Quick overheating question....

[GuruJockStrap]

If you get sparklies on screen it means either the GPU or RAM have been over clocked too highly/are overheating.

Massive polygon tearing also means a problem with one or the other.

What visual corruption generally goes with the GPU and RAM?

 

[Cyber-Mav]

sparklies is usually the core, and checkered boxes or a wired pattern is usually the ram. in a game the overheating ram usually shows thing with massive polygons sticking out of thier heads or something.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

What software can monitor GPU temps?

 

[chris74]

I personally use rivatuner which sits in my tray.

It allows me to see the temperature on my G15 lcd screen during gaming. Obviously not knowing what card you have it will all depend on whether it has the necessary thermal diode for temps to be monitored.

 

[Dutch Guy]

Try to see if it also happens at stock speeds, if not it is the overclock, if you also get corruption it can be overheating.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

The GPU is a 8600MGT with 256MB dedicated RAM in my Vostro laptop.

No overclocking at all. Everything running at stock.

Installed RivaTuner so will use that to monitor temps next time I play.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

Just been playing a decent session on TF2 (where this problem has happened) and the GPU temps hover around 60oC, according to Rivatuner.

I though that was quite good considering its inside a laptop.

Obviously have no idea how hot the RAM chips are though.

 

[Hixxy]

everest shows the gpu temp and the gpu mem temp and gpu ambient temp on my 8800gtx, you could try it and see if your card has the sensors.

you were doign ok in TF2 you little turret monkey