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    XPS L501x Overheating????

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by typesh86, Jun 3, 2012.

  1. Insirion

    Insirion Newbie

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    IMO notebook coolers are useless. but when you open the RAM back plate you see a part of the heatpipe that is right on your CPU. If you make a hole in the cover and then let a fan blow on it i think it will help alot.

    thinking of doing it.
     
    Insirion, Jun 30, 2012
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  2. typesh86

    typesh86 Notebook Geek

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    I've ran my notebook cooler while the cover was completely off, and it didn't make a difference for me. It might work for you.
     
    typesh86, Jun 30, 2012
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    daver160 Notebook Deity

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    this particular model is horrid with a notebook cooler. with the older 1645, pointing a fan right at the chassis fan actually helped a lot, I saw a good 5-6C decrease at full load, and my idle temps were a good 40-50C.

    unlike the L502x... temps almost don't seem to change unless you take the bottom plate off and point a fan right through that opening.
     
    daver160, Jul 1, 2012
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  4. typesh86

    typesh86 Notebook Geek

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    Back to my earlier question..
    Is there a way to make the processor and gpu run like they do while on battery when it's plugged in? My gaming is not affected when I'm on battery, so I don't see the harm in the processor and gpu running in a slower state.
     
    typesh86, Jul 1, 2012
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  5. Insirion

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    go to power option and put it on balanced mode?
     
    Insirion, Jul 1, 2012
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  6. typesh86

    typesh86 Notebook Geek

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    I've done that. I've even gone to advanced power options and set everything equally
     
    typesh86, Jul 1, 2012
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    NeoMesal Notebook Consultant

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    Advanced options > Processor Power Management > Max CPU state.

    100% for turbo boost
    99% for default clock rate
    adjust to desired maximum clock rate % from the base 780Mhz

    This will affect your performance greatly, however 99% in non-CPU intensive games can reduce temps while having little effect on fps

    As above, make sure your power plan you use is/is based on the balanced power plan. The high performance power plan disables core parking increasing voltage, freq, power consumption & temps.

    There is NO performance difference between High Perf. vs Balanced power plans (CPU based)

    And if you have Optimus, make sure nothing unnecessary is using the GPU in the background
     
    NeoMesal, Jul 2, 2012
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