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M1710 - 7900 GTX...Overheating!!

post #1 of 18
3/25/07 at 4:49pm
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I just recently started playing CoD 2 and Test Drive Unlimited on my M1710 and the frame rates would randomly drop considerably...I tried updating/downdating drivers...didn't fix it. I even tried a reformat!

It turns out that the damn GPU is overheating! Every minute or so when playing games the temperature reaches 102'C which is the core slow down temp and its really frustrating. It's making the games tedious to play. A solution would be to increase the slow down temp, but of course this could cause my damn laptop to melt...so really its not a solution at all.

If anyone has had similar experiences or, even better, a decent solution to this problem I'd be greatful for some feedback!

Regards, Matt.
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post #2 of 18
3/25/07 at 5:26pm
You may want to try to clean out your fans. Dust over time, will get stuck in the fans and they wont be able to cool your CPU and GPU. Believe it or not, many people have came here sayign theys CPU or GPU is overheating when all it was iis dust.
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post #3 of 18
3/25/07 at 5:28pm
How long have you had the laptop? After a couple months dust can accumulate between the heatsink and fan vents. Every now and than you need to open it up and take out the heatsinks to get dust bunnies out of there. If you dont want to open the laptop you can buy compressed air at a computer store and blow them in the rear fan vents (with computer off).
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post #4 of 18
3/25/07 at 5:54pm
-Are you playing on an external monitor? (if you are make sure you keep your laptop cracked upen to prevent heat build up.)


-What type of surface is the laptop sitting on? -Does it have the proper ventalation under the machine?

-Have you overclocked it?

-Have you put on AS5 or messed with the stock thermal compound in any way?

-what is the temerature of the enviroment you are in?
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post #5 of 18
3/25/07 at 6:13pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the help. I've had to replace my keyboard before now so I'll pull it open and have a look for some dust. I can't see any from the outside but I'll take a look inside anyhow.

I play using the built in monitor so its opened out when I play, I've never overclocked or modified anything physically. Its sitting on a wooden desk raised up only by the rubber 'feet' on the underside. Room temp is about 25C.

I'll try raising it up a bit so the bottom fans can breath a bit more.

Thanks guys. If i'm still having problems i'll post back. Cheers!
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post #6 of 18
3/26/07 at 1:34am
While I doubt this will fix the problem, You can download fangui and use it to force the fans in your laptop to high speed. This will slow down the heat buildup but not prevent it. Dust buildup can be a real problem and will definately cause your gpu to hit throttle temps. If your heatsinks are clear of dust and you haven't overclocked the card, you can go into your laptop and remove the gpu heatsink and apply a thermal compound to it to reduce temps. If your warrenty is still active call up dell and make them fix it Laptop cooling pads could also greatly improve your temps, helping to keep both cpu and gpu running cooler.
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post #7 of 18
3/26/07 at 11:31am
You should not be anywhere near 102 C (which is the throttle temp). I rarely hit above 82 C with my 2500M (same core and memory as 7900GTX).

Look for dirty dust bunnies clogging up the vents, perhaps trapped between the fan and the finned part of the heat pipe. You would need to open up the laptop case to get to that.
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post #8 of 18
3/26/07 at 3:22pm
Your problem is dust for sure, I cleaned my E1705 and temperatures when gaming went down from 90+ degrees to 75-80.
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post #9 of 18
5/27/07 at 12:50am
hello, im going to bring this from the dead.. since i have the same problem... but is there anything i can use to prevent the overheating problem on M1710 beside cleaning the dust? how about a laptop cooling pads? and if there is.. which one? any input would greatly appreciated. Thanks
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post #10 of 18
5/27/07 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by Betauser
hello, im going to bring this from the dead.. since i have the same problem... but is there anything i can use to prevent the overheating problem on M1710 beside cleaning the dust? how about a laptop cooling pads? and if there is.. which one? any input would greatly appreciated. Thanks
Make sure you are using fangui to force the fans to high speed. As far as laptop coolers go I use a spire pacific breeze notebook cooler model sp300. It is shaped like a wedge which brings the back of you laptop off of the desk, allowing the gpu fan to breath better. The fans blow cold air almost right over the gpu fan, and the blue color also looks pretty cool when you set your leds to blue
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post #11 of 18
5/27/07 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by sypher9
Make sure you are using fangui to force the fans to high speed. As far as laptop coolers go I use a spire pacific breeze notebook cooler model sp300. It is shaped like a wedge which brings the back of you laptop off of the desk, allowing the gpu fan to breath better. The fans blow cold air almost right over the gpu fan, and the blue color also looks pretty cool when you set your leds to blue
Thanks for the quick response.. i'll check that laptop and hopefully that would help alot.
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post #12 of 18
5/27/07 at 1:35pm
Laptop coolers would not help although the base feels hot this is normal and most of the heat comes from either the harddisk or the RAM modules which have no form of active cooling so id be surprised if you noticed any temp changes from using a cooling pad. Just make sure you have th erear of the system elevated so it gets proper airflow.
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post #13 of 18
5/27/07 at 2:55pm
Instead of wasting money on laptop cooler, just have 2 bottle caps under the back of your lappy.
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post #14 of 18
5/27/07 at 4:05pm
While the bottle cap idea would probably help, I've noticed my temps stay lower by about 5-10 degrees when I turn the laptop cooler fans on high versus just elevating the back of the laptop. Maybe its because my gen 2 is stock...
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post #15 of 18
5/27/07 at 4:45pm
I have a cooler too, and using it versus bottlecaps gives me about 2 degrees difference so nothing to cry home to mom about
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post #16 of 18
5/27/07 at 6:22pm
what's the normal temp when playing games for GPU and CPU for this laptop? my laptop is stock not oclock at all..
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post #17 of 18
5/27/07 at 6:51pm
Use caned air to blast your heatsinks and fans when powered off and get theese they are great for raising the rear of your laptop to improve airflow http://www.laptopdesk.net/access-legsf.php

I blast my heatsinks and fans about every 2 weeks to prevent dust bunnies from building up. It is good practice and preventive maintainence to prevent heat issues on all laptops.

As for the laptop legs great product and I order a pair everytime I get a new laptop. On my M 1710 I had to trim them and apply them in a certin spot so they would not interfear and prevent use of my D-Dock and I use 3 M weatherstriping glue to make it permenent rather then the stock sticky pads on the laptop legs.
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post #18 of 18
5/27/07 at 10:15pm
Mines OC'ed and getting 39C CPU, 56 GPU, at around 75-80 room temp, hitting 76C on 3dmark05. Still not sure if I should bother and apply AS5.
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