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    ANother Heat Thread

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by deviation, Aug 12, 2005.

  1. deviation

    deviation Notebook Guru

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    I know there has been alot of threads about the w3v heat issue but i'm hoping this thread will result in a comprehensive breakdown of how to minimize the heat on the w3v....

    Currently i'm using CHC on dynamic to control the cpu speed and haven't played around with the other settings. I know some people undervolt their cpu's for lower temps...what r some safe numbers to plug into there? Can someone please share their success story??
     
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  2. sma

    sma Notebook Geek

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    I'm using CHC with the v6v and have found that I can drop the heat even more significantly by using the 'max battery' setting on AC. The dynamic switching seems to be about the same as the 'game' setting in power4 gear.
    Max battery locks the CPU at 800mhz, which for 90 percent of what I do - office work, etc. - is fine.

    If I need the speed, I switch it to dynamic or max performance.
     
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    deviation Notebook Guru

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    anyone else got any other pointers?

    any safe undervolting tips???
     
    deviation, Aug 16, 2005
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    makken Notebook Consultant

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    I'm down to 0.716V at 6x and 1.08V at 14x
    Every processor is slightly different and will have different limits, so there are no absolute 'safe' values. The good thing is that, unlike overclocking, you really can't fry any hardware undervolting, the worst that can happen is that your system will crash several times. so feel free to experiment.
     
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    Soldat Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I get pretty much the same voltages on my 1.8ghz, so these seem like a good starting point.

    Unfortunately, undervolting pretty much only lowers CPU temps, not HD temps.
     
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    Just wanted to give an update, and wanted it to be bumped so I forewent the edit...

    Anyway, this might be my head playing tricks on me, but I have found a way that seems (thus far) to lower HD temps a few degrees celcius.

    I had been using the laptop on my lap or on the kitchen table, but I decided to try using it on my lap (on the cardboard box it came in...i know, ghetto... :)), but this time, let the front part (where the HD is), hang off the edge.

    Sure, it might not be the most stable, but when ripping, burning, and encoding a DVD, my temps went no higher than like 56C, whereas using the HD that much before would have pushed it to 60C+

    Right now, it is only 53C and I am encoding a DVD and it is only at 53....

    I would be interested to see if anyone else has evidence to the contrary or can corroborate this method...
     
    Soldat, Aug 16, 2005
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