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    Strange thermal issue...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Dain54, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. Dain54

    Dain54 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello fellow m18x owners,

    Recently I've been puzzled by my m18x's automatic system-guided thermal management. Over the weekend I was enjoying the tera online beta at max settings and noticed the fans spinning pretty modestly (~3000 rpm). I took a look at the GPU temps and they were running at over 90 degrees! I quickly turned on maximum fan output (4000 rpm), and yet the cards still sat at 85 degrees ish. Under full load, this does not seem acceptable, although it is not unheard of. Over 90 degrees, however, is a problem. I am running a 6990m crossfire setup and have called Dell, but will have to wait till monday for a real response due to some sort of registration garbage they need to sort out on their end (complete bull is my guess).

    Any opinions/ideas/advice on my situation?
     
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