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    P150HM high 6990m temps

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kitler, Dec 22, 2012.

  1. kitler

    kitler Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    So I bought a Sager P150HM almost exactly 1 Year ago today.

    It worked pretty well when playing Battlefield 3 and Diablo 3, however I haven't ran any games on it in awhile. I get about 68 to 75 while browsing the web, but when playing games, such as Kerbal Space Program, I run at about 100c to 103c, which is borderline GPU suicide. I have been monitoring my temperatures using HWMonitor. Ambient temperature is about 70f.

    Computer is running a 6690m and 2760QM i7.

    What have I done so far to fix this problem?
    • Completely cleaned the fans.
    • Turned down all overclocks, I am actually below defaults right now
    • Turned down game settings and things such as anti-aliasing are turned off.
    • Run laptop on a cooler.

    In short, I have done pretty much everything short of re-pasting the GPU. Shortly after I got the laptop I did take the heatsink off, clean it with iso alcohol , and put some Arctic Silver on there. Even after doing so it was never running at these temperatures.

    Does anyone have any ideas? Should I put a new thermal compound on the GPU? Is my GPU shot?

    Frankly, I do not understand why this laptop is running so hot. Regretting this purchase at this point.
     
    kitler, Dec 22, 2012
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    welcome to nbr

    the next thing to do as you said is a repaste of your cpu/gpu
     
    MrDJ, Dec 22, 2012
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  3. TrantaLocked

    TrantaLocked Notebook Deity

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    Try tightening the heatsinks, especially for the CPU.
     
    TrantaLocked, Dec 22, 2012
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  4. Geekz

    Geekz Notebook Deity

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    Sounds like the same issue I had with my np8170, ended up buying a new set of fans.



    Sent from my EndeavorU using Tapatalk 2
     
    Geekz, Dec 22, 2012
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  5. Ekulz

    Ekulz Notebook Consultant

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    When you take those heat sinks off you will see some very crusty and patchy thermal paste!
     
    Ekulz, Dec 22, 2012
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  6. Geekz

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    That too, happened on my icd7, now I use prolimatech pk 1 and so far no dry paste

    Sent from my EndeavorU using Tapatalk 2
     
    Geekz, Dec 23, 2012
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  7. Prostar Computer

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    New paste alone won't fix this, but do take others' advice and check the heatsinks. Arctic Silver is very good - most people seem to swear by the IC Diamond though.

    - Consider bad fans (assuming you haven't already ruled that out with testing/software monitoring)
    - Don't forget about your ambient temperature. The temperature in wherever you're using the system will affect the laptop's internal temps.
    - Are the laptop's vents being obscured? Consider a cooling pad to elevate it, to allow for better heat dissipation.
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 24, 2012
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  8. ST4R

    ST4R Notebook Guru

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    We have nearly identical specs, except I have ICD thermal compound.
    My GPU runs a little hot too, but not up to 100c-103c. (actually, you make my GPU seem cold lol)
    Check your CPU load as well when your GPU temps gets high.

    I get around 55c while web browsing and 70-80 when playing games.

    Goodluck, Im sure youll find a way to bring those temps down.
     
    ST4R, Dec 24, 2012
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  9. Meaker@Sager

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    Sometimes heatpipes can get damaged, you can check if they are operating by submersing the GPU contact plate in hot water and checking the fins get hot quickly.

    Obviously make sure the heatsink is dry before putting it back in ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 27, 2012
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