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    m1530: bad system to OC on?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by WileyCoyote, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. WileyCoyote

    WileyCoyote Notebook Evangelist

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    Just did a temp check for OC@ 645/880 on dell's xps m1530, temp peaked @ 92 degrees..

    Apparent this is because the dedicated GPU in the system has no fan of its own and relies on the cpu fan, intake and exhaust to cool down. What a burn.

    Anyone else reach this temp when OCing?
    How much lower do you think temp will be if using a lap top cooler?
     
    WileyCoyote, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    3-7c on CPU/GPU and up to 10c on the HDD if theres vents

    A notebook cooler can only cool from the outside, not in the inside where its most needed. Unless you force induct it to the notebooks intake vents

    Whats your room temps?
     
    flipfire, Jun 21, 2008
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  3. crazyanz

    crazyanz Notebook Consultant

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    you might wanne blow all the dust out with a compressor since my m1530 runs cool at all times. OC at 650/900 65C max :)
     
    crazyanz, Jun 21, 2008
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    xystus Notebook Consultant

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    65degrees stressed?.. That's pretty much impossible. The 8600m GT runs about 60degrees idle.. I've got mine stressed at 78degrees (Mass Effect for 1,5 hours). 79 degrees on a hot day :)

    But yeah; check your vents. They might need some cleaning!
     
    xystus, Jun 21, 2008
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  5. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    I did, lol. But I have an 8400GS, and this thing starts artifacting at 500/500.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 21, 2008
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  6. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    My DDR2 sits at 47c when surfing the web, 71c tops after playing Mass Effect for 3+ hours. 625/530 OC. Is the DDR3 that much hotter, or is the Vostro just cooler running?
     
    Kevin, Jun 21, 2008
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  7. WileyCoyote

    WileyCoyote Notebook Evangelist

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    So what do you do for cleaning vents? can of compressed air and just blow from the outside?
     
    WileyCoyote, Jun 21, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    1: raise the back of the laptop
    2: check the fans and vents for dust
    3: get a notebook cooler
    4: Arctic Silver 5
    5: Undervolt CPU
    6: check my guide, also links to Cooling Central.
     
    eleron911, Jun 21, 2008
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  9. Udi

    Udi Notebook Consultant

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    Something's very wrong with your system. The M1530 is an excellent system to overclock on. Maybe the penryn in mine helps as they run fairly cool, but in any case, I'm running 685/1010 clocks (stable) on the 8600GT, and am topping out at 79deg under heavy use for a few hours. Idles at 60.

    I have carefully cleaned/polished the cooling assembly / heatsinks and AS5'd the CPU and GPU.
     
    Udi, Jun 22, 2008
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  10. Lefix

    Lefix Notebook Evangelist

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    I OC'ed mine to only to 575/1150/750 and the GPU reaches 80C sometimes
     
    Lefix, Jun 23, 2008
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  11. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    i max at 80C at 720/900 o_o
     
    r34p3rex, Jun 23, 2008
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  12. Koer

    Koer Notebook Deity

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    Hey lost thread, i found you, now riiissseee FROM THE GRAVE!!!! lol

    at 650 mhz gpu clock and 875 mhz memory clock my xps m1530 tops at 90 C and my cpu reached 80..... WHOAH!!!
    mabe change that concrete dell puts as cooling paste for artic silver???
     
    Koer, Sep 20, 2008
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  13. ferooo

    ferooo Notebook Geek

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    my max with OC GPU (700/1000) is 81C, avg about 77-78C
     
    ferooo, Sep 21, 2008
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  14. mirage_bg

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    My temps on full load are about 74-75 (725/1050)
     
    mirage_bg, Sep 21, 2008
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