. but I dont know how this works, I just remember that I read it somewhere on here ^^
     
    falcon2claw, Mar 19, 2009
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    flash it with the BIOS of an 8200m or something, and then run that in 2D mode. hopefully, it'll then run on only 8 stream processors, and at very low clocks - which should be cool enough to not kick in the fan.

    of course, if my theory doesn't work out... congratulations. you've just bricked your GPU :)
     
    whizzo, Mar 19, 2009
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    Nirvana: even if you set the gpu to 2D mode the fans will kick but if they bother you so much you can always remove them or unplug their cable :)
    but then i'm sure that other thing will bother you like burned GPU
    just buy your self ears corks
     
    GanGstaOne, Mar 19, 2009
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  7. Nirvana

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    Yea and then my system will be overheated.
     
    Nirvana, Mar 19, 2009
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    LOL



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    elijahRW, Mar 19, 2009
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    hey nirvana, give me about 20 minutes to test some other theories having to do with fan control and 2d mode.
     
    Johnksss, Mar 19, 2009
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    You should be grateful that it's idling below 50C. Just look at all of those AW people :p

    But as for making the card colder... About all I can think of suggesting without opening up the machine is enabling powermizer, and checking in RivaTuner to see if the card has successfully downclocked. That should knock off 5 degrees or so. It might be enough to not cause the GPU fan to enable.
     
    ettornio, Mar 20, 2009
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    mine idles at 48C, but thats cause powermizer will not work when you have an external screen connected :(
     
    theriko, Mar 20, 2009
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    What notebook do you have? I don't see anything wrong with those GPU temps. My 9262 idles around 41 C without running the fan on high speed.
    Are you saying that your fan is running at high speed all of the time and you are still getting those temps? What temps do you get when the fan is not running at high speed?
     
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    ok nirvana, i tried quite a few things but the gpu fan will only stay off for about 2 to 5 minutes then cycles back on low...but it doesn't do the high low bit. it's steady low speed.
     
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    5793. No, my fan is running at auto mode/low speed, but it keeps going on and off and that annoys me. I actually looking a way to turn it on/off manually.
    Thank you johnsss. :)
     
    Nirvana, Mar 20, 2009
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    nirvana why did you buy laptop that annoying you just buy one that dosnt :)
    you people i cant understand the CLEVO is one of the best laptops in the world with best cooling system and performance and you just complain about some little stupid things
     
    GanGstaOne, Mar 20, 2009
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    Little stupid things? You can't be serious. Imagine a fly flying around your ears that's how annoying the my fan is. And I do have 14 other laptops at home but I can't just jump on them since I have all my files and hundreds of apps installed on my 5793, a completely system switching would be extremely time consuming for me. So, until you own a 5793 or have something constructive to say, otherwise, STFU.
     
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    I have the 5793 and do not find the fans annoying at all
     
    theriko, Mar 20, 2009
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    Does yours go on and off once a minute or so? And what's your idle temp? :)
     
    Nirvana, Mar 20, 2009
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    my 9262 was doing that. but it was going from low-medium to low.
     
    Johnksss, Mar 20, 2009
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    mine does go on-off, but not too often as I use a zalman cooler. It's idling at 47C at the moment, but that's mainly because powermizer is off so it's running at full 3d clocks
     
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    I have my powermizer on but it still idling at 46C or so. :cool:
     
    Nirvana, Mar 20, 2009
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    "chiming in" mine idles at 41 with cooler, but that still does not stop it from the low-medium to low stuff. i never even notice it really because i have allot of stuff going on, but when i got it in a real quiet place....that's when i notice...
     
    Johnksss, Mar 20, 2009
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