squareroot

Have you checked the sensors on gpuz or hwinfo? There are three temps for the gpu. I use those to determine which part of the gpu is not properly cooled(bad paste/thermal pad/contacts). The difference between the temperatures shouldn't also be far from each other. At what clocks did you reach on your 7970M? While some have hard time overclocking it, some also were able to go past its desktop counterpart. (7870 Core/Mem@1000MHz/1200MHz) 7970M & 8970M are underclocked desktop 7870 if you didn't notice.

I understand that this extreme processor has high TDP making it hotter than most and that the newer generations of intel cpu tends to run cooler. But I've seen other people get lower temps on their 920XM. That is why I am wondering why I am getting high temps compared to them. Either way, 94C is pretty hot. Did you enable the turbo fan?

Hi, My GX660 seems to have high temps. with 920XM, I reaches 90C+ within minutes. I have a feeling that my heatsink is bad. I've repasted a lot of times to get the lowest temps and keep the temps between each core close. Do you think my heatsink have gone bad? and may I ask for your suggestion.