Laptop overheating, BAD! 80-90*C

I decided to run CUPID Hardware Moniter and Im getting AMD core temps of 80*C , GPU of 92 ! These are celcious! Like randomly I would hear a wirring sound in my laptop and everything would go soooooooo slowwwww , like huge lag spikes... Thats why I figured if I installed Vista x64 + got 4 gigs of ram it would fix it... but I think my problem is temperature... Besides cleaning out the fans how can I fix this?

I run my laptop 24/7, its my "desktop" It sits on wooden surface so theres no blockage of air flow?

 

Check The Undervolting Guide and NBR Cooling Central.

 

Should I contact Acer and have it sent in for service? Or is this type of temp normal? I purchased the computer off newegg in July of 08 so it should still be under warrenty?

 

Heat is the #1 cause of computer failure (other than user error). I suggest using the "Websters dictionary" approach and prop a large book behind the back of the laptop to give it better airflow.

Other than

1. downclocking
2. checking to see if the fan isn't failing (the fan just died on my 5672 and I had to replace it)
3. Increasing airflow
4. Replacing thermal compound

Other than those ideas I'm outta em.... =/

 

I called acer, they are going to send me a new fan to install. Hopefully this works, they said I could install it myself and it will not void the warrenty.


edit::

After sitting for a while, the cpu temps are 73 and 73, with gpu of 88 ... HDD is 43 ... these are just browsing the interwebs

 

Which laptop are you using and for how long?
Also, have you tried cleaning out your air vents?
You can try vacuuming the vents (turn off the machine beforehand) and you could use a compressed air can.

 

Acer Aspire 7520-5311 , Purchased July 08 , Used pretty much daily. I have not cleaned the air vents, I was going to take off the bottom panel and try to remove any dust or foreign objects.

 

July 2008?

There is a VERY high possibility that your heat issues are dust-buildup related.
Nothing major, but can cause problems such as these.

First things first:
Turn off the laptop and vacuum the air vents real good.
Next you can also purchase the compressed air in a can and use it on the air vents to take out any remaining dust.
If you think you need to do more, open up the bottom panel of the laptop and clean away (although carefully).

Post your temps afterward please to see if they were affected.

In the future, do yourself (and your laptop) a favor by cleaning out the air-vents at least once in a month (or once per 2 months).

 

I removed the bottom panel on the laptop and put the can of air to it and removed alot of dust.

Current temps:

CPU 1 = 48*
CPU 2 = 51*
GPU = 60*
HDD = 37*

Dust was pwning me

 

I would say every 6 months take the bottom cover off and use some compressed air in there.

 

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i have the same laptop, i have the same problem with overheating, i cleaned the fan, vent, it still gets really hot. frustrating!!!

 

i can vouch for awake on them fans, my friends wife has one under her laptop (although we had to duct tape the thing up as the stupid post man forced it through the letterbox) and it decreased her temperatures

also make sure you use it on a table not a bed or anything which can block the fan inlets / outlets


thats a canny desktop resolution haha did you splice 2 images together or is that your actual resolution??


Rob

 

dude, your processor is about to explode..

 

Do NOT use a vacuum!! Vacuums create static energy, if that energy were to discharge on any kind of electrical chip it could short/fry the circuitry rendering the laptop useless. Instead use compressed air.

a lot of older laptops develop thermal issues, it is a good idea to replace the thermal compound if blowing out/replacing the fans doesnt improve the cooling much.

 

Hello,

Did you hear about Nvidia's defective chips ?

Cleaning and cooling and powermizing and underclocking will help and extend the lifetime of your GPU for a few days or months. If you're gaming you should really use a notebook cooler.

But there's no long term solution.

If you want to know why your GPUs are dying, just read this:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/703/1028703/nvidia-g84-g86-bad
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/378/1004378/why-nvidia-chips-defective (read also part 2 and part 3).
People said TheInquirer is only publishing rumors but... how old is your GPU ? Is it OK for you to have a laptop that will not reach 2 years ?

Replacing a laptop motherboard is very expensive (if you don't have a MXM chip)... you may want to buy a an extended warranty, but customers have also rights. Just check also your local laws.

Apple extended their support for the same problems:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/education/news/index.cfm?newsid=23121&pagtype=samechandate

HP notebooks have also this problem:
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/01/...es-hewlett-packard-and-nvidia-screwing-users/

Same is for Asus, Acer, Packard Bell...

So if your notebook is idle or only running office programs or web browsers, your GPU should not exceed 65°C. If you're gaming your GPU should not exceed 85-90°C. If you're above, expect your GPU is near the end.

Nvidia told this to their shareholders:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/io_1215037160521.html

And later they told this to their partners:
http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-...ve-gpus--buy-our-new-chips/6351.html?doc=6351

Good luck.

 

I think my acer was having heat issues as well. Basically when I would watch a video of any kind, the video portion starts lagging and getting very choppy. Sound would be ok, but it got very annoying. Each time this would happen I noticed that the fan would get louder. Has anyone had this issue with theirs?

 

Pardon my tangent.
Thankfully, some Acers do have MXM cards.

 

I got my aspire last july/08 and as of 2 months ago it's started losing performance and sudden shut downs. 6month laptop need cleaning? no way i thought to myself, thinking i had a virus or something since my gaming performance droped by 50% i neve though abou temps so much. Cleaned all the fins in the fan as well as the cassing. I was amazed to find the heatsink completly cloged with dust.
-idle temps was 70*c shut down at 100*c - 6 months worth of dust
cleaned temps=
-idle temps 45*c full load 55*c.