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    Temperature concerns.....

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by chimp_spanner, Aug 29, 2004.

  1. chimp_spanner

    chimp_spanner Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all! Got an Aspire 2012WLMi. For general use, (and indeed for its main use - recording music) it handles things pretty cool, literally! However, when I get the urge to have a quick game of UT2004, or Need For Speed Underground, or better still...Doom 3....it runs hot. And I mean HOT! So what are the real risks in running the machine that hot? Does it increase my chances that one day I'll press "Power On" and I'll just get...nothing? Should I limit my gameplay to short sessions to give the chip a chance to recover? Or should I prolong the life of my machine and just use it only for what it was bought for, and take the games off the hard drive?!

    Thanks :)

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    chimp_spanner, Aug 29, 2004
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    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    If the game runs hot playing games, especially Doom 3, it's probably because your GPU is heating up. Doom 3 is probably one of the most GPU intensive games currently on the market (possibly tied with Far Cry). Are you running the Omega Drivers? Have you overclocked the GPU? If this is true, you may want to drop the GPU back to its stock speed. If not, I guess it's just because you have an ATI 9700 GPU. Try propping the back of the unit up, approx .5-1" and see if that helps with air cirulation under the notebook. You may also want to try a notebook cooling pad, it's a small platform your notebook sits on that has fans in it. Blows air right onto the underside of the notebook, so it should keep it cool.

    -Vb-
     
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    chimp_spanner Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey man. Yeah, my parents are using cooling pads on their laptops. Will there be a problem with the fact that it's a wide chassis though?

    I'm not overclocking or anything, so I guess you're right - that's just the way this GPU runs. I'll try propping it up at the back though, and see what that does :)

    Cheers!

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    chimp_spanner, Aug 30, 2004
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    ang4561 Notebook Guru

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    Hi chimp_spanner

    Yes, the wide footprint may be a problem for some cooling pads. I use the Antec Laptop Cooler for my Travelmate 800, and it fits nicely. But when my friend puts his Aspire widescreen notebook on it, the feet no longer rest on the pad, instead the laptop is body itself sits on the pad, pretty much making the cooler useless. So get the measurements of the pad first!
     
    ang4561, Aug 30, 2004
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