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    XPS 15 - how hot is too hot?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by DGM, Dec 15, 2010.

  1. DGM

    DGM Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I recently received my XPS 15 after over a month of waiting and having the EDD consistently changed.

    Specs are:
    XPS 15 i7 840 QM
    8 GB RAM
    Nvidia GT 435M

    After only minimal web browsing for 15 mins or so (youtube a little, but mainly general web browsing, I am getting these stats (see attached)

    The palm rest gets noticeably warm. I am operating the computer in tropical Australia, so temp is reguarly 30+ degrees Celscius. I am not techy enough to do thermal repasting or anything, but will consider buying a cooling pad. I dont really want to send back to Dell and have to wait months for a replacement, but will consider it if others think the heat is too excessive.

    I havent done any stress tests yet as I wont be using the computer for gaming, mainly uni stuff and Photoshop work. It idles at low to mid 50's, but think 69 degrees is a bit hot for fairly light web browsing.

    Thanks for your opinions!

    Cheers,
    Dale
     

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  2. JohnnyFJohnsson

    JohnnyFJohnsson Notebook Consultant

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    Mine gets exactly the same temperatures as yours... I don't think you need to worry. But sometimes I'm using a cooling pad and it lowers the temps to max 55 celsius
     
    JohnnyFJohnsson, Dec 15, 2010
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  3. DGM

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    Thanks mate, I am a bit of a noob when it comes to the tech side of computers so wanted to double check. Apart from that, it's a nice computer in my small amount of experience!
     
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  4. JohnnyFJohnsson

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    No problem and yes it is :)
     
    JohnnyFJohnsson, Dec 15, 2010
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  5. tejagamer

    tejagamer Notebook Geek

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    My XPS 15 with i5 460M idles at 33 and on load goes upto 61
    GT420M idles at 52-55 and on load goes to 81-86(MAX with OC)
    So i guess its cool
     
    tejagamer, Dec 15, 2010
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  6. jataayu

    jataayu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine at Low - 23 and High 72
    I am surprised about the Low
     
    jataayu, Dec 15, 2010
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  7. deadkitty

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    Hrm my low CPU is 40 on idle, high was 82 when transcoding(75 when gaming) Gpu runs from 36 on idle to 78max when gaming.

    That's with the i5-460 and the 420m.
     
    deadkitty, Dec 15, 2010
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    jataayu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine is i7 740 and I still get around 25 as low. I have seen high as 78 for CPU and 80 for GPU.
     
    jataayu, Dec 15, 2010
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    Do you live in Iceland and keep it near an open window while its idling?
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Dec 16, 2010
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  11. tejagamer

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    ^^Yeah thats too low for i7 which are known to get hot fast
     
    tejagamer, Dec 16, 2010
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  12. jataayu

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    Here it the temp.
     

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  13. pituky

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    They are quite low, which are the temperatures in your room? Are you useing a noebook cooler?
     
    pituky, Dec 16, 2010
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  14. jataayu

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    My room temp is around 18-21 C. Yes, I am using a Notebook cooler but it is not expensive and the cooler fan was not running. I bought the cooler from PoundLand in UK for £1.
     
    jataayu, Dec 16, 2010
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