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    Bad to start high performance application right after computer start up?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by hello1357, Jan 6, 2012.

  1. hello1357

    hello1357 Notebook Guru

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    Hey,

    Question. Is it bad to start a CPU/GPU intensive application (i.e. games) as soon as the computer boots up?
    I ask this because I am monitoring my temperatures using HWMonitor and noticed that on boot-up, the CPU and GPU is sitting at mid 30s to 40 degrees Celsius and within 30 seconds of starting the application, the temperature shoots up to 70 to mid 80s.

    Is this large temperature increase in such a short amount of time very bad for my laptop components?
     
    hello1357, Jan 6, 2012
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  2. NeoMesal

    NeoMesal Notebook Consultant

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    I wouldn't be worried about those temperatures; they are fine for a laptop, even if it is for a short time. Anything that stresses the CPU/GPU (ie games, benchmarking) will cause these extreme temperatures.

    If the temperatures reach 90C+ that's when you may need to check to make sure that airflow is unobstructed by dust or objects. Some solutions to keep temperatures down if they are still a worry may be to get a good notebook cooler or a repaste if you a brave enough ;)
     
    NeoMesal, Jan 6, 2012
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  3. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    give it some time to load all programs. Look at hdd led indicator
     
    James D, Jan 6, 2012
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  4. nomygod

    nomygod Notebook Geek

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    I recommend a program called Soluto (google it). In addition to some other useful features, it has a statistical "boot timera' that tells you when your pc is in a normal state (ie boot is done). By the way it also provides an easy way to drop boot time.
    As for the sharp increase, I wouldn't worry. Any furmark user knows that upon starting a game, the temps shoot up reguarly.
     
    nomygod, Jan 6, 2012
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