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    XPS M1530: 8600GT Video Card Failure

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by echao12, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. echao12

    echao12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I had just finished gaming for about an hour on Call of Duty 4, let my notebook sit there for about another hour, and when I came back, my computer was frozen and it was displaying red artifacts all over the screen.
    I thought no problem, I'll just restart.
    Unfortunately, upon boot up, there was only a white screen that slowly faded into a black screen with multicolored vertical and horizontal lines...
    I figured that my video card had burnt out or something like that. I called XPS support and they said that they'll replace the motherboard/video card.

    I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else with an 8600GT. I see a huge thread about the XPS M1330 with vertical lines crash, which seems similar to my situation.

    Also, my laptop is only 5 months old, and I have not done any overclocking.
     
    echao12, Jun 12, 2008
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    stevey5036 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sounds like it is overheating. Is rear vent clear of any obstructions? Are you running vista in high performance mode? You might have some permanent damage on your hands.. I'd get that taken care of by Dell, you should be under warranty.
     
    stevey5036, Jun 12, 2008
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    echao12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell said they're sending a technician over to replace the motherboard. I pretty sure it is permanent damage, as all it displays is multicolored lines. While gaming, I always run Vista in high performance mode... is that bad?

    I've kept my notebook on my desk, and the vent is clear of any obstructions. I've also dusted out the vents once, but there wasn't much dust at all.

    So what is exactly is considered overheating? I was using Rivatuner to monitor my GPU temp and it would peak at around mid nineties... not sure if that is bad? The CPU peaks at around low eighties.
     
    echao12, Jun 12, 2008
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Running under performance mode, or gaming, should not cause a laptop to fail. Get Dell to take a look at it. Mid 90C definitely is close to failure...the laptop is overheating.
     
    Greg, Jun 12, 2008
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    Yup, I've noticed myself that the laptop is actually cooler & a bit more battery life under high performance for whatever reason.

    High performance is that it will scale itself depending on your need, power saver will always stay on power saver
     
    JCMS, Jun 12, 2008
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