Acer Aspire 5930(G) owner thread

[RaYYaN]

My fan is clean mate, juts did it two days ago.
I do it once a month ever since the first time I did it after my GPU hit 97 and memory hit 100
That much I know

But Deks' temps are low, so I'm wondering which driver he using cuz I think powermizer might not be working properly

J4k, also try undervolting you CPU
There is a guide on these forums, really helped my temps
They dropped by like 12*C under load

Undervolting Guide

[roast]

Deks, what temperature monitoring app are you using? I also have the P7350 and read your post about CPUID not showing the right temperatures for this CPU.

Also.. the fan on my almost 1 year old 5930g has started to make a little whistling noice in the 2nd fan speed phase. Do you think I have to send it in for repair, or do you think support would be so nice to just send me a spare fan? It's thoughroughly clean btw.

[RaYYaN]

There are a number of monitoring programs you can try and compare to HWMonitor

Core Temp springs to mind, but there are more

As for the fan, it does make a whirring sound as it spins at a faster speed. This is normal, however if it sounds strange to you, definitely ask Acer and see if they will send you a replacement

[j4k4sembung]

Rayyan, thanks for the link... I manage to get the temperature down further..
using CPUID Hardware Monitor, the ACPI temps are: around 48 for normal use...
Core tempt are around 40..

which one do you report here usually, the acpi or core?

[RaYYaN]

No problem

UVing is great for safely reducing temps

I believe that ACPI actually gives the temps for the memory (RAM) and not the CPU

The CPU temp is the core temp

Idle temps don't drop that much, how much did you reduce your load temps by?

[j4k4sembung]

Idle temp drops about 8C.. from 48-51 to 40-41..
I remember I was playing Mass Effect and the temp soared to >90! Will try in a few days to see the effect when I got time

[RaYYaN]

Yeah my temps used to go above 90 once

But after undervolting my CPU and graphics card, and ensuring fans are clean I dont usually go above 75-80

[Deks]

RaYYaN

Have you removed your fan after opening the laptop?
As people already stated, a lot of dust builds up between the fan and the exhaust vent which you cannot usually see.
You have to remove the fan in order to reach the vent and then clean out that area.

This goes for everyone else who are experiencing overheating issues.
Also, don't game on your lap.
Use a flat surface.

As for the drivers I'm using ...
Well, I installed Dox's 185.85 driver.
I also over-clocked my GPU to 625/900/1550.

Keep in mind I keep my gpu undervolted on 0.89V with those clock speeds (which I got using the Nvidia Control Panel itself rather than bios flashing - that I used for undervolting).

I also usually keep Crystal CPUID running in the background so I can decrease the temp of my CPU.

Without my Zalman Cooler, the temps are at around 71 degrees C under maximum load (with CrystalCPUID reducing the voltage to my CPU).
With the Zalman Cooler, at around 61 degrees C.

My idle temps are standard as far as I can recall.
For GPU, that would be around 45 degrees C.
For CPU, 45 to 50 degrees C.


Regarding the BIOS ... well, as I already stated, if you want the x64 OS to see and use all 4GB, then updating it to 1.23 is a must.
Otherwise, you are limiting your system to 3GB.

I have to say that I really don't get issues with overheating.
And the amount of dust I cleaned out from the vent by removing the fan was not a whole lot (still enough) to increase my temps in any significant fashion.
Perhaps the fact I usually fan the air vents to begin with minimized dust accumulation, so I don't actually have to open up the laptop after a year or so to clean out the inside.

Though as a rule, once a month, once in 6 months or once in a year (depending on the area you live in along with your preference) is enough.

[ToBeXaS]

hello guys i am new one.
I have 5930G about 10mounth, like others it overheat alot, i clean dust 1 time mounth, UV cpu and gpu , but i can`t OC gpu in rivatuner, i tryed alot of driver versions like 185,85 dox, and newest from nvidia, but i can OC only performance 3d, can`t OC max clocks, i dont like to flash bios 10 times a day to test clocks stability, becoze then i rise them in flashing i get dark screen in World of warcraft, other games like crysis, gta4 and 3dmark06 is normal.
Some results: 3dmark06
6401 3DMarks -0.89v 600/1500/900 gpu temp max 72c
5665 3DMarks normal v no OC
- i am not using cooling pad but i like to buy one of Zalman
and maybe can someone offer CPU OC program? i cant find it in bios

[Deks]

Performance 3d are the max clocks to my recollection.
I OC-ed my gpu to 625/900/1550 under 0.89V using Nvidia Control Panel (no special programs really).

And I never had overheating issues myself.

As for OC-ing the CPU ... well, I personally wouldn't bother with it.
It involves too much hassle right now and the performance gains would be negligible in games for the most part (apart from maybe GTA4).

If you can OC by around 0.6 or 0.7 GhZ and the cpu behaves stable, then it should be ok for the most part.

However, cooling is essential in that case.
I really don't worry too much because for my own needs, the gpu OC is enough to keep me going, and without the Zalman Cooler, my temps would still be in the comfortable early 70-ies degrees C.

Also keep in mind that not all gpu's will OC the same.
Most probably will, but it can vary from system to system.
Your issue with WoW might also be driver related.
Updating potentially to a newer driver such as official 186.81 or .82 might solve the black screen issue.