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    Nvidia 84 and 8600 heating problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kaspersky143, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. kaspersky143

    kaspersky143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Guys,
    As lot of people were talking about overheating problems in nvidia graphics card. I became little scared, so i looked at my gpu temperature. The idle temperatur was 72 degrees. Contacted sony for that and they told me its normal. Here is chatsupport of it. I wonder if they are telling truth.
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    Problem : iam concerned about my GPU temperature. It looks more than normal. My GPU is currently idle temperature is 72 degrees centegrade. when i play games it goes beyone 80 degrees. Hope i dont fry my pc
    Lewis_ > Hi Manoj. Welcome to Sony Online Support. I’m Lewis. Please allow me a moment to review your concern.
    Lewis_ > Thanks for waiting, Manoj. I am sorry for the difficulties you are experiencing as the CPU temperature is is very high. I’ll be glad to assist you with this.
    manoj > Oh iam sorry not cpu but GPU temperature
    Lewis_ > Okay, Manoj.
    Lewis_ > Manoj, could you please let me know if you have upgraded the Video Card of the Computer?
    manoj > No i didnt upgraded. It Came with nvidia 8400gt
    Lewis_ > Thanks for the information.
    manoj > isnt it embedded in the motherboard of laptop
    Lewis_ > Yes, Manoj.
    Lewis_ > Manoj, it appears to be normal. As the temperature goes high while using high dfinition graphics.
    Lewis_ > However, you can clean the air vents of the Computer to check if that reduces the temperature.
    manoj > Ye, i cleaned air vents but it didnt helped. I just got scared because i heard there have been in news about nvidia faulty chips in 84 and 86 series.
    manoj > So what temperature should i consider high while using high defination graphics.
    Lewis_ > Manoj, I am sorry to inform you that the information you have requested is unpublished.
    Lewis_ > However, the temperature you have mentioned appears to be normal.
    manoj > Ok, thanks a lot. Hope i will feel better now with this information that i will not fry my pc.Thanks a lot for your help
    Lewis_ > You are welcome.
    Lewis_ > Is there anything else I may assist you with today?
    manoj > No thanks a lot for helping my issue.take care bye
    Lewis_ > You are welcome.
    Lewis_ > Good bye and take care.
    Lewis_ > Have a nice day, Manoj.
    Lewis_ > Thank you for contacting Sony online support today.
    Lewis_ > Analyst has closed chat and left the room
     
    kaspersky143, Nov 18, 2008
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  2. Lattice

    Lattice Notebook Evangelist

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    Re-read any of the nvidia threads. The problem isn't the high temperatures (though you don't want to overheat your card, of course). The problem is the heat cycle, where the computer goes to full load, then you stop playing the game, and it quickly cools down again. This is weakening the material in the GPU and causing it to fail faster than usual. The current solution to mitigate that is a BIOS fix that causes the fans to go on sooner so the temperature changes are more gradual, but it only delays the inevitable.

    As far as Sonys are concerned, it seems that SZs have mostly been okay, likely due to the switchable graphics. A lot of FZs have failed, though.
     
    Lattice, Nov 18, 2008
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