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    M1330: Finding Answers to the GPU Issues

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by PCDude2143, Dec 29, 2008.

  1. PCDude2143

    PCDude2143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got an M1330 (12/23/08). I knew about past GPU issues, but I decided to get the computer anyway, hoping that NVidia has fixed the problem. I am currently cycling the computer through FurMark (1 minute on/4 minutes off), to see if the chip will handle the wild temperature variations. I am doing this to settle everyone's fears. I will let everyone know how it went when I finish (24 hours).

    So far, the temperature is 55-57C idle and goes up to 87C when running FurMark for one minute, but I've tested it for longer and it can get up to 95C. Age of Empires III gets the temperature up to 81C.
     
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    teletubi Notebook Enthusiast

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    ufffffff.... still high temperatures....look for the cuMod.

    Good Luck.
     
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    PCDude2143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can't Rivatuner change the fan settings? Why would I want to pop open my brand new laptop?

    Also, what exactly are "normal" operating temperatures? If the chip never worked right, who determines the temperature it should run at?
     
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  4. v_c

    v_c Notebook Evangelist

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    Why would you do that? All you are doing is reducing the life of your GPU.

    You are cramming several weeks/months worth of thermal cycles into a 24 hr timeframe. Nothing good can come of that, whether you cause it to fail or not (most likely not) you are still shortening the GPUs lifespan for no logical reason.

    I understand that you are covered by warranty etc, but it still seems like a pretty pointless thing to do.
     
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    OK but please add which bios,video drivers you are using and MoBo rev also with OS.
     
    BlackRussian, Dec 29, 2008
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    PCDude2143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Maybe you are right v_c. You scared me into deleting the Scheduled Task. Still though, how do we know if the chip is or is not STILL (it sure better not!) defective other than waiting for 6+ months. Supposedly (I have no clue where I read this) the problem WAS fixed by NVIDIA (not Dell, with their BIOS update) sometime in August.

    A14 BIOS, 179.28 drivers (someone said the GPU actually run hotter with this one, which I wasn't aware of when I installed it), A06 or A02 mobo rev (I looked on the bottom of the computer. Not sure if this is right.
     
    PCDude2143, Dec 29, 2008
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