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    Got new Dell 1530, help on monitoring heat temperature, please read!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by firstn20, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. firstn20

    firstn20 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello all

    Just need some help on monitoring the heat on my dell 1530 which I will get on monday. I had some questions, thanks;


    1. What is the best software I can use to monitor the temperature of my Dell 1530. And where do I download the software

    2. What is a normal temperature when...
    - Idling and doing nothing
    - Surfing the net or doing word processing
    - Gaming


    Thanks guys would greatly appreciate some feedback, need to know if the system is running well so I know whether I send it back or too keep it. Thank you!
     
    firstn20, Mar 23, 2008
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  2. firstn20

    firstn20 Notebook Evangelist

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    hey guys, need some feedback, will appreciate it ty
     
    firstn20, Mar 24, 2008
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  4. mc1

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    The idle cpu temp will be anything from 40-60 depending on ambient temp and whether the fan kicks in, but this does depend on which cpu you have.

    I think the idle temp of the gpu is 60-70.

    When gaming you can expect both your gpu and cpu to get near or into the 80's.

    core temp, rivatuner, gpu-z, everest, rmclock are all popular programs from monitoring your hardware.
     
    mc1, Mar 24, 2008
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  5. Boaty

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    Use Notebook Hardware Control. Use Google or an other search machine to find it. Normal temperature for your graphics card is maximum 65 degrees Celsius. Further temperatures I don't know, but they don't have to be much higher then 65 degrees Celsius.
     
    Boaty, Mar 24, 2008
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  6. firstn20

    firstn20 Notebook Evangelist

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    MY SYSTEM SPECS:

    Penryn T9300 (2.5ghz)
    4gb DDR2 667mhz
    200GB 7200rpm
    8600GT DDR3 256mb
    6 cell battery
    1680x1050 resolution

    thats the specs on my system,so if you can give me a more accurate estimation on my questions above!

    What is a normal temperature when...
    - Idling and doing nothing
    - Surfing the net or doing word processing
    - Gaming

    and thanks for the reccomendations for the temperture monitoring programs, but which one is the best or commonly used for notebooks or for the 1530?

    thanks for all your feedbacks I greatly appreciate it as it will really tell me if I got a well built system.

    More feedback will be much appreciated, will give you rep +
     
    firstn20, Mar 25, 2008
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  7. mc1

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    not really, it depends how hot your room is and what type of surface your laptop is one.

    fwiw, i am running cpu at 75-77 and gpu at 76 right now with 2 mmorpg game clients and Ie7 running.

    re:software people have their own preferences try them and see which you like.
     
    mc1, Mar 25, 2008
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