I updated my drivers not too long ago, and now the card runs really hot when doing mundane things like surfing the web. The fan is on constantly and even shifts up to high, but the card makes the bottom of my laptop too hot to touch for more than 30s or so.
Is there some kind of setting in the new ATI drivers that is making this thing run at 110% all the time? I have "PowerPlay" settings checked and set to max battery...when they were set to max performance, my laptop would reset from overheating when playing games.
1. Take off the bottom platic covering from your laptop.
2. Check for dust
3. If there's dust, clean it out. If not go to step 4.
4. Put the plastic cover back on.
5. Turn the laptop on and check your readings.
6. ???
7. Profit
And if that doesn't work, try rolling back the drivers?
updated drivers, still no dice. Away from home now, but when I get back I'm going to take the bottom out and see if there's blockage in the exhaust for the fan. It doesn't feel like there's nearly enough airflow coming out of the side of my laptop with the fan running full-throttle.