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    Encoding movie with high temp

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by fushi.tarazu, Jan 9, 2009.

  1. fushi.tarazu

    fushi.tarazu Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    I'm encoding MKV to PS3AVCHD and the temp for the GPU is hovering around 90C. I will be encoding it for ~12 hours. Should I be concern about it? The palm rest doesn't get too warm. I can place my palm on it fine.

    I have XPS M1330 with Nvidia GPU
     
    fushi.tarazu, Jan 9, 2009
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  2. lordnikon

    lordnikon Notebook Evangelist

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    I get similar temperatures when the CPU is stressed. The fan should be running at full blast. I would keep my eye on it though.

    I rarely do any encoding/gaming so the temps are lower than 70C. If you use your laptop primarily for encoding, try doing the copper mod.
     
    lordnikon, Jan 9, 2009
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  3. 3PXP3

    3PXP3 Newbie

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    I have already done the copper mod but my temperature is still high
     
    3PXP3, Jan 9, 2009
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  4. lordnikon

    lordnikon Notebook Evangelist

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    The copper mod will lower your temperatures a bit but it won't solve the problem of poor thermal design.
     
    lordnikon, Jan 9, 2009
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  5. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Raise the back of the laptop a little for proper ventilation.
     
    eleron911, Jan 9, 2009
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  6. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    are you using a program with GPU acceleration or only CPU-cycles?

    the m1330's GPU is kinda weak, id say go for the CPU-only route .....

    i usually use SUPER for encoding.. wat r u using?

    if i convert a MPEG2 file to .MP4 h.264+AAC, temp for GPU doesnt go above 80

    undervolt ur CPU to reduce temps
     
    paper_wastage, Jan 9, 2009
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  7. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Try encoding the MKV to a MPEG1/2 or WMV first and then encode it to AVC HD. Probably might relieve the GPU from working.
     
    Andy, Jan 9, 2009
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