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    XPS CPU Temps

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Mechanized Menace, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. Mechanized Menace

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    I have been having an issue with heat cpu temp on load hit 89 'c what should i do to get this lower ?
    i have a Studio XPS 1640
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 9, 2009
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    Do you have a cooling pad? If not, buy one, because they are a fairly good investment if you are using your laptop as a desktop replacement.

    However, that is only a temporary solution, and I'm sure that won't fully fix it. When it hits that temperature, do the fans go right up or anything, or does it do anything different? Have you ever reapplied thermal paste?* What measures have you taken so far to stop it from getting so high?



    *You will probably void your warranty in the process of doing this so you should probably only do it if you have no warranty.
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 9, 2009
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    undervolt it :)
     
    scorpeeon, Sep 9, 2009
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    MKelliny, do what Scorpeeon said. I received my XPS 16 last week and the first thing I did was the starting the undervolting process. It drops 10 degrees C after just the first adjust meant. However I also had a major heat issue near the touchpad. Notifying Dell resulted in my mother board and heat sink being replace. That made things worse and now they are supposedly coming to replace the plastic? bottom with a redesigned one to fix the heat issue. (which will hopefully fix everything else) :) good luck
     
    DragonStar4681, Sep 9, 2009
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    You should invest in a 9 cell battery to permanently tilt the laptop.

    Mine under peak conditions (gaming for > 1hour) never exceeds 130f (54-55c). The GPU on the other hand is roughly around 135-140 after an hour+ of gaming. Basically roughly 60c.
     
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    JL6speed,
    What program do you use to monitor all your temps? I downloaded HWmonitor, but it does not seem to display my gpu temp, just the two cores, the hdd and one other (which i forget what it is). *sorry for the hijack*
     
    DragonStar4681, Sep 9, 2009
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    I suppose you could use Everest / Speedfan.
     
    chewyeong90, Sep 9, 2009
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    I am using HWmonitor and i am going to try applying the thermal paste AS5 n try undervolting process and will get back
     
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    Just finished undervolting got a decrease of 21 degrees
    before undervolt orthos stress test results min 47 max 97
    after undervolt orthos stress test results min 32 max 76

    going to appy shin etsu-g751 to see if i can get better results
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 10, 2009
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    The thermal paste won't help alot with the SXPS 16.

    The touchpad heat is due to the machines southbridge, not the heat sink. Just keep the notebook raised whenever possible, and always do your gaming on a cooling pad. With the Zalman NC2000, I never feel warm palmrests anymore. Check out my review of it here.
     
    TexasEx7, Sep 11, 2009
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    My XPS 16 Temp (according to RMclock) reaches just aroud 60C° while gaming. I wonder why you guys reach such high temperatures!
     
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    I actually have a NZXT Cryo LX just cant find it using my Halo book right now to prop it up an its hitting 41 degrees so i shouldn't put the shin etsu on?
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 12, 2009
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