ACER 5920g Temperatures!

System:

CPU: Intel t7500 2.2 Ghz
RAM: 2GB 667Mhz
HD: 1 HD 5400 RPM 250 GB
GPU: Nvidia 8600M gt 512 MB ddr2

I got these temperatures by running orthos to stress the cpu, and furmark to stress the gpu at the same time. Are these temperatures normal for an Acer Aspire 5920g? Cause I find these temperatures rather high, and I'm wondering if these are safe. I already have applied some artic silver 5 thermal compound to the both the gpu and the cpu. Anybody got any ideas?

 

both the cpu and the gpu have the same radiator so those temperatures may be ok. if you stress the cpu the radiator gets hot and because it's connected to the gpu by a heatpipe, the gpu will also get hot even if you don't use it.

because you got them both hot at the same time by using those programs i assume that the temperatures are ok. it has to do with the law of equilibrium in connected vessels ( this may help a little http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061229080224AASqGOk)

 

So these temps are totally safe?

 

they are nowhere near safe, the are huge. you should check the intake "holes" from the fan to see if they are clogged up. is your fan spinning ? also does the heatsink make contact with the cpu , gpu and northbridge ?

for example my t5550 and 9500m gs go up to 51 for the cpu and 62 for the gpu while playing crysis ( i have a 6920g). if nothing works you could buy a laptop cooler. i used to have an enermax aeolus and it worked great ( lowered the temps by about 10 degrees celsius).


don't use as5 in laptops because it is electrically conductive and it is not safe , you could try using arctic cooling mx2 or mx3. be very careful when cleaning as5 from the cpu and gpu.

 

Well, it's pretty common for 5920G, but it's not so safe You can make some improvements - Undervolting, copper mod, change thermal paste, notebook cooler

 

I have checked the points you mentioned and I can say that all points are OK. No clogg ups and good contact.

 

Can you try something else beside HWMonitor? I've had temp discrepancies before using that. If those are the current value while running both programs, then I say you shouldn't have any problems so long as you don't hit those max values. Did you take these temps after you finished the test or during the test after starting it for 10 minutes? I'm slightly confused, if those are your current temps, then nothing is wrong. If you have hit those max temps before then you may need to do something about that.

And BTW, AS5 is safe for laptops so long as you don't slop it on there. I've used several applications while messing around with parts and nothing has happened. I've even had it on the resistors of the GPU and it's all good. I started using IC Diamond recently and that stuff does wonders for the GPU. Dropped the idling temp 10C from AS5 and AS5 dropped it from stock about 3C. But then again, this is only if you have the laptop fan constantly on.

 

I took these temps after turning the stress programs off. When I had it on the temps hitted the max temps.

 

Oh yeah, those are pretty bad. Have you tried reseating your heatsink? The CPU is pretty high but you can get that down with undervolting. The GPU however shouldn't go that high unless you have one of the defective cards they released.

 

Mine is nearly same , generally 8600gr m idle between 52 to 56 degrees load max 87-95 degrees. Nothing is totally safe but is it common ? Yes it is, I think it is safe too but most friends think 85 max for gpu. But if it is not closing or any other strange thing did not happen no problem for me. Alas it goes not ten years maybe 8 years but who uses same computer for ten years. I haven't seen anybody I say don't worry maybe it is from sensor I've seen 118 degrees with ati 4650 on 5920g and nothing happened in 2 hours. Mayde diots measures the temp wrongly.

 

@EchoShade have you ever tried 4670 from msi on Acer 6930g? Did it worked or can you give thespare part number of 4670?

 

Hi, running the cpu/gpu flat out will create those temps, however under normal laptop usage you will not be stressing it out as much. I suggest until you have any problems you ignore unreal figures..
Chris

 

Yes I agree to what you say. Its very rare that the gpu and the cpu are running at 100 percent at the same time. But I still don't get it. Shouldn't the cooler be desinged to keep the the laptop cool even under exteme circumstances.

 

Hi, they do run hot, however of all the 14 5920's I've got for school no-one has reported any overheating problems..
Chris

 

Your 8600M GT comes with a known design flaw from nVidia, that affects the 8400M and the 8600M mobile parts. This can cause overheating, GPU failure and poor performance. The 8600M GS in my 5920G goes at 80 C after gaming.

My T5500 overheats too, but not as much as yours.

As triturbo said, try those improvements; undervolting can also increase the life of your notebook and battery.

 

Please don't derail the thread, I've already replied to your PM about this and it doesn't have full compatibility without those drivers. I can't find the part number for the card since there is no ID on it and any other info can be found on sites like Newegg if you google their discontinued item.

@McMaster: While it's true that the 8400M and the 8600M are defective, those aren't the only ones. Pretty much every nVidia card since the 6xxx Go is defectve up to the 8600M GT. I believe they released a non-exploding version of the 8600M GT earlier this year (or Q4 or last year, I forgot). So if he bought his laptop in that time frame, he might have the good model. And 80C after gaming isn't bad. I have one of the defects (7600 Go) and it idles at 80C while my brother has a Mac with a 8400M and it idles at the same temp.

 

My 8600m gt does ilde at 56C

 

WOW.

Again, and I've said this SOOO many times:

The temps you get in furmark are about 10C higher than you will get in gaming. For the 5920g those are PERFECTLY NORMAL furmark temps. Ive been running my 8600m GT for 2 years with those furmark temps and no problems. The 5920g has poor cooling.

For all the people freaking out about the above mentioned temps, the 8600m GT has a TJ max value of 110C (and thats probably conservative).

ALSO the defective nVidia cards dont overheat more than others, they are just prone to unsoldering when they DO overheat.

 

But the rest of the hardware still can get damaged.

 

Hi, only if you run it at 100% all of the time though, even then, due to thermal controls within the chips, it is debatable..
Chris

 

Does Acer give warranty for this heat issue?