The Samsung Series 5 550P Laptops Thread
thinkdigit123
Broken In
Hello,
DPYBROS here. Need help from anyone who owns S02IN. I had a few heating problems with the laptop and wanted to cross check with other users.
Location- Lucknow (temp- 28 C-42 C). Bought S02IN in October 2012.
On win 7 64bit, with the 314.22 geforce driver the core clock of the 650m fluctuates and keeps going lower from 850 MHz to 645 Mhz.
This happens after gpu temp reaches 90 C then instead of going hotter, it gradually downclocks the gpu to 600-700 MHz depending on games
I have tried all the BIOS version P05AAA to P07AAA. The gpu still downclocks resulting in 3 FPS loss per 100 MHz downclock in games.
I didn't notice this during the winter (maybe it happened then but downclock was less), just in April i experienced heavy fps loss in games so i checked the clocks.
The pic below is with Crysis 3 and 314.22 drivers with P07AAA Bios.
*i41.tinypic.com/177le0.jpg
Reverting to 306.97 stopped fluctuation in gpu core clock, but still the clock goes down after reaching 90 C.
Can others check their gpu core clock during gameplay (using GPU-Z or MSI afterburner) and tell me.
I think the laptop overheats then downclocks to reduce temp.
This happens even when I am in AC room with 24 C temp.
Samsung says operable temp for laptop is 10 C-32 C. So technically the gpu is not performing properly.
Can I claim warranty that its overheating.(Maybe the fan is dusty/ Gpu thermal paste is poor)
Does anyone else have same problem in S02IN?
S02IN users- please post your gpu temps while gaming along with the room temp where you keep the laptop.
Thanks in advance for your help.
DPYBROS here. Need help from anyone who owns S02IN. I had a few heating problems with the laptop and wanted to cross check with other users.
Location- Lucknow (temp- 28 C-42 C). Bought S02IN in October 2012.
On win 7 64bit, with the 314.22 geforce driver the core clock of the 650m fluctuates and keeps going lower from 850 MHz to 645 Mhz.
This happens after gpu temp reaches 90 C then instead of going hotter, it gradually downclocks the gpu to 600-700 MHz depending on games
I have tried all the BIOS version P05AAA to P07AAA. The gpu still downclocks resulting in 3 FPS loss per 100 MHz downclock in games.
I didn't notice this during the winter (maybe it happened then but downclock was less), just in April i experienced heavy fps loss in games so i checked the clocks.
The pic below is with Crysis 3 and 314.22 drivers with P07AAA Bios.
*i41.tinypic.com/177le0.jpg
Reverting to 306.97 stopped fluctuation in gpu core clock, but still the clock goes down after reaching 90 C.
Can others check their gpu core clock during gameplay (using GPU-Z or MSI afterburner) and tell me.
I think the laptop overheats then downclocks to reduce temp.
This happens even when I am in AC room with 24 C temp.
Samsung says operable temp for laptop is 10 C-32 C. So technically the gpu is not performing properly.
Can I claim warranty that its overheating.(Maybe the fan is dusty/ Gpu thermal paste is poor)
Does anyone else have same problem in S02IN?
S02IN users- please post your gpu temps while gaming along with the room temp where you keep the laptop.
Thanks in advance for your help.
@arka congrats
yesterday I played Civilisation V for 5 hrs continuously ....it throttled a bit in between ...but was fine again after 5 minutes .
thanks... what are your highest temps ? mine is CPU 94c and 80c GPU while playing cod4 at max. here room temp is very hot due to summer. now CPU at 60% temps CPU below 90 ...
@arka congrats
yesterday I played Civilisation V for 5 hrs continuously ....it throttled a bit in between ...but was fine again after 5 minutes .
thanks... what are your highest temps ? mine is CPU 94c and 80c GPU while playing cod4 at max. here room temp is very hot due to summer. now CPU at 60% temps CPU below 90 ...
commanderkaran
Right off the assembly line
Hey all, yesterday I bought this awesome Lappy with the core i5 and Windows 8 64 bit version(S04IN).*
I was following this thread, so I was aware of the heating issue of this laptop and it seems the new 3rd gen IVY processors can take the heat but still u don't want the processor at 90 degrees for 4 hours or more...I tested in Non-AC and wid Cooling Pad and made the following changes :
The Fn + F11(Fan Control) key just changes the power plan from Power Saver to High Performance(or any other plan u had applied before) Basically the former has cooling policy as Passive and the latter is Active....but I couldn't find any Fan Turbo Mode...or is there any other Samsung software which should be installed(applicable to that Fan Control key) to increase the fan speed ?*
In Samsung Settings, I changed the Silent Mode from Auto to OFF. Also, ECO mode is OFF and Battery Life Extender is ON(Sweet feature...nowadays...was missing this feature on my old laptop).
Is there any other way to increase the FAN speed and reduce temps ?*
Otherwise, our last resort is to Disable the Turbo Boost of the processor.*
Temps are high even now when the laptop is new...after some time dust will make matters even worse...good thing is we have 2 years warranty...Samsung should use high Conductivity Thermal compound paste like Arctic Silver 5(temps drop by 8-10 degrees...I changed it on my old Acer Laptop..core i5 & ATI 5650) since the heat sink and fan cooling system is not sufficient to cool this beast...
I was following this thread, so I was aware of the heating issue of this laptop and it seems the new 3rd gen IVY processors can take the heat but still u don't want the processor at 90 degrees for 4 hours or more...I tested in Non-AC and wid Cooling Pad and made the following changes :
The Fn + F11(Fan Control) key just changes the power plan from Power Saver to High Performance(or any other plan u had applied before) Basically the former has cooling policy as Passive and the latter is Active....but I couldn't find any Fan Turbo Mode...or is there any other Samsung software which should be installed(applicable to that Fan Control key) to increase the fan speed ?*
In Samsung Settings, I changed the Silent Mode from Auto to OFF. Also, ECO mode is OFF and Battery Life Extender is ON(Sweet feature...nowadays...was missing this feature on my old laptop).
Is there any other way to increase the FAN speed and reduce temps ?*
Otherwise, our last resort is to Disable the Turbo Boost of the processor.*
Temps are high even now when the laptop is new...after some time dust will make matters even worse...good thing is we have 2 years warranty...Samsung should use high Conductivity Thermal compound paste like Arctic Silver 5(temps drop by 8-10 degrees...I changed it on my old Acer Laptop..core i5 & ATI 5650) since the heat sink and fan cooling system is not sufficient to cool this beast...
TheSloth
The Slowest One
sorry to ask but how do you check temperatures...there are no widgets now in windows 8
HWMonitor - CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
see right side panel
how did you get 2 years of warranty ? Limit maximum processor state to 60% or 70% , temps dropped below 90 on cod4. does your keyboard keys make noise especially spacebar ?
pratyush997
Inactive
Under powering Cpu to 60% actually force it to run on 2GHz. That's bs when cpu should run. @3.3 GHz.
It creates a lot of difference than just reducing temps.
then what do you do to reduce temps ? I can't see any difference in cod4 after underclocking , but it limits temps under 90c. btw what is your temps while playing gta iv ? I am planning to play it soon.
I also have another problem. in win 8 recovery app doesn't show factory image option on lower left corner but on f4 it shows factory image option. Though I have made a backup of factory image ( w001 etc files), I don't know how to use them. Putting them in D: drive under SamsungRecovery folder doesn't work.. any solution ?
jayantr7
In the zone
Thanks pratyush!
I'll probably place an order for the S04IN model tomorrow. I just want to know a few things.
(Again) What about the bricking issue of a few Samsung laptops while installing a Linux distro. Is this laptop also affected? ANYONE, PLEASE TELL ME!
How is the build quality and the quality of trackpad?
I hope it's a better buy than the Lenovo Ideapad Z500
I'll probably place an order for the S04IN model tomorrow. I just want to know a few things.
(Again) What about the bricking issue of a few Samsung laptops while installing a Linux distro. Is this laptop also affected? ANYONE, PLEASE TELL ME!
How is the build quality and the quality of trackpad?
I hope it's a better buy than the Lenovo Ideapad Z500
pratyush997
Inactive
I never that samsung recovery thing, can't comment on that.then what do you do to reduce temps ? I can't see any difference in cod4 after underclocking , but it limits temps under 90c. btw what is your temps while playing gta iv ? I am planning to play it soon.
I also have another problem. in win 8 recovery app doesn't show factory image option on lower left corner but on f4 it shows factory image option. Though I have made a backup of factory image ( w001 etc files), I don't know how to use them. Putting them in D: drive under SamsungRecovery folder doesn't work.. any solution ?
and that GTA IV
Worst port ever! It was the only game (after crysis 3 ) to screw up temps. I used to get like ~85C after MoBo replacement. I used to play 5 hours straigt on med-high settings though. I know a guy who got windows and Ubuntu dual booted.Thanks pratyush!
I'll probably place an order for the S04IN model tomorrow. I just want to know a few things.
(Again) What about the bricking issue of a few Samsung laptops while installing a Linux distro. Is this laptop also affected? ANYONE, PLEASE TELL ME!
How is the build quality and the quality of trackpad?
I hope it's a better buy than the Lenovo Ideapad Z500
congrats...
pratyush997
Inactive
Check this out : *on.fb.me/16p7OjZ
Bought so5 last week. The only issue that i am facing at the moment is that the Wifi gets disconnected every 5-10 minutes. And also sometimes the esc key does not function at all.
Any body else having this issue? And also any solution to resolve this issue? is this a problem with Windows 8 or is it the hardware itself?
Any body else having this issue? And also any solution to resolve this issue? is this a problem with Windows 8 or is it the hardware itself?
