Anyone playing w/ a GTX 580M?

[SkylineLvr]

I'll have to check once I'm able to get some time to play. Maybe in the morning before work I can check. I had it running for about 10-15 min earlier today and the temps only reached the mid 60s, granted I wasn't doing much but running around in circles. I also just updated to the new 301.42 drivers that got released today. Curious to see if they make any difference.

[SkylineLvr]

Just played for about an hour and my highest temp was 69C. I was running between 35-60 FPS. I think I'll stick with these settings for now. Once I start getting into parties and fighting in groups, I may need to make some adjustments as I'm not sure how that will affect my FPS.

[Valmonte]

your 580m's operating well within thermal limits. your fine, well at least your laptop is. your lap however is a different matter.

[SkylineLvr]

your 580m's operating well within thermal limits. your fine, well at least your laptop is. your lap however is a different matter.

lol, I don't play this beast on my lap. I have it on a computer desk right now. Sometimes I'll play in bed, but I have my laptop cooler to place it on.

[SkylineLvr]

Been playing on the below settings for a few days now and haven't run into any issues.

Multisampling: 4x MSAA
General Drawing Quality: 8
Background Drawing Quality: 5
Shadow Detail: High
Ambient Occlusion: Unchecked
Depth of Field: Unchecked
Disable cutscene effects: Unchecked
Enable hardware mouse cursor: Checked
Texture Quality: High
Texture Filtering: Highest

I turned up the multisampling to 16xQCSAA and haven't noticed any drop in performance. Still running between 40-60 FPS. My GPU load is high, but my heat doesn't go above 68C. If needed, I can increase the fan profile through HWiNFO.

As much as I love the 580M, I'm awaiting for my 7970M to arrive hopefully this week. I can't wait till it comes in and I get to put it in. You just can't beat the price of free when it comes to upgrading, lol.

[indira]

its a laptop not much you can do for cooling.

[Leyza]

its a laptop not much you can do for cooling.

You CAN buy a cooling pad, you know. I posted one earlier in the thread.

[Colino]

You CAN buy a cooling pad, you know. I posted one earlier in the thread.

Cooling pads are hit and miss, not every laptop gains much of a benefit from one.

[SkylineLvr]

Cooling pads are hit and miss, not every laptop gains much of a benefit from one.

So true. I have a Targus cooling pad that worked great on my old ASUS N51VF. On my Alienware, it doesn't help at all. I even think it increases the heat just a bit.

I'm looking at getting a CoolerMaster, but not sure which I want. Currently looking at Infinite EVO Notepal and the Notepal U2. There are a few others that have caught my eye, so my choices will probably change once I'm ready to purchase.