Asus M50VM-B1 Overheating CPUs

Recently, I've been getting BSoD errors 0x0000007A and 0x000000F4. They seem to occur most often when I am pushing my system while playing games such as WoW. I read up on these errors and discovered they're usually linked to faulty RAM. I then ran MemTest for 5 passes with no errors. I then decided to check my system temps. Surprisingly, my CPU temp was 90-100C with core temps ranging from 80-90C. Normally, my CPU temp is 60C with cores in the 50s. All other readings seemed normal. Both SpeedFan and Everest verified these temps. I assume this is abnormal, but I wanted to see if anyone else had similar problems.

Thanks,
Chris

M50VM-B1
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53ghz
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS

 

Yes, those temps are abnormally high. Have you tried cleaning your fan and heatsink? Accumulated dust/dirt can reduce the efficiency of your system's cooling system.

 

I have tried cleaning the fan. It doesn't seem that the comp is pumping out a ton of hot air. It is warm, but I for temperatures that could boil water it should burn me ha. I haven't tried the heatsink....not sure if this would void my warranty or not. I have set up an RMA with Asus, but I just wanted to see if others had the problem first. Do those BSoD errors correspond to an overheating processor as well?

 

Usually, your system would just shut down if it's due to overheating, but a BSOD can also occur.

When cleaning the dust from the inside of the laptop, make sure you don't touch the "Warranty void if removed" sticker. You should still be able to use a can of compressed air and clean the fan and heat spreaders/grill.

I'm leaning towards the fan being faulty, but I'd also try updating your BIOS and see if that helps. If not, I'd definitely RMA your unit with Asus

 

if the air is just warm coming out, but there does seem to be a normal amount of air flow for the amount of fan noise you hear (fan is not faulty or clogged), then it is probably bad contact between the CPU and the heatsink.

 

Thanks for all the great replies...I am definitely going to RMA it, but I'm just trying to diagnose it before it gets sent off.

Some more info...the bottom of the comp doesn't get terrible hot. I also removed the panel above the ram and processor after turning it off. The fan seems to be working properly and once again there wasn't much dust. I also noticed that my heatsinks were not burning up as I expected them to be. This could be an indication that they're not doing their job. However, I'm wondering if my bios are reporting wrong temperature readings and the CPU temps have nothing to do with the BSOD. I had updated my bios and then downgraded them to make sure it wasn't the issue.

 

When I got my F8Va-C1 (in my sig) the CPU temp was going upto 85-88C during burn-in tests. I disassembled the CPU heatsink and noticed that the thermal paste was applied ridiculously. Some parts of the CPU did not have any thermal paste on it. I cleaned that and applied Arctic Silver 5 and re-assembled the heatsink.

Now the max CPU temp is around 15C lower than the previous one. (Be cautious, this may invalidate the warranty...)


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This will certainly void your warranty!

 

In fact, your Asus warranty - and that of anyone else who attempts this - is now void since you had to remove the warranty seal over the heatsink screws to accomplish what you describe .

Edit - dang it, David beat me to it while I was typing.