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    M1330 - GPU 10 degrees hotter in WIN7x64 + (slow boot)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Katana-Bob, Nov 10, 2009.

  1. Katana-Bob

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    Hi guys, I'll make this short.

    After I did a clean install of windows 7 64bit ultimate my 8400m gs temperature has gone up 10 degrees celsius in idle. It simply REFUSES to go below 65, whereas it would easily hover around 55-56 when I had vistax86.

    I've tried everything from 64bit vista 169.09 to win7x64 versions of 179.48, 185.85, 186.81, 191.00 and 195.39beta (and a few others). Powermizer works, and I see in GPU-Z that it clocks down. Doesn't seem to be a driver thing... or? I can't see anyone on this board experiencing the same with their M1330.


    On a sidenote, boot seems really slow. i remember doing 30-40 seconds in my old vista home premium x86, but now it takes like 70 seconds. Anyone know why? Is it normal?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Katana-Bob, Nov 10, 2009
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    Also, it went up to 94 degrees celsius under load (when running windows performance index)... that can't be right? Too much?

    There's no dust inside or in the fan. I opened it up and looked. Clean as a whistle.

    Another thing, even though I go back to windows classic theme, with no glass or fancy effects, the temperature stays the same! Even on those ugly high-contrast, low-demanding themes the temperature is exactly the same as in win7 aero. That's not right is it? Is something "revving" the card or...?
     
    Katana-Bob, Nov 11, 2009
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    Shameless bump?
     
    Katana-Bob, Nov 13, 2009
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    th3van Notebook Consultant

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    Is this compared to XP, or Vista? It probably would run hotter in 7 than XP. Not sure why you have a slow boot though... reformat?
     
    th3van, Nov 13, 2009
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  5. Katana-Bob

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    Vista 32-bit. Says in first post.

    Anyway, it's not so much a slow boot as slow login, but I can deal with that some other time. For now I want to fix this temperature inconvenience (or at least find an explanation, I'm OK with it if there's no solution)
     
    Katana-Bob, Nov 13, 2009
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    I'm seeing a similar thing after an upgrade from Vista-32 to Win7-64: the GPU (8400M GS) is getting strained just displaying the desktop (two monitors) with Aero enabled (90%+ load), and temps get up to 92, and the display gets laggy. Driver version is 186.81.

    Switching off Aero immediately reduces the load to 0-1% load, and eventually the temp starts to drop. (I used GPU-Z to see the GPU load + temperature).

    I wouldn't care, except non-Aero in Windows 7 is much less usable that non-Aero in Vista.
     
    WhiteCat, Dec 3, 2009
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