Guest Alex Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi. Im using the geforce 8600m gt 512 mb ddr2. When im nothing doing my temperature is around 65. but when i play either cod 4 or cod world at war (the only 2 games i tested) my temperature is around 90. is that too high? Im using: Techpowerup gpu-z 0.3.1 to watch my temperature. Computer specs: Acer aspire 7720g intel core 2 duo 2,4 ghz 3 gb ddr2 thanks for all advises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I forgot to mention that my fps in cod world at war is around 30-50 and im playing in 800*600. In cod 4 i play in 1000*700 or 1200*800 and my fps is around 100-125. im using 179.48 driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I tried a lot of other games - like gta san andreas, a ski'ing game,world of goo, mirrors edge and a couple more and its the same result- 90 degree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 its normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACP0WER Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 its normal. how can you say normal to thoose temps? anyway if you can open up your laptop, check if there is dust in the fan and also try renewing the thermal paste with as5 or equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mhd Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 i have 8600m gs and mine reaches 85-90 degrees after a while.maybe your 8600m gt is overclocked??if thats the case then underclock it slightly and it should be known that the 8600 have heat problems(all of them,gs or gt).yes cod4 is not as demanding as cod5 and there is a huge leap.i play cod5 lowest settings and min fps is 30.min in cod4 medium settings is 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mhd Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 so its normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au_Xtr3me Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Getting 90C on an 8600m GT under load is normal. The maximum rated temperature is around 110C, If your savy enough you can try replacing the thermal paste with gold based thermal paste, because the paste that comes with most laptops is rubbish Edited February 23, 2009 by Au_Xtr3me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hero Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah it's normal. So I suggest getting a cooling pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Getting 90C on an 8600m GT under load is normal. The maximum rated temperature is around 110C, My go5700 had max rated temperature of 125C and it died on about 98C. Make your conclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 No my 8600m gt isent overclocked, i have not done anything to it exept from trying new drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au_Xtr3me Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I thought the 5xxx series had really high failure rates though. Anyways, new conclusion: We can safely assume that the maximum rated temperature of a 8600m GT is not the real rated temperature at 110C, but actually 95C, thus a 8600m GT running at 90C is at a risky but functional temperature. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 What can i do to reduce degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACP0WER Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 What can i do to reduce degrees? if you can open up your laptop, check if there is dust in the fan and also try renewing the thermal paste with as5 or equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is there any guides on how to renew the thermal paste?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiisu Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Easiest way that works for me (max gpu temp is ~70-73 with ~30% oc) - just raise the back of your laptop a inch or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACP0WER Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is there any guides on how to renew the thermal paste?? here you go: http://www.techpowerup.com/printarticle.php?id=134 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 What do u use to raise your laptop ??or can u buy one which raise the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiisu Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) The purpose of raising the back of laptop is to grant better airflow. You could buy special laptop coolers, but basically anything that you can put under the rubber pieces at the bottom of your laptop will have some effect. For me - a small wooden (toy) block (~2cm in height) at each of the back corners. Simple but works. It also makes the laptop lean a bit towards me which imho is more comfortable (but that is a question of personal taste). Edited March 2, 2009 by kiisu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcop06 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) hahaha I'm sorry those temps are NOT normal, well let me rephase that... they are normal, but they are not right. Even Dell will admit to you those temps are too high, and that is hard to make a computer company admit they have a faulty card in their laptops. I've gotten mine replaced twice due to the faulty batch of 8600M GT's out there. I think they finally fixed it, and i'm now overclocked to 685/1060/1370 with MAX temps of 81c. Non OC is around 74c, and thats with stock thermal grease, and a modded lappy cooler. I'd suggest taking one of the steps above... thermal grease, lappy cooler, raising the back end, and ensuring that there is no dust blocking your fans (and yes that really does make a difference.) If all else fails, call your laptop manufacturer and tell them your issue, and demand a replacement. good luck! Edited March 3, 2009 by coolcop06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eyeblade Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 hi, I am ussing a: Nvidia Gayforce 8600GS 512mb getting up temps around 95 +- it once tipped 100 celcius. and i still got garanty on my product does this realy mean i can demand my computercomany 2 replace my product?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 There was a BIOS update for the Acer 5920G that uses Nv8600M GT if you're using that make. Said to reduce the temps by a notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What about rivatuner, ive read that u can control the cooler in your computer, is that a good idea? or is it stupid to do when my card is around 90 degrees when im playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Janneman Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had some issues too. My card reached 104 degrees just by booting and using word :S I tried to shut down and cool for several times. But no luck. Now i wrote dell, waiting for news DELL XPS M1530 T9300 320 GB 4GB GeForce 8600MGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcop06 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 yes, you can demand your computer company to replace your product. if it is a faulty card, it is not your fault it is theirs, and they have to make you as a customer happy so they will replace the card. at least dell did. and as far as writing dell, i tried that and it takes forever. call the xps support line, theres almost no phone wait and youll be off the phone within 15 mins with the problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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