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    M17x, slight heat on keyboard?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by adrian890, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. adrian890

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    just woundering guys i was playing fallout 3, and i knoticed that my keyboard was slightly warm to the touch, mostly on the A W S D side of the keyboard. is this normal?
     
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    Run HWMonitor while you're playing and see what your max temps reach. On my M17, and on my previous HP DV9700t (which died due to nVidia graphics failure fiasco) I would feel heat under my W A S D fingers as well. As long as your temps are <90C max the heat under your fingers is just what it is.
     
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    it was cool to the touch underneath, and was disepating cool air, but a slight head on that side of the keyboard, not enough to even be slightly uncomfortable but just weird when ur use to a pc keyboard ;p

    ne1 with a M17x the same?
     
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    Mine gets warm when benchmarking but hwmonitor never says the temps get too hot. I also use a cooler so yes it's normal to get a little warm. Monitor your temps to verify everything is ok.
     
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    thnx mandrake was just woundering coz im using 1 of my 280's untill monday as one of them isnt working in sli mode. so a tech has to come out to fix it just incase i was causing issues to my comp <3

    might u this will b nice in winter when its cold ;P
     
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    Desktops don't have the CPU and GPU generating heat within 1/2 inch of your fingers either.... :)
     
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    The M17x has a metal plat under the WASD keys. I'd imagine it's this that's heating up (metal has a very low heat capacity - about 300 J, IIRC) and that's bleeding through to the keyboard. Nothing to worry about, I don't think.
     
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    do not worry it is normal, it only gets slightly warm anyways, compare this to my macbook pro when gaming on it you can barely touch the thing without getting 3rd degree burns :p
     
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    lol my macbook air is like that when i tired wow on it ;P wirless keyboard ftw lol
     
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    my hw monitor has my 4 cores around 55 degrees C, my single gtx 280 is 70 degrees ( not sli coz 1 isnt working atm ) but my nvida 0x0862 gpu says 70 degrees, this normal?
     
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    My M17x keyboard flexed most at the WASD keys, virtually no flex at the other side. Does yours flex there or did they miss out the metal plate on mine?
     
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    wee bit of flex, but not much to knotice
     
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    as i've said before, all is normal
     
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    Solid everywhere as best I can tell.
     
    Serephucus, Jul 17, 2009
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