ok so I watched this video on youtube that claimed that the laptop I own had a problem with over heating graphics cards. I want to play GTA SA and I have for 30mins already and I want to know if there is a program that will track the graphics car heat and give you an alert when the temp is too high. my laptop is a HP pavillion ZD 7000. 3Ghz CPU, 512 MB ram, 80 GB hdd. PLease let me know I want to play games knowing that the computer can handle it. thanks Normally the best way to determine compatibility between software and a computer is to read the "minimum " requirements for the software. There are some high end laptops which are now touted for "gaming" but that one is not one of them. truenorth the game works fine but im concerned about graphics card overheatingAs i stated your concerns may be allayed by comparing the requirements of the "game" with the specs of your computer--including the graphics card. If you are still concerned assuming the match is deemed to be there then while performing the game in an active mode simultaneously run a heat test on your computer and determine if your fears are confirmed or refuted. truenorth
http://ubcd4win.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4448ok thanks I will try this. The reason im concerned is because these machines dont have GPU cooling and mny overheated due to the chipset being to strong in these machines. I have played on it before but never realized what might happenHard to know what chipset is in that thing with just the 7000 series number. You should be able to find the specific MODEL number on the bottom, not the series number next to the screen. The ZD7000 series has over 50 variations with one of 6 different video chipsets. Their construction is generally all the same, and none of them have direct GPU cooling, though the CPU heatsink has two fans. In any CASE, they all had a 5000 series GeForce Go chipset.

The input for those two fans will be at the bottom, where you should see two circular openings. The output is towards the left (when laptop is upright) and rear. The CPU is located between the two fans and the GPU is located directly between the memory expansion slots and the larger of the two fans (the GPU might be visible if you remove the memory expansion slot cover, but it looks to be under the bridge between the fan and memory covers).

To ensure the laptop keeps as cool as possible, you might want to remove the CPU fan cover and the memory cover and make sure the fans and memory area are dust-free and CLEAN, as well as ENSURING the vent holes in those covers are also unobstructed by dust. To maximize airflow, you might consider a cooling pad to help lift the laptop a bit and also pull more cooler air to the system. I do not recommend leaving either of the covers off though, for safety reasons, but to just ensure that the vents in them are unobstructed.thanks for the reply but the fans are both for the CPU and I pulled out the heatsink and it doesn't at all have a connection with the graphics card. Both the fans are clean and I have given the CPU fresh thermal paste last week. The concept is nice, being able to easily get to various parts and even the CPU without having to disassemble the case, but putting both intakes on the bottom was silly. Restricts airflow too much on that model, which is what leads to heat problems with it.