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My CPU hit 74 Celcius and I wasn't doing much. Problem?

 

Run PRIME95...8 threads mixed test for 15 mins and monitor with HWINFO64.

What are your temps like?

 

Wha? Sorry, I didn't get that.

 

download prime95 and then monitor the temps from there with either core temp or HWinfo64

 

ya...like bigtony said.

download and run PRIME95 8 thread test

Then monitor your temps. Your cpu will be completely maxxed 100% so your temps will really be hot if you have a problem

 

O, ok. I went to the download site and I could not download it. I tried it with a couple of different browers, and even my desktop, but the link seems dead to me. I'll try the download a little later to see if i can get it. And i saw this laptop cooler so i can keep it coo', and the airflow confuses me. ::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions ::: The laptop blows the air out, and the cooler blows air in? Don't laugh @ my stupidity, but could you explain it to me? O, and I use Speccy for my temps, is that ok?

 

Well the laptop blows air out from the backside vents and sucks air in from the bottom vents.

So if the cooler blows air into the bottom vents it will compliment the cooling . However if the cooler fans also suck in air then it will worsen the cooling.

 

O, for a second I thought that it blew air out from the bottom vents. Thanks Chaos92. [: And no, the download is still not avaliable. :/

 

Toledano, here is a direct link to download prime95 for 64 bit windows. i just tried it and it works for me

ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p64v266.zip

 

Thankd SlickDude80 for the link, and one last question before i run it, it said that it will push it to it's maximum. Could that hurt my pc?

Edit: Awh, what the hell, i'm running it now.

Edit Edit:..... how do i use this?

 

na, it's not going to hurt your pc lol...

 

I don't know how to use the program, . Thanks guys for the help [:

 

Ok, I found out how to do what you said, and the highest temps reached were 87 C. Is that bad?

 

So you ran prime95 8 worker threads and your highest cpu temp is 87c?

That isn't terrible for the stock paste, but its a little high for my comfort level. Your CPu will shutdown at 100c

Just to compare with my temps after repasting with Prolimatech PK-1...these are the MAX temps of my i7 2820 at 17 minutes of prime95 8-worker mixed test (72c-73c-72c-71c):

 

for an m17x thats pretty hot, I for one don't pass 80C

 

Facepalm* Guess I should repaste. Any recomendations?
And I kinda started to get concerned when I smelled smoke.... turned out to be my cookies :[

 

Here is a list of pastes as it stands today (2011)

Click on moderate contact for what you might expect in a laptop

2011 Thermal Compound Roundup – Results Compilation | Skinnee Labs

Personally, I've been using Prolima-tech PK-1 to very good results

you can use my cpu guide in my sig as a reference on how to remove heatsink and reapply paste

 

I'm using artic silver because thats what I could find locally at radioshack hope your cookies were alright

 

Ok Slickdude, I'll have what you're having, and with your illustrated guide, even I could do it haha. I would rep ya, but I don't know how, hehe. And those cookies? Nom nom nom.