GPU usage drastic drops while gaming

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Leduskia

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As well as a number of other problems my GPU (GTX 670m) has been causing(My thread in the sound part of the forums..) It has also come to my attention that while playing any sort of game, from cube world to more demanding games, randomly the GPU usage will drop from 70%-90% to 10% which causes me to go from 60fps to like 5 fps.

I've tested this with and without over clocking and have no idea what is causing it. I dont think its the temperature of my GPU as it remains in the low 60s(c) while in game.

System info:
OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
GPU: GTX 670m
CPU: Intel i5 2430 @ 2.4ghz
Ram: 8gb
Model: Msi GT780dx
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI GT780DX
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430m @ 2.4ghz -3.0ghz
Memory
8gb ram @ 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 670M
Hard Drives
750gb 7200RPM
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome
Monitor your CPU usage with RealTemp while gaming. Make sure to select log file while gaming. Then look a the log file to see if the "MHz" suddenly dropped to 800MHz while gaming. If it does, it's throttling due to excessive heat. Then you can clean the heatsink and fan vents to make sure CPU doesn't get hot enough to throttle itself.

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My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser
Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
Other Info
Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.
Code: 
DATE      TIME      MHz    CPU_0 CPU_1  LOAD%
07/30/13  01:50:05  2803.69    58    63    48.9
07/30/13  01:50:06  2803.69    62    58    57.1
07/30/13  01:50:07  2803.69    62    56    49.2
07/30/13  01:50:08  2803.69    64    62    60.4
07/30/13  01:50:09  2803.69    58    62    50.6
07/30/13  01:50:11  2803.69    63    62    57.5
07/30/13  01:50:12  2803.69    63    59    60.0
07/30/13  01:50:13  2803.69    63    58    61.0
07/30/13  01:50:14   798.20    54    52    73.4
07/30/13  01:50:15   798.20    53    50    38.6
07/30/13  01:50:16   798.20    54    50    76.5
07/30/13  01:50:17   798.20    53    50    95.3
07/30/13  01:50:18   798.20    52    51    85.5
07/30/13  01:50:19   798.20    53    50    73.5
07/30/13  01:50:20   798.20    52    49    74.0
07/30/13  01:50:21   798.20    52    50    78.6
07/30/13  01:50:22   798.20    52    50    90.9
07/30/13  01:50:23   798.20    51    49    86.3
07/30/13  01:50:24  2045.40    59    58    69.7
07/30/13  01:50:25  2793.71    61    58    72.4
07/30/13  01:50:26  2793.71    64    60    76.7
07/30/13  01:50:27  2783.73    59    61    74.4
07/30/13  01:50:28  2753.80    58    53    58.7
07/30/13  01:50:29  2215.01    53    53     8.4
07/30/13  01:50:30  2085.31    52    51     6.4
07/30/13  01:50:31  2723.87    59    59    40.2
07/30/13  01:50:32  2793.71    62    60    75.1
07/30/13  01:50:33  2793.71    64    61    94.9
07/30/13  01:50:34  2793.71    63    62    91.0
07/30/13  01:50:35  2793.71    64    62    74.0
07/30/13  01:50:36  2763.78    54    53    56.3
07/30/13  01:50:37  2434.52    53    52    10.7
07/30/13  01:50:38  1785.98    54    51     8.6
07/30/13  01:50:39  2474.43    58    58    23.9
07/30/13  01:50:40  2813.66    54    53    31.8
07/30/13  01:50:41  2803.69    59    56    27.9
07/30/13  01:50:42  2833.62    58    58    29.9
07/30/13  01:50:43  2833.62    65    62    52.1
07/30/13  01:50:44  2793.71    65    61    92.0
07/30/13  01:50:45  2793.71    62    61    87.4
07/30/13  01:50:46  2793.71    63    60    69.9
07/30/13  01:50:47  2793.71    63    63    70.5
07/30/13  01:50:48  2793.71    65    62    95.8
07/30/13  01:50:49  2793.71    64    62    97.8
07/30/13  01:50:50  2793.71    64    63    99.1
07/30/13  01:50:51  2793.71    64    63    97.3
07/30/13  01:50:52  2793.71    64    63    99.5
07/30/13  01:50:53  2793.71    65    62    98.9
07/30/13  01:50:54  2793.71    61    57    68.6
07/30/13  01:50:55  2793.71    64    62    92.3
07/30/13  01:50:56  2793.71    64    62    82.6
07/30/13  01:50:57  1885.76    55    53    80.5
07/30/13  01:50:58   798.20    55    52    73.1
07/30/13  01:50:59   798.20    53    51    86.3
07/30/13  01:51:00   798.20    53    51    87.7
07/30/13  01:51:01   798.20    53    50    88.7
07/30/13  01:51:02   798.20    53    50    88.7
07/30/13  01:51:03   798.20    51    49    81.1
07/30/13  01:51:04   798.20    52    50    79.3
07/30/13  01:51:05   798.20    52    49    78.0
07/30/13  01:51:06   798.20    51    49    79.0
07/30/13  01:51:07   897.98    58    55    83.1
07/30/13  01:51:08  2793.71    61    60    96.6
07/30/13  01:51:09  2793.71    63    61    91.8
07/30/13  01:51:10  2793.71    60    60    86.0
07/30/13  01:51:11  2793.71    63    60    89.6
07/30/13  01:51:12  2793.71    62    61    93.4
07/30/13  01:51:13  2793.71    62    60    79.3
07/30/13  01:51:14  2793.71    63    61    83.8
07/30/13  01:51:15  2793.71    64    62    83.6
07/30/13  01:51:16  2793.71    64    62    91.5
07/30/13  01:51:17  2793.71    61    62    73.7
07/30/13  01:51:18  2793.71    63    60    87.9
07/30/13  01:51:19  2793.71    64    62    89.6
07/30/13  01:51:20  2793.71    63    60    83.9
07/30/13  01:51:22  2793.71    64    63    85.1
07/30/13  01:51:23  2793.71    63    62    86.6
07/30/13  01:51:24  1766.02    55    52    86.7
07/30/13  01:51:25   798.20    53    52    79.1
07/30/13  01:51:26   798.20    53    51    80.7
07/30/13  01:51:27   798.20    53    50    75.3
07/30/13  01:51:28   798.20    53    51    81.7
07/30/13  01:51:29   798.20    52    50    67.5
07/30/13  01:51:30   798.20    53    50    86.4
07/30/13  01:51:31   798.20    51    50    93.2
07/30/13  01:51:32   798.20    52    50    95.4
07/30/13  01:51:33   798.20    51    50    98.7
07/30/13  01:51:34  1017.71    60    57    98.3
07/30/13  01:51:35  2793.71    62    61    97.2
07/30/13  01:51:36  2793.71    61    58    84.8
07/30/13  01:51:37  2793.71    61    60    81.4
07/30/13  01:51:38  2793.71    60    59    74.9
07/30/13  01:51:39  2793.71    60    60    78.0
07/30/13  01:51:40   947.87    52    50    87.6
07/30/13  01:51:41   798.20    53    50    87.2
07/30/13  01:51:42   798.20    52    50    85.0
07/30/13  01:51:43   798.20    52    50    89.4
07/30/13  01:51:44   798.20    52    50    88.8
07/30/13  01:51:45   798.20    51    49    85.5
07/30/13  01:51:46   798.20    52    49    88.0
07/30/13  01:51:47   798.20    51    49    78.2
07/30/13  01:51:48   798.20    51    49    82.3
07/30/13  01:51:49   798.20    51    50    84.0
07/30/13  01:51:50  1895.73    59    58    81.3
07/30/13  01:51:51  2793.71    58    58    62.6
07/30/13  01:51:52  2793.71    60    58    66.0
07/30/13  01:51:53  2773.76    60    60    62.3
07/30/13  01:51:54  2793.71    60    56    65.7
07/30/13  01:51:55  2793.71    60    56    72.6
07/30/13  01:51:56  2793.71    61    55    67.2
07/30/13  01:51:57  2793.71    59    58    60.7
07/30/13  01:51:58  2793.71    61    58    68.3
07/30/13  01:51:59  2793.71    60    60    64.4
07/30/13  01:52:00  2793.71    61    60    82.2
07/30/13  01:52:01  2793.71    64    61    92.5
07/30/13  01:52:02  2793.71    61    59    75.1
07/30/13  01:52:03  2793.71    61    60    76.0
07/30/13  01:52:04  2793.71    60    60    76.4
07/30/13  01:52:05  2793.71    59    60    58.6
07/30/13  01:52:06  2793.71    62    57    53.7
07/30/13  01:52:07  2793.71    62    61    71.7
07/30/13  01:52:08  2793.71    60    60    62.2
07/30/13  01:52:09  2793.71    61    58    62.2
07/30/13  01:52:10  2793.71    61    59    68.1
07/30/13  01:52:11  2793.71    61    60    64.4
07/30/13  01:52:12  2793.71    60    60    70.8
07/30/13  01:52:13  2793.71    61    61    67.1
07/30/13  01:52:14  2793.71    61    60    66.1
07/30/13  01:52:15  2793.71    62    61    73.1
07/30/13  01:52:16  2793.71    62    60    72.9
07/30/13  01:52:17  2793.71    65    62    74.7
07/30/13  01:52:18  2793.71    63    62    68.4
07/30/13  01:52:19  2793.71    64    59    77.4
07/30/13  01:52:20  2793.71    63    61    68.6
07/30/13  01:52:21  2793.71    63    60    64.9
07/30/13  01:52:22  2793.71    64    61    62.7
07/30/13  01:52:23  2793.71    64    60    79.7
07/30/13  01:52:24  2793.71    64    62    89.3
07/30/13  01:52:25  2793.71    64    62    77.7
07/30/13  01:52:26  2793.71    63    61    80.1
07/30/13  01:52:27  2793.71    63    61    76.7
07/30/13  01:52:28  2793.71    64    63    96.0
07/30/13  01:52:29  2793.71    65    62    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:30  2793.71    64    61    89.1
07/30/13  01:52:31  2793.71    65    62    81.6
07/30/13  01:52:32  2793.71    65    62    85.3
07/30/13  01:52:34  2793.71    64    64    88.2
07/30/13  01:52:34  2793.71    63    63    90.0
07/30/13  01:52:36  2793.71    64    62    96.7
07/30/13  01:52:37  2793.71    63    62    84.3
07/30/13  01:52:38  2654.02    64    63    25.2
07/30/13  01:52:39  2733.85    62    61    47.2
07/30/13  01:52:40  2813.67    65    63    76.8
07/30/13  01:52:41  2793.71    63    61    74.8
07/30/13  01:52:42  2793.71    62    62    62.0
07/30/13  01:52:43  2793.71    63    60    60.9
07/30/13  01:52:44  2793.71    62    61    61.8
07/30/13  01:52:45  2793.71    65    62    76.1
07/30/13  01:52:46  2793.71    63    60    73.7
07/30/13  01:52:47  2793.71    64    63    89.4
07/30/13  01:52:48  1785.98    56    53    93.5
07/30/13  01:52:49   798.20    55    52    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:50   798.20    55    52    97.0
07/30/13  01:52:51   798.20    55    52    97.9
07/30/13  01:52:52   798.20    55    52    98.7
07/30/13  01:52:53   798.20    54    52    98.7
07/30/13  01:52:54   798.20    53    51    97.5
07/30/13  01:52:55   798.20    54    51    97.9
07/30/13  01:52:56   798.20    53    51    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:57   798.20    53    51    96.9
07/30/13  01:52:58   967.82    58    58    96.2
07/30/13  01:52:59  2793.71    61    60    90.0
07/30/13  01:53:00  2793.71    64    59    86.2
07/30/13  01:53:01  2793.71    62    61    87.9
07/30/13  01:53:02  2793.71    63    62    88.6
07/30/13  01:53:03  2793.71    62    62    89.6
07/30/13  01:53:04  2793.71    62    61    86.5
07/30/13  01:53:05  1067.60    54    51    93.0
07/30/13  01:53:06   798.20    53    51    94.3
07/30/13  01:53:07   798.20    53    50    96.4
07/30/13  01:53:08   798.20    53    51    95.0
07/30/13  01:53:09   798.20    53    50    95.8
07/30/13  01:53:10   798.20    52    50    93.3
07/30/13  01:53:11   798.20    52    50    95.1
07/30/13  01:53:12   798.20    52    50    92.6
07/30/13  01:53:13   798.20    53    50    93.0
07/30/13  01:53:14   798.20    51    50    90.9
07/30/13  01:53:15  1736.09    61    56    64.4
07/30/13  01:53:16  2793.71    60    61    72.2
07/30/13  01:53:17  2813.67    60    53    54.4
07/30/13  01:53:18  2813.67    60    53    29.6
07/30/13  01:53:19  2843.60    59    54    30.6
07/30/13  01:53:20  2883.51    61    52    28.1


This pattern seems to continue.. But is that temperture really that high for the cpu?
 
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My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI GT780DX
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430m @ 2.4ghz -3.0ghz
Memory
8gb ram @ 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 670M
Hard Drives
750gb 7200RPM
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome
That's exactly the cause of your sudden FPS lag. Although it throttles at a much lower temperature than I expected. Mobile CPUs normally throttle around 85 degrees not 65. I'd say flash the latest BIOS and see if the CPU still throttles at a low temperatures.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser
Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
Other Info
Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.
Hi Leduskia, welcome to 7F! :)

If I may ask a small favor, if and or when you post your next CPU usage, to place it in a code box? It is the # icon in the reply editor:

your second post would look like this:
Code: 
DATE      TIME      MHz    CPU_0 CPU_1  LOAD%
07/30/13  01:50:05  2803.69    58    63    48.9
07/30/13  01:50:06  2803.69    62    58    57.1
07/30/13  01:50:07  2803.69    62    56    49.2
07/30/13  01:50:08  2803.69    64    62    60.4
07/30/13  01:50:09  2803.69    58    62    50.6
07/30/13  01:50:11  2803.69    63    62    57.5
07/30/13  01:50:12  2803.69    63    59    60.0
07/30/13  01:50:13  2803.69    63    58    61.0
07/30/13  01:50:14   798.20    54    52    73.4
07/30/13  01:50:15   798.20    53    50    38.6
07/30/13  01:50:16   798.20    54    50    76.5
07/30/13  01:50:17   798.20    53    50    95.3
07/30/13  01:50:18   798.20    52    51    85.5
07/30/13  01:50:19   798.20    53    50    73.5
07/30/13  01:50:20   798.20    52    49    74.0
07/30/13  01:50:21   798.20    52    50    78.6
07/30/13  01:50:22   798.20    52    50    90.9
07/30/13  01:50:23   798.20    51    49    86.3
07/30/13  01:50:24  2045.40    59    58    69.7
07/30/13  01:50:25  2793.71    61    58    72.4
07/30/13  01:50:26  2793.71    64    60    76.7
07/30/13  01:50:27  2783.73    59    61    74.4
07/30/13  01:50:28  2753.80    58    53    58.7
07/30/13  01:50:29  2215.01    53    53     8.4
07/30/13  01:50:30  2085.31    52    51     6.4
07/30/13  01:50:31  2723.87    59    59    40.2
07/30/13  01:50:32  2793.71    62    60    75.1
07/30/13  01:50:33  2793.71    64    61    94.9
07/30/13  01:50:34  2793.71    63    62    91.0
07/30/13  01:50:35  2793.71    64    62    74.0
07/30/13  01:50:36  2763.78    54    53    56.3
07/30/13  01:50:37  2434.52    53    52    10.7
07/30/13  01:50:38  1785.98    54    51     8.6
07/30/13  01:50:39  2474.43    58    58    23.9
07/30/13  01:50:40  2813.66    54    53    31.8
07/30/13  01:50:41  2803.69    59    56    27.9
07/30/13  01:50:42  2833.62    58    58    29.9
07/30/13  01:50:43  2833.62    65    62    52.1
07/30/13  01:50:44  2793.71    65    61    92.0
07/30/13  01:50:45  2793.71    62    61    87.4
07/30/13  01:50:46  2793.71    63    60    69.9
07/30/13  01:50:47  2793.71    63    63    70.5
07/30/13  01:50:48  2793.71    65    62    95.8
07/30/13  01:50:49  2793.71    64    62    97.8
07/30/13  01:50:50  2793.71    64    63    99.1
07/30/13  01:50:51  2793.71    64    63    97.3
07/30/13  01:50:52  2793.71    64    63    99.5
07/30/13  01:50:53  2793.71    65    62    98.9
07/30/13  01:50:54  2793.71    61    57    68.6
07/30/13  01:50:55  2793.71    64    62    92.3
07/30/13  01:50:56  2793.71    64    62    82.6
07/30/13  01:50:57  1885.76    55    53    80.5
07/30/13  01:50:58   798.20    55    52    73.1
07/30/13  01:50:59   798.20    53    51    86.3
07/30/13  01:51:00   798.20    53    51    87.7
07/30/13  01:51:01   798.20    53    50    88.7
07/30/13  01:51:02   798.20    53    50    88.7
07/30/13  01:51:03   798.20    51    49    81.1
07/30/13  01:51:04   798.20    52    50    79.3
07/30/13  01:51:05   798.20    52    49    78.0
07/30/13  01:51:06   798.20    51    49    79.0
07/30/13  01:51:07   897.98    58    55    83.1
07/30/13  01:51:08  2793.71    61    60    96.6
07/30/13  01:51:09  2793.71    63    61    91.8
07/30/13  01:51:10  2793.71    60    60    86.0
07/30/13  01:51:11  2793.71    63    60    89.6
07/30/13  01:51:12  2793.71    62    61    93.4
07/30/13  01:51:13  2793.71    62    60    79.3
07/30/13  01:51:14  2793.71    63    61    83.8
07/30/13  01:51:15  2793.71    64    62    83.6
07/30/13  01:51:16  2793.71    64    62    91.5
07/30/13  01:51:17  2793.71    61    62    73.7
07/30/13  01:51:18  2793.71    63    60    87.9
07/30/13  01:51:19  2793.71    64    62    89.6
07/30/13  01:51:20  2793.71    63    60    83.9
07/30/13  01:51:22  2793.71    64    63    85.1
07/30/13  01:51:23  2793.71    63    62    86.6
07/30/13  01:51:24  1766.02    55    52    86.7
07/30/13  01:51:25   798.20    53    52    79.1
07/30/13  01:51:26   798.20    53    51    80.7
07/30/13  01:51:27   798.20    53    50    75.3
07/30/13  01:51:28   798.20    53    51    81.7
07/30/13  01:51:29   798.20    52    50    67.5
07/30/13  01:51:30   798.20    53    50    86.4
07/30/13  01:51:31   798.20    51    50    93.2
07/30/13  01:51:32   798.20    52    50    95.4
07/30/13  01:51:33   798.20    51    50    98.7
07/30/13  01:51:34  1017.71    60    57    98.3
07/30/13  01:51:35  2793.71    62    61    97.2
07/30/13  01:51:36  2793.71    61    58    84.8
07/30/13  01:51:37  2793.71    61    60    81.4
07/30/13  01:51:38  2793.71    60    59    74.9
07/30/13  01:51:39  2793.71    60    60    78.0
07/30/13  01:51:40   947.87    52    50    87.6
07/30/13  01:51:41   798.20    53    50    87.2
07/30/13  01:51:42   798.20    52    50    85.0
07/30/13  01:51:43   798.20    52    50    89.4
07/30/13  01:51:44   798.20    52    50    88.8
07/30/13  01:51:45   798.20    51    49    85.5
07/30/13  01:51:46   798.20    52    49    88.0
07/30/13  01:51:47   798.20    51    49    78.2
07/30/13  01:51:48   798.20    51    49    82.3
07/30/13  01:51:49   798.20    51    50    84.0
07/30/13  01:51:50  1895.73    59    58    81.3
07/30/13  01:51:51  2793.71    58    58    62.6
07/30/13  01:51:52  2793.71    60    58    66.0
07/30/13  01:51:53  2773.76    60    60    62.3
07/30/13  01:51:54  2793.71    60    56    65.7
07/30/13  01:51:55  2793.71    60    56    72.6
07/30/13  01:51:56  2793.71    61    55    67.2
07/30/13  01:51:57  2793.71    59    58    60.7
07/30/13  01:51:58  2793.71    61    58    68.3
07/30/13  01:51:59  2793.71    60    60    64.4
07/30/13  01:52:00  2793.71    61    60    82.2
07/30/13  01:52:01  2793.71    64    61    92.5
07/30/13  01:52:02  2793.71    61    59    75.1
07/30/13  01:52:03  2793.71    61    60    76.0
07/30/13  01:52:04  2793.71    60    60    76.4
07/30/13  01:52:05  2793.71    59    60    58.6
07/30/13  01:52:06  2793.71    62    57    53.7
07/30/13  01:52:07  2793.71    62    61    71.7
07/30/13  01:52:08  2793.71    60    60    62.2
07/30/13  01:52:09  2793.71    61    58    62.2
07/30/13  01:52:10  2793.71    61    59    68.1
07/30/13  01:52:11  2793.71    61    60    64.4
07/30/13  01:52:12  2793.71    60    60    70.8
07/30/13  01:52:13  2793.71    61    61    67.1
07/30/13  01:52:14  2793.71    61    60    66.1
07/30/13  01:52:15  2793.71    62    61    73.1
07/30/13  01:52:16  2793.71    62    60    72.9
07/30/13  01:52:17  2793.71    65    62    74.7
07/30/13  01:52:18  2793.71    63    62    68.4
07/30/13  01:52:19  2793.71    64    59    77.4
07/30/13  01:52:20  2793.71    63    61    68.6
07/30/13  01:52:21  2793.71    63    60    64.9
07/30/13  01:52:22  2793.71    64    61    62.7
07/30/13  01:52:23  2793.71    64    60    79.7
07/30/13  01:52:24  2793.71    64    62    89.3
07/30/13  01:52:25  2793.71    64    62    77.7
07/30/13  01:52:26  2793.71    63    61    80.1
07/30/13  01:52:27  2793.71    63    61    76.7
07/30/13  01:52:28  2793.71    64    63    96.0
07/30/13  01:52:29  2793.71    65    62    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:30  2793.71    64    61    89.1
07/30/13  01:52:31  2793.71    65    62    81.6
07/30/13  01:52:32  2793.71    65    62    85.3
07/30/13  01:52:34  2793.71    64    64    88.2
07/30/13  01:52:34  2793.71    63    63    90.0
07/30/13  01:52:36  2793.71    64    62    96.7
07/30/13  01:52:37  2793.71    63    62    84.3
07/30/13  01:52:38  2654.02    64    63    25.2
07/30/13  01:52:39  2733.85    62    61    47.2
07/30/13  01:52:40  2813.67    65    63    76.8
07/30/13  01:52:41  2793.71    63    61    74.8
07/30/13  01:52:42  2793.71    62    62    62.0
07/30/13  01:52:43  2793.71    63    60    60.9
07/30/13  01:52:44  2793.71    62    61    61.8
07/30/13  01:52:45  2793.71    65    62    76.1
07/30/13  01:52:46  2793.71    63    60    73.7
07/30/13  01:52:47  2793.71    64    63    89.4
07/30/13  01:52:48  1785.98    56    53    93.5
07/30/13  01:52:49   798.20    55    52    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:50   798.20    55    52    97.0
07/30/13  01:52:51   798.20    55    52    97.9
07/30/13  01:52:52   798.20    55    52    98.7
07/30/13  01:52:53   798.20    54    52    98.7
07/30/13  01:52:54   798.20    53    51    97.5
07/30/13  01:52:55   798.20    54    51    97.9
07/30/13  01:52:56   798.20    53    51    98.6
07/30/13  01:52:57   798.20    53    51    96.9
07/30/13  01:52:58   967.82    58    58    96.2
07/30/13  01:52:59  2793.71    61    60    90.0
07/30/13  01:53:00  2793.71    64    59    86.2
07/30/13  01:53:01  2793.71    62    61    87.9
07/30/13  01:53:02  2793.71    63    62    88.6
07/30/13  01:53:03  2793.71    62    62    89.6
07/30/13  01:53:04  2793.71    62    61    86.5
07/30/13  01:53:05  1067.60    54    51    93.0
07/30/13  01:53:06   798.20    53    51    94.3
07/30/13  01:53:07   798.20    53    50    96.4
07/30/13  01:53:08   798.20    53    51    95.0
07/30/13  01:53:09   798.20    53    50    95.8
07/30/13  01:53:10   798.20    52    50    93.3
07/30/13  01:53:11   798.20    52    50    95.1
07/30/13  01:53:12   798.20    52    50    92.6
07/30/13  01:53:13   798.20    53    50    93.0
07/30/13  01:53:14   798.20    51    50    90.9
07/30/13  01:53:15  1736.09    61    56    64.4
07/30/13  01:53:16  2793.71    60    61    72.2
07/30/13  01:53:17  2813.67    60    53    54.4
07/30/13  01:53:18  2813.67    60    53    29.6
07/30/13  01:53:19  2843.60    59    54    30.6
07/30/13  01:53:20  2883.51    61    52    28.1
 
 
 This pattern seems to continue.. But is that temperture really that high for the cpu?
Look a little better?

This pattern seems to continue.. But is that temperture really that high for the cpu?
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If you're showing 85F/29.4C, I'd say yes, that's a "little" high.

Your system specs show have a laptop, are you allowing a sufficient amount of airflow to the underside of the machine?

When was the last time you cleaned the openings on the case?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4831-01e (Mid-Tower Desktop)
OS
Originally Win 7 Hm Prem x64 Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601-SP1 | Upgraded to Windows 10 December 14, 2019
CPU
Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard
Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory
6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card(s)
32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Hard Drives
WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
PSU
300watts.
Case
Mid-Tower Desktop
Cooling
Stock from Gateway
Keyboard
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, see Other Info
Mouse
Orig. Gateway wore out now using Insignia USB wired optical
Internet Speed
Vz FIOS 10ms png 57.64Mbps down 65.53Mbps up Speedtest.org
Antivirus
Zamana Anti-logger with Anti-malware, MSE, Windows Firewall,
Browser
IE11.0.9600.19399-Upd ver11.0.135, Firefox 68.0.1 x64
Other Info
System Specs by Belarc.

BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009

Replaced the MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Keyboard with a new Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 on August 1st 2014.

Canon Pixma MG3222 Printer.

Updated to IE11 on 12102015 | Fios Quantum Router g1100

Additional AV: SpywareBlaster, manual Mbam, SAS
Your system specs show have a laptop, are you allowing a sufficient amount of airflow to the underside of the machine?

When was the last time you cleaned the openings on the case?
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The laptop is designed in a way where there is sufficient space underneath the laptop for airflow, so yes.
I recieved the laptop back from "Repair" from the company that handles MSI's warranty repairs in the UK(D&J Henry), they pretty much had quite a muck around and sent it back. But they did clean the inside parts, according the report, they have added on a new CPU fan or something as well...

I have also updated the Bios and I have the same result.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI GT780DX
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430m @ 2.4ghz -3.0ghz
Memory
8gb ram @ 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 670M
Hard Drives
750gb 7200RPM
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome
I'd say they did a bad thermal paste job. They might have cleaned the fan and heatsink but if there's poor thermal conduction between the CPU top plate and the heatsink plate due to a bad thermal paste job, there's not much a fan and heatsink can do to remove the excessive heat. Send it back to them and let them repaste it for you without payment.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser
Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
Other Info
Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.
theveterans said:
I'd say they did a bad thermal paste job. They might have cleaned the fan and heatsink but if there's poor thermal conduction between the CPU top plate and the heatsink plate due to a bad thermal paste job, there's not much a fan and heatsink can do to remove the excessive heat. Send it back to them and let them repaste it for you without payment.
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I would of really preferred to be able to fix it myself since it's likely to have more problems when it arrives but I guess there isnt really much else to do.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI GT780DX
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430m @ 2.4ghz -3.0ghz
Memory
8gb ram @ 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 670M
Hard Drives
750gb 7200RPM
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome
I understand your frustration.

You spent good money to purchase MSI's product, and if you are still within the warranty period there is no reason for you to try and repair it yourself, send it back and keep sending it back until your satisfied.

If D&J Henry had only one try at fixing your problem I'd give them one more try, and if it still isn't working to your satisfaction I would get MSI directly involved if you are not happy with D&J Henry's service, as long as users keep quiet and suffer in silence MSI thinks D&J is doing a wonderful job for them.

Be polite, but firm, and insist on talking with a manager not a counter person.

Use D&J's contact page, use MSI's
Use social networking.
Get your version of the Better Business Bureau involved.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4831-01e (Mid-Tower Desktop)
OS
Originally Win 7 Hm Prem x64 Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601-SP1 | Upgraded to Windows 10 December 14, 2019
CPU
Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard
Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory
6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card(s)
32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Hard Drives
WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
PSU
300watts.
Case
Mid-Tower Desktop
Cooling
Stock from Gateway
Keyboard
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, see Other Info
Mouse
Orig. Gateway wore out now using Insignia USB wired optical
Internet Speed
Vz FIOS 10ms png 57.64Mbps down 65.53Mbps up Speedtest.org
Antivirus
Zamana Anti-logger with Anti-malware, MSE, Windows Firewall,
Browser
IE11.0.9600.19399-Upd ver11.0.135, Firefox 68.0.1 x64
Other Info
System Specs by Belarc.

BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009

Replaced the MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Keyboard with a new Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 on August 1st 2014.

Canon Pixma MG3222 Printer.

Updated to IE11 on 12102015 | Fios Quantum Router g1100

Additional AV: SpywareBlaster, manual Mbam, SAS
Are you using a dual fan pad under the laptop OP?
Like this:

ZALMAN Ultra Quiet Notebook Cooler Model ZM-NC3 - Newegg.com


Laptops need to lie flat on a firm surface or a fans underneath, otherwise you are in heat jeopardy.

....and all those other already mentioned things.

Throttling inconsistently at temps, odd.

At the very least OP, if I were you, I'd get another place to take it to for warranty service if able, if the 1st one seems at all *cough* unprofessional and ask for Arctic MX-4 paste specifically, it's not expensive for one application.

ARCTIC MX4 Thermal Paste - 4gram - Newegg.com

I bought one of those, expecting at least 10 uses.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
Case
Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M310 Wireless
Internet Speed
100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
Browser
Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
Other Info
CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
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