XPS heats up quick

I got a XPS M1530 and I've noticed that it heats up really quick. It gets really hot after about 3 hours. Is this normal? what about u guys? how long does it take for your xps to get really hot?

 

To keep a gaming notebook healthy:
- monitor the temps, which help indicate overheating from usually dust (or loose heatsink)
- you have to clean out the vents and fans every 2-3 months
--- the dust can cause overheating, so open the panels, use a flashlight, Q-tips, and a lot of compressed air
- use the notebook on clean, flat, hard surfaces... never on couch, bed, lap
--- I would recommend to use the notebook on a good notebook cooler (like Zalman ZM-NC1000)

 

undervolt and underclock your CPU with notebook hardware control

 

also, the GPU and CPU are very powerful so they will produce alot of heat in that little dinky chassis and build of the computer

 

Is there a link somewhere that tells what temps guideline for the cpu/gpu that tell you what is too hot etc?

 

I don't know about a guide, but you can look at nVidia spec sheets about their mobile GPUs and they're designed to work up to 100-120C before irreversible failure. I don't recommend anything above 85C.

 

I'm still looking for that info... but here is the website for that gpu:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8600M.html

Getting closer!
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...nBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9aGVhdA**&p_li=&p_topview=1

 

RM Clock beta 3 has limited support for the newer processors, which I am using.

 

But this is a new computer I just got it tuesday. so is this normal or should I call dell?

 

if your temps show that its overheating, it could be a loose heatsink or defective fan.

what are your temps?

 

Uhh... when you say real hot... it would help if you tell us the temps! Sometimes new owners "think" it is hot when it is not.

 

NHC has my cpu at 70 degrees and I've had the laptop on for exactly 2 hours. Is that bad?

 

That's pretty hot, assuming you're talking about idle temps. If on the other hand you've pegged both cores, 70's fine.

Please report your ambient (room) temp and also use the Task Manager to see if there's any background applications running. Maybe something like VISTA's sidebar or file indexing could be enough to keep the CPU cores busy enough.

I'd also be interested in the GPU's temps if I were you. I don't think NHC works with GPU temps so you may want to consider RivaTuner, nTune or 18kfanGUI (but with 18kfanGUI you'll need adjust the GPU temp about 8C+). Sorry but I've posted the hyperlinks so many times already... so please search this site or google them.

 

Actually, I also looked long and hard, hoping nVidia had a similar Spec table as Intel has for their processors (which includes thermal Specification) but I never found anything like that for nVidia.

Are you sure about that, or is there a chance that you were thinking of Intel (or AMD)'s tables?

 

I've seen a table with this information on it, but that was a while ago and it's possible it wasn't published by nvidia. I'll be honest, I didn't pay too much attention where it was from . I'll peruse around their forums for a while and see if anything has been posted there.

 

I googled for an hour last night and didn't find one.

On my XPS, the gpu is 10C hotter than the cpu's, usually between 58-62 while surfing.

 

maybe not

what program are you using to measure it with??

 

Is there much difference in idle temp for the processor change say T5450 and T7250

 

My XPS 1530 (T7500) idles at around 57-63 according to Tore Temp 0.96.1. Is this expected? I use my laptop on performance mode.

 

Changes in manufacturing technology (transistor / circuit /die size) decrease temps quite a bit while clocking the same series to it's max speed will almost certainly introduce increased heat.

Use Intel's Processor Spec Finder to determine the power requirements of the various processors. for example, the 65nm T7250 is rated at 35W and 35W of power will dissipate so much heat, etc. (at least that's my understanding...). Note that 35W is the max value and an idle processor will use much less.