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    [Alienware m17x R3] 7970M -- What are your idle temps?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by cktran, May 13, 2015.

  1. cktran

    cktran Notebook Guru

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    Title, please let me know. With no games running, and just a browser, my idle temps are ranging from 80-127.4F.

    This came new from dell with their stock pasting. Perhaps a repasting is needed..?
     
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Hi, I don't have that notebook, but for idle the low end of your spectrum is good, idk in F, but in Celsius, around 34-40 for a laptop is good, while around 50C is getting bad, but then it depends on what it maxes out at. The upper end of your spectrum (127.4F) is 53C, which is a bit warm, but not bad, my temps are very similar to yours on my own laptop. Remember that when under heavy load is what's important, and mobile grade chips can usually hit 99C (210F) before throttling out. So check your temps when you stress the computer out, (for the love of god with the fan ON).
     
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    i has m11x Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the replies.

    Still looking for more suggestions
     
    cktran, May 14, 2015
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    toto29620 Notebook Consultant

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    Both 7970M are running around 45 °C in my M17x R2 if it can help, some time it go around 55 °C while playing a movie or things like this.
     
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