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    High temperature on Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by xhakox, Mar 18, 2012.

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    Usually I OC my gpu if I play high-end games. OC to 770/1000Mhz. So my temp is like 84C while playing and 62C while idling. Is it high? Can you guys recommend me the most stable clock if I want to OC? And also, can anyone teach me how to undervolt? My voltage is now at 1.00V :S Even on stock clock it reach 84C. Anyone help me? Acer TimelineX 4820TG is my laptop. i5-430m, hd 5650m, 4gb ram, and 500gb hdd. OC software that I use is Rivatuner.
     
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    OC temperature is quite good but idle a bit too high. You do have PowerPlay enabled, right?
    Also remember to use canned air to clean the vents on regular basis- that will stop dust from accumulating and will lower temps a bit.
     
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    Ummm, no my powerplay is disabled already. Sorry what do you mean by "canned air"? Can you show me where are the vents? Maybe a picture?
     
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    You shouldn't disable PowerPlay- it does the same thing CPU does- increases frequency when the load gets higher and lowers it (and voltage to 0.9V) when load decreases.
    Canned air aka gas duster.
     
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    Ohh I see. I just re-enabled it. Thanks btw. Where to apply this canned air? I should like open the bottom of my laptop to do this?
     
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    No needs to open it. Just blow the air in the air inlet and outlet for the fan (when the laptop is off).
    That should unsettle all the dust wedged in between radiator leafs.
     
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    Ohh like that, I will try and see if that works or not :). Thank you so much for helping! +rep
     
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