[ltp] Hot GPU

[D. Sen]

Yes, I think so too. Currently, the GPU temperature reads 70C. All thats
running is the KDE desktop and thunderbird.

Desktop effects is turned on.
load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.08.
Fan speed: 5096, disengaged.




Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2010, D. Sen wrote:
>> The GPU temperature seems to always be in the 70 to 80 Celsius range. I
>> am using the 'ati' driver (not the proprietary fglrx driver). This seems
>> overly high to me. Am I wrong?
> 
> IMO, it is overly high.  For comparison purposes, a X300 ATI (ThinkPad T43)
> in a moderately hot climate (27°C ambient temperature) will stay at around
> 50°C using the open X.org drivers with the powersave feature "dynamic
> clocks" enabled.
>