i dunno, somthing is definetely up with 5680 9600 pro videocards overheating.

i'm getting these annoying 3 second freezes when gaming... i shut off v-synch and it's happening a lot less (not completely gone)... so i'm thinking the drivers from sager are set too damn hot.

i'm definetely going to try this ati tool.

is there a way to increase the videocard cooling power on this bird?

i mean, my wife can dry her hair with this thing.

can you use the normal sager ati drivers with this ATITOOL?

Don't know, but the one from PCT is 1.00.02S. This one is 1.00.07T3. I'd say it's a bit newer.

Yes. It's for any Radeon card, desktop or notebook.

thanks mcl... I have no artifacts now!

rule.

(Adam || Tom || Laura ), can this be verified as official? Can we get the official word on what all the BIOS update does? I'm currently not experiencing any artifacts or anything, so I don't think I need this BIOS.

I'm guessing the "T3" bit has something to do with the fact that it's probably not a final, but instead a [T]esting version.

But I can guarantee you that I did get it directly from Sager.

is there a way to make the fans work harder and longer? it's almost as if the fans should just keep running and not turn on/off... thus building up heat. (while gaming anyways)

of course desktops are different for obviuos reasons... but i never lock or even lose FPS on my desktop which is very very well ventilated.

this is making me re-think the whole gaming on a laptop mentality.

They already run constantly while gaming.

they need to run harder then... cause i'm overheating when i game.

The 3-second freezes sound more related to something accessing the hard drive other than the game, than overheating. Overheating results in total freezes requiring a reboot, game crashes to desktop, bluescreens, and/or heavy artifacting.

Do you have a firewall and/or virus scanner on when you're gaming? Or file sharing software? These are likely sources of unwanted disk access. Disable them while gaming.

i know what your thinking.... this kids a meathead... but all those bases are covered trust me. i just downloaded an app to help me watch the temps while i game. i'm not alone with these issues either.

That's not what I'm thinking, but:

1) Without knowing the in-spec operating range for the Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro Turbo, watching the temperature is meaningless, because you don't know whether you're exceeding the tested and acceptable temperature range for the GPU,

and

2) You say you're not alone, but you're the only one I see here complaining about 3-second hiccoughs during gameplay. The rest of us tend to game as well, and we're not having that problem. I'm not saying your problem's illusory, but it's certainly not common.

no, i'm imagining things

that's what it must be

If you think sarcasm's going to persuade anyone to help you, you're quite mistaken. I'm through with you. I suggest you change your attitude when asking other people for help.