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    Studio 1557 Core i7 without heating issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wecaz, Sep 18, 2010.

  1. wecaz

    wecaz Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys,
    A lot of things have been said here about the heating issues. Lets hear the opposite. I am wondering if anyone among us who is using Dell Studio 1557 and not having heating issue.

    Lucky ones, please let us know about your mostly used tasks such as gaming or just surfing etc. What are the cpu core and gpu temperatures at max load and idle conditions.
     
    wecaz, Sep 18, 2010
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  2. Morgan Everett

    Morgan Everett Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know what my GPU temperatures are. My CPU temperatures are, depending upon ambient conditions, around 55C-60C idle, 60C-65C when performing light tasks (e.g. browsing whilst listening to music) and 85C is the highest temperature I've recorded under sustained heavy load (i.e. CPU at 100% for 30-45 minutes). When playing Portal, the only PC game I play, I get 70C-75C.

    These temperatures are a good 5C-7C higher than those in the first two months following my purchase of the laptop, probably the result of a dusty fan and higher ambient temperatures. If you've got any advice on cleaning the fan, I'd be happy to hear it.

    EDIT: My ambient temperatures vary from around 24C to 33C.
     
    Morgan Everett, Sep 18, 2010
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    Morgan Everett Notebook Consultant

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    Scratch that. I've just blown some compressed air through the fan without even opening the laptop up, and my idle and light use temperatures have now dropped by 4C-5C.
     
    Morgan Everett, Sep 18, 2010
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  4. Degine

    Degine Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not sure what is considered high but...
    My temperatures are usually 48-51 'C when idle or doing simple tasks.

    Playing something like EVE Online raises temperatures to 57 'C
    Whatching a HD video also gets it up to about the same.

    They used to be 63 'C all the time and higher under load, before hoovering the fans. I'd say it's quite sensitive to dust collection so should do that from time to time.

    *All with 20'C-22'C ambient temperature, flat on a desk. Things get quite a bit hotter at 31'C naturally.*

    Overal I don't think this is very high. What bothers me is that when I work in a library on a simple document after some time to fan starts speeding up. Keeping it nice and steady at 50'C but being noisy. I wish there was a way to gimp my performance (which I don't need at that moment) and keep it quiet in situations where you can hear every sound.

    In my opinion the i7 isn't too hot even under performance unless the room temperature gets high. It's just not that great while being idle. Though I'm no expert. (Is 50'C high for a CPU? Is 60'C?)
     
    Degine, Oct 11, 2010
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