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    Is the Heat/Fan issue limited to the i7's on 702x?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dell201, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. dell201

    dell201 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an XPS 17'' on order with the i5 processor and was wondering if I can expect this heat/fan issue on this processor as well? Feedback seems to be good on the 17 but this issue is concerning....although I'm sure it will be fixed or a workaround will be soon?
     
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    andyguk Notebook Consultant

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    I've got an i7 XPS 17 3D (L702x). Compared to my Sony Vaio F series i7, this XPS is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cooler and soooo much quieter :) Yeh the fan kicks in from time to time but at least it's just a rushing air sound and not an annoying whine/whistle which was present on the Vaio.

    As for heat, well I'm amazed at how cool this thing keeps. My left palm rest gets warm when I'm kicking the GPU's @ss whilst gaming, but it's definitely nothing to write home about. Apart from that, general browsing internet and other day to day stuff creates very little heat.
     
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  3. LetsRock

    LetsRock Newbie

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    I'm currently sitting with an i7-loaded 702x on my lap, cool as a frozen cucumber. There is a faint fan whisper, but no more.

    OK, I'm not running Skyrim flat out or anything, but this quad-core lappy is still cooler than my old 15" Vaio SZ71 with a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo. Any laptop will run warm to hot if thrashing the C/GPU, and this one is no different.
     
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