I don't know what to do. It gets super hot and uncomfortable to type. I already can't use it on my lap because I would literally burn my thighs. It also gets super loud (fan) if I try to add a game to the mix and everything starts stuttering till I just shut it down.

  • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    is the graphics card blown out? my laptop used to go all project orion on me, turns out the independent graphics card had died and it was trying to use integrated for everything

    • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Hmm, maybe. How do I check that? Also, I thought integrated was better to use for non-intensive tasks with dedicated only to be used for stuff like gaming?

      • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        the system will typically switch between the two, but when your dedicated dies it will lean on the integrated for everything

        for windows: run -> dxdiag, check display 2 because display 1 is usually the integrated linux: nvidia-smi or aticonfig for your respective graphics card

        • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          Along these lines, it might be a good idea find a program which monitors sensors (lm-sensors/Psensor on Linux, Open Hardware Monitor on Windows) to monitor the fan speeds and core temperatures of your CPU / GPU. This will give you insight into where the heat is coming from, if the fans are working properly, and if the chips are operating within specified temperatures.

          • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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            2 years ago

            the default output isn't very illuminating, but it looks like your dedicated card is working. you could try nvidia-smi -q for more info if you like, but my sense is that it's not dead.

          • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            huh. seems to be able to see the card. basically discredits my theory, but you could try opening up a game or youtube or something and check if the memory usage increases (the 2/4096MiB entry)

            • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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              2 years ago

              Ok, so with a game + youtube, the temperature shoots up to 75c but the memory stays the same (which is weird, right?)

                      • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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                        2 years ago

                        sudo apt install nvidia-prime

                        then try again. because it seems like the computer can see your discrete, i'm now trying to see if the system has selected your discrete card for use or if it's still leaning on your integrated. if prime-select query returns intel (assuming your integrated is intel), type prime-select nvidia, then reboot and see if that fixes your problem.

                        if not, then i'm out of ideas other than cleaning out your computer

                            • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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                              2 years ago

                              It seems like nvidia-prime is only an Ubuntu thing (I'm running Fedora). I looked around online for more information, it seemed like there is a thing called nvidia-prime for Fedora , but it's used to make your computer run the nvidia gpu all the time. Should I go ahead and do that?

                              • meth_dragon [none/use name]
                                ·
                                2 years ago

                                oof

                                i'm just an ubuntu normie, never used any other distros

                                you could check out this page for something similar to what you found

                                and to just interject my personal opinion: i run discrete gpu all the time as i'm too lazy to figure out how to get it to switch. keeps things simple and afaik the card won't catch on fire because of it so :shrug-outta-hecks: