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    Are these temps too high?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Speculate, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. Speculate

    Speculate Notebook Enthusiast

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    are these gpu temps normal? or is there something wrong with my card?
    the high temps are just after playing crysis (low-med) for 15 mins
    i average 60 degrees celsius idle
    correct me if im wrong, but a jump from 60 to 110 is pretty big

    vostro 1310
    t8300
    8400m gs
    3gb ram
    vista
    a10 bios
    177.41 video drivers

    its a one week old laptop btw
     

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    plattnnum Notebook Evangelist

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    yes 110 is way too hot.
     
    plattnnum, Aug 1, 2008
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    royk50 times being what they are

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    way too hot
     
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  4. Speculate

    Speculate Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah. i figured they were way too high. is there anything i can do about this?

    are there any quick fixes? or is there something wrong with my laptop (hardware) causing it to go this high....
     
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  5. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    You can run I8kfanGUI, set the fans to high while playing. You can also buy a laptop cooler.

    Lastly if your temps are still abnormally high make sure you have the latest BIOS installed. If that doesn't help call Dell and purchase an extended warranty. ;)
     
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  6. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    there is a known with the nvidia 8400 cards
    dell should take care of you
     
    royk50, Aug 2, 2008
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  7. The General

    The General Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, that is way way too high. I would be worried about the card frying itself, if I were you I'd have a talk with Dell about it.
     
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