Temps way too hot?

I have an XPS M1530 with a T7500 and 8600M GT.

These are my temps when just web browsing and not doing anything too intensive.



These are the temps I got when running the NVIDIA geoforms graphics demo.



These are the temps I got when running prime95.



Should I be very worried??

 

No I wouldn't say you are in a dangerous position.... high? yes a little, but also that GPU has been known to run a little warm. I think you will be alright, but there are some things you can do if you are worried

 

Really? I thought 100 degrees for the cpu was when it starts to fry and 98 degrees is kind of close for comfort.

 

It says 85c when you were putting your high.... are you saying it get us to 98? Becuase there is a HUGE difference

 

Depends on the CPU, but for the large part yes, it's a bit over 100 Celsius. It wouldn't damage it per se, your laptop would likely power off rather than fry the chip.

You could take a look at the undervolting thread to get those temps down a little. Also, how old is the notebook? If it is anything over 6 months, then I'd maybe suggest opening it up and giving a clean inside to get rid of any dust build ups - especially with the air intakes and the fan. Use some canned air, but make sure you spray it in the air first to get rid of any condensed spray and get acquainted with spraying it at different angles (some types can start spraying vapours if tilted at an angle).

Oh and of course, check the fan is actually working also.

For undervolting, take a look at this thread: Undervolting

The GPU is also a little warm, but as MrButterBiscuits has said, that one tends to run warm, and it is normal for GPUs to run warmer than CPUs.

Finally, if none of that really helps, you could always try to re-apply the thermal paste (assuming there is thermal paste and not pads in place).

 

Hello Daewoo. If it is still under warranty you should give the xps line a call. I recently had the same issue with my gpu up to 96C and my cpu's over 90C when gaming. My system was just out of warranty so I found the thermal paste reapplication guide and replaced the thermal paste with arctic silver 5 that you can pick up at radio shack. I immediately saw temp drop of 8C of gpu and 10-12C of CPU's. Also use the undervolting guide by Les to drop it some more.

 

98 degrees is my cpu max temp under full load. 95 degrees max temp for the gpu under full load.

The fan is working and it's relatively dust free. I suppose I'll give the xps line a call since I'm guessing putting arctic silver on myself will void the warranty.

 

Solution: new thermal paste. Just get some arctic silver 5 or try the new ice diamond 7 thermal paste seems like its better than AS5.

 

XPS support wasn't being very helpful. The first guy I talked to said I definitely had a problem for the temps to go that hot but I somehow got routed to the US line even though I called the Canadian number. The second guy I talked said it's normal for a computer to get a bit hot when playing games and if I want lower lower temps I should get a cooling pad . I told him the first guy I talked to said it wasn't okay and he eventually believed me.

 

It should never get THAT hot. Mine was shutting itself down. Tell them it's shutting down and if it's under warranty they should replace the heatsink or even motherboard. Replacing the thermal paste was very easy. Arctic silver 5 was $9.50 and a good guide is here: http://www.robertbromfield.com/Tutorials/Changing the thermal paste on the M1530.pdf

 

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http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=263039