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    CPU Overheating?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by M14XUSER, Jun 10, 2011.

  1. M14XUSER

    M14XUSER Notebook Enthusiast

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    So today i was playing witcher 2 for a good 3-4 Hours with OC set at 750/1050 and after i finished i checked my temps and my third core reached 95C while the other 3 where between 92-94.

    Every time i played witcher before i got to low 80s so never had this issue before.

    I also use a laptop cooler which is not bad at all but im worried because i heard these cpu are only able to withstand 100 degrees C.

    Thanks
     
    M14XUSER, Jun 10, 2011
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  2. Dukien

    Dukien Notebook Geek

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    Sounds weird, maybe the sensor is buggy since its kind of unusual that a cpu which? aint overcloacked can hit close to 100 C so all of suddently.
     
    Dukien, Jun 10, 2011
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  3. unclewebb

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    Intel CPUs will thermal throttle and slow down if you let them get up to 100C. They won't explode or fail at that temperature. The automatic thermal shutdown temperature to protect them from damage isn't until 125C.

    It's summer here. Has your room temperature gone up recently? If it gets any hotter then call Dell or else pull it apart and redo the thermal paste.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 10, 2011
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