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    Alienware M11x R2 safe tempratures

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by scoot132, Mar 11, 2012.

  1. scoot132

    scoot132 Newbie

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    My Cpu is overclocked to only 150hz which is very stable and my gpu to 500 and 1200.

    When gaming for about 2 hours the gpu temperature reaches above 90C, highest I have seen is 90. What are the safe temperatures for this netbooks and would it be safe to overclock more?
     
    scoot132, Mar 11, 2012
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  2. squeak83uk2

    squeak83uk2 Notebook Consultant

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    off the top of my head you are pretty much on the threshold of thermal cut out / throttling, 90 is a little high
     
    squeak83uk2, Mar 11, 2012
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  3. scoot132

    scoot132 Newbie

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    What ways can I reduce this heat?
     
    scoot132, Mar 11, 2012
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  4. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Purchase a tube of IC24 Diamond Thermal Compound for 20$ off ebay and apply it to your CPU/GPU. It'll reduce temps by up to -10c.

    Other options are cleaning your fans with compressed air and purchasing a notebook cooler.

    Your laptop should not be at 90c. Don't overclock more until you follow the above instructions :)

    Sounds to me like it needs a cleaning more than anything.
     
    Voodooi, Mar 11, 2012
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  5. zekaks92

    zekaks92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    That is really hot,here was around 80,but i clear my fans,buy a cooler pad now the max temp 70 :D,sorry my bad english!
     
    zekaks92, Mar 12, 2012
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  6. M11xDude

    M11xDude Notebook Consultant

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    90 is way too hot! I have my M11x CPU overclocked to 162MHz and I barely go over 70 degrees with a cooler pad. I do keep my GPU at stock speeds though. For the games that I play, I did not feel the need to OC the GPU.
     
    M11xDude, Mar 12, 2012
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  7. manny951

    manny951 Notebook Geek

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    wow ur tempature is so high my reaches 66c after 7 hours of gaming no cooling pad no fan only the one for the laptop but i did repasted my cpu with as5 at first i thought it was hard but after taking it apart i will do this evreytime i need to 2 and i also added a bluetooth in it
     
    manny951, Mar 13, 2012
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  8. AlienTroll

    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    90c is the turn off point for my M11XR1. It actually burned my leg. Clean that fan out, that reduced temps from 81C to 60C on my R1 when I was playing Skyrim. Use compressed air, all though not recommended as you don't really get the gunk out, it just pushes it.
     
    AlienTroll, Mar 14, 2012
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  9. Cipolini2b

    Cipolini2b Notebook Enthusiast

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    Oddly, my R2 i5 can hit a stable 178bclk, but my thermal limit is 88C. At that junction, it gets bsod/freeze/restart. 90C is pretty damn high, and i'm sure the fan is annoying at that temp. Compressed air through the fan intake/exhaust is the easiest and fastest way to get a bit of a temperature drop. Also, consider propping up the back (I use a dead 2.5" hdd to tilt up the back side). That's good for another 4-5C.
     
    Cipolini2b, Mar 15, 2012
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  10. townfries

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    I also have an R2 OC to 166. When gaming, it normally goes up to around 85C
     
    townfries, Mar 17, 2012
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