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    Aspire 6920G Heat Issue

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by xyp, Jul 10, 2010.

  1. xyp

    xyp Newbie

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    Hi, all.
    I got a similar problem, but it's much more annoying.

    I use Acer Aspire 6920G (Core2Duo T5750, GeForce 9500M GS, 4GB RAM, Windows Vista) for 2 years and suddenly a year ago it started to turn off because of temperatures. At the beginning I didn't know what's going on, because I wasn't doing anything new. I used to play demanding games since I bought my acer and it was never overheating. It was cool and the only sign of a hard work computer was doing was a little noisier fan.

    For the first months after it has gone mad I've taken off the back case (I didn't saw anything suspicious) and then bought a cool pad.
    Now, without the back case and standing on a cool pad, when normal using - CPU temp is about 40-50C and GPU's about 50-60C.
    When playing games it goes up and turns off the computer when GPU reaches about 85C. I think it does the same when CPU reaches about 75C, but usually GPU is first.

    Just let me add that with Anno 1404 opened it takes 10-15 minutes to reach such temperatures.
    Since some time I use SpeedFan and I set it up to blip when temps reach a certain level, so I could minimize the game and let my acer cool down.

    I think there are no words that would express my gratitude if someone could help me with that. I would also be grateful for a potential explanation of the problem.
     
    xyp, Jul 10, 2010
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  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Xyp, welcome to the forums! I'm sorry to hear that it's because your 6920G is acting up.
    I moved your post into its own topic in order to increase its visibility.

    Those temps with the buttplate off and on a cooling pad are a little on the high side for idle. Have you cleaned your 6920G's internals of dust? Have you changed the thermal compound on the CPU and GPU?
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 11, 2010
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  3. kickazgi

    kickazgi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just a question..
    What are normal temps for CPU and GPU in the 6920g that you'd normally expect?
     
    kickazgi, Jul 14, 2010
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    CPU should be idling in the 30s-40s, and in the 60-70s under stress. Higher than 80 is cause for alarm.
    GPU should be idling in the 40-60s, and in the 70-80s under stress. Higher than 90 is cause for alarm.
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 15, 2010
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  5. kickazgi

    kickazgi Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol cheers
    my GPU seems fine...
    just my CPU is at 20C-30C under strees... core1 is 5-11C idle...
    and i thought that that seemed a bit... low....
     
    kickazgi, Jul 16, 2010
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  6. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did I mention that some monitoring software has trouble reading the 6920G's sensors? :)
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 16, 2010
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