Average AW 17 temps?

Hey guys, I wanted to get an AW 18 before but changed my mind to 17 because most of the games I play are not SLI supported (I'd be getting the dual 860m's). What are the temperatures looking like on the new Alienware 17 preferably with an 880m GPU card? Are they the same as the 18? I wanted to buy the new ASUS G750JZ before because it always stays at 70 degrees loaded. I switched over to AW though because I'll be craving that 980m when it comes out.

 

40C - 50C idle CPU.
33C - 43C idle GPU.

78C - 90C load CPU.
70C - 78C load GPU.

Depends on what you're doing. The above temperatures are what I've seen for most of my Alienware 17's with the stock "factory" thermal paste. Sometimes they're lower, sometimes they're higher. But these are usually what you'll see. Fan noise is there. It will be for every system. The main difference you will experience with the Alienware 17, coming from the G750JZ, is increased stability and performance.

The paste used on these systems is not designed to provide you with the absolute best temperature. It's designed to last long and provide stable temperatures. So, re-pasting with IC Diamond/Liquid Ultra is recommended for anyone who owns an Alienware. You should do so at least once every 3-6 months for optimum temperatures. IC Diamond can last up to 12 months, untouched, if you do not game much.

EDIT: When Maxwell comes out, temperatures will be a good 10C - 15C lower and performance will increase. This will be great.

 

The most intensive game I'll play in terms of graphics will be the next Call of Duty. I won't try to push this laptop to its limits with games like Crysis and Metro because I want it to last a long time. Is the Maxwell version of the 880m expected to be released this summer? Maxwell is definitely the way to go. The 860m isn't really that great but everyone has still been praising it as a big leap in GPU's.

Edit: After doing more research, I discovered that Alienware cannot utilize Maxwell GPU's because you cannot switch them out and replace them with something else, or it would be a lot harder for their techs anyway to do so. The current AW 17 with the 860m is Kepler, same with the 18.

 

The average temperatures for an AW 17
Idle / CPU: 38-50C / GPU: 35-45C

Stressing the system can lead the computer to these following temps
CPU: 78-94C (I've seen some computers reach up to 109C before shutting down)
GPU: 72-86C

This is just with a couple of AW17's I've had the chance to test.
Let me know if you have any further questions.