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    does this temp sem too high

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by smudger77, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. smudger77

    smudger77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    does the following temperatures seem a little high (especially the GPU one), whilst there is no programmes running, the laptop is just powered up but not running any programmes
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    Temperature sensor 0 40°C (103°F) [0xC3C] (THM_)

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    Temperature sensor 0 35°C (94°F) [0x41] (Core #0)
    Temperature sensor 1 34°C (93°F) [0x42] (Core #1)

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    Temperature sensor 0 59°C (138°F) [0x3B] (GPU Core)

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    Temperature sensor 0 39°C (102°F) [0x27] (HDD)

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    smudger77, Sep 16, 2008
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  2. ZE6JMB

    ZE6JMB Notebook Enthusiast

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    Those temps look low. Let the latop run for a hour then rerun tests.
     
    ZE6JMB, Sep 16, 2008
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    those temps are fine.
     
    Xirurg, Sep 16, 2008
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    ok, i'll leta movie run for an hour and pop back wiv the results, thanks
     
    smudger77, Sep 16, 2008
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    whats temperature where you live?
    humidity?
    running a/c?
    cooling pad?
     
    MystiklMayhem, Sep 16, 2008
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    Those temps look low, I undervolted and I don't usually get that low, of course it is summer in California maybe in the winter my 1530 will be a little colder.
     
    jallison1, Sep 17, 2008
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  7. smudger77

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    i,m livin in the UK so temerature is poor as its normally raining, i dont have AC and also no cooling pad. I called dell the other day coz i could possibly hav a dodgy graphics card they should be here today, is there anything i should ask them when they arrive, or ask hime to check certain things?
    also these were the results after playin a movie for and hour and half
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    Temperature sensor 0 44°C (111°F) [0xC64] (THM_)

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    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T8100 hardware monitor

    Temperature sensor 0 39°C (102°F) [0x3D] (Core #0)
    Temperature sensor 1 38°C (100°F) [0x3E] (Core #1)

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    Temperature sensor 0 61°C (141°F) [0x3D] (GPU Core)

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    Temperature sensor 0 34°C (93°F) [0x22] (HDD)

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    smudger77, Sep 17, 2008
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  8. fonduekid

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    Those are fine. There is nothing to worry. Still you might want to do some real stress test' on your components with some free tools you can find around here in NBR...

    Quickly, you can try Orthos for CPU (gives you an idea of stability too), RT HDR IBL for the GPU (or you could try the 3dmark benchmarking too, if u prefer), and HDtune.... These temp' will get you the max hits.. and its better to have an idea like this and compare with the idle temp's and normal temp's (browsing, listening to music, a couple of office programs for example). Good luck...

    But again, your temp' are fine and nothing to worry about, IMHO. Enjoy your system. Cheers.
     
    fonduekid, Sep 17, 2008
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    Those are very good temps. What did HWMonitor show for max temp?
     
    ZE6JMB, Sep 17, 2008
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    I wouldnt worry until my gpu and cpu temps hit >95 celcius.
     
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    Dell have just been and replaced the mother board, here are the new temps it reading, whilst just surfing the internet.

    THM - VALUE 48 - MIN 45 - MAX 58

    CORE 0 - VALUE 39 - MIN 36 - MAX 52
    CORE 1 - VALUE 39 - MIN 36 - MAX 50

    GPU CORE - VALUE 65 MIN 63 - MAX 70

    HDD - VALUE 36 - MIN 32 - MAX 37

    the GPU temp seems abit higher after he's replaced the motherboard. :confused:
     
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    Well, to be honest, the min GPU temp shoudn't be 63... its usually more in the range of 53-55 normally... and also just for surfing the web, it does look a pretty high.

    I hope the vents or not being blocked or anything... just to be sure.
     
    fonduekid, Sep 17, 2008
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    strange......

    i will surf the web for an houur or so and see what the temps are like then, at what temp should my fan kick in as ive not heard it yet?
     
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    For me usually, with the A09 BIOS on the M1530, fan kicks in arnd 64-66 and off around 53-55!!
     
    fonduekid, Sep 17, 2008
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    well just checked again and at the moment the min temp keeps changing, is this meant to? and i can also hear the fan (to be honest i was expecting it to bit alot louder)

    at moment -

    GPU value 57 min 57 max 68, but as i say the min keeps changing
     
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    Yes.. the fluctuation is there because the temp' doesn't stay at a constant level... even if you are not doing anything with your computer big time, and you are just browsing on the internet, the GPU still has to work to render your desktop or the browser and such... so the temp' keep bobbing around... its normal.. though you shouldn't see too many fluctuations even when idle...

    for me, when system is at idle - meaning, I completely leave it alone for 10 or 15 mins, the temp' stay around 55 - 57 C range....
     
    fonduekid, Sep 17, 2008
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    @OP: Those look like my temperatures. I am running on High Performance, hooked up to my 24" Ultrasharp, and have 6-cell battery which means worse ventilation/circulation than the propped up 9-Cell one.

    I am running 2.5GHz and 8600m GT if that makes any difference. :eek:
     
    psygn, Sep 17, 2008
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