cpu temp question

i decided to turn off my notebook cooler to see what my cpu would run. It got to about 49, then flew down to about 34, then went back up. im guessing the fans on my laptop turned on to do this, but my question is:

is it better to leave my cooler on to keep it at a constant 43, keeping the fans off

or

stop using my cooler and let it jump around

im not concerned about battery life, im just wondering what is best for the overall health of my notebook

 

I would keep the fan on low all the time, mine stays in the upper 20's, lower 30's for routine use, only hits the 40's while under full load

 

It doesnt really matter either way, its pretty much personal preference. I would stick with whatever makes the least amount of noise and keeps your notebook coolest.

 

i dont know what happened, but ill im doing is web browsing and my cpu is up to 48 w/ my cooler pad. windows media player is runnnig too, but the load is still really small, close to zero.

 

would it harm anything keeping my fan at low all the time? like over a long period of time

 

Everything wears out, including your fans. My 1.8 Core Duo runs from 38-57 depending on how much processes I'm using. 38 is the coldest I have gotten it without using a cooling pad. I just set my fan to kick on at 43 so it will stay below that.

 

To everyone: Are you using I8kfangui to setup your fans and look at your temps? I find that a nicely tuned fan setup, and having 2 setups (one for gaming, one for lighter stuff) helps as well (and you need to be dedicated enough to change them after your done doing one or the other, haha).

 

the main disadvantage to running the fan constantly is the possibility of increased dust buildup, wich can be pretty easily dealt with by a few quick bursts of compressed air once or twice a week, wich is something you should do no matter how you run your fans in my opinion, look at the average desktop system, wich is much less cramped and easier to cool, its safe to say that in 95% of them, the fans dont stop turning while its powerd up, they may slow down, but they never stop, and this is my personal opinion, but I think running the fan on a steady low will last longer than a fan thats constantly speeding up/slowing down/shutting off/powering up, bottom line, the cooler you can keep the internal parts of your machine, the better off it is, with my slightly modified antec aluminum pad, and fans set to constant low,I never crack 30 under routine use, after a few hours of gaming, the temps usually in the lower 40's, and back down to the upper 20's in a matter of minutes, and I like it like that

 

While I doubt that start/stop compared to constant usage has any substantial effect on the fans life I do agree that overall the cooler you can keep the important stuff the better. I mean what would you rather do, burn up your gpu or replace a 10 dollar fan? Do whatever works, I suggest that you experiment. Try using it one way for a day or 2 and then the other.

 

"slightly modiefied antec aluminum cooler"? i have the same cooler, how did you modify it to help?

also, using i8kfan, how do you set it to constantly low? just make it turn on at a certain temp and make it stay on until it reaches like 10, which isnt possible, so it is always on?

 

sorry, I'm using a cooler master,had an vantec that I gave to my little bro, I just reversed the fans flow, and added some rubber standoffs to the rear of the cooler to keep the rear of the notebook raised, as for 18k, click options,autostart tab, then check enable autostart, check enable auto fan settings, then set first fan speed to slow, or high if that what you want, slow does plently though, click ok and your done, if your wrried about battery life, you can click the box autostart only when on ac

 

i cant check "enable auto fan settings". the box is greyed out

 

you need to disable hardware sensor support to use autostart, it wont disable the sensor readings, but it will no longer use them to control the fans

 

alright cool thanx

 

no prob, let me know how it works out for you

 

its been keepin nice and chilled. i put the the 8* ofset in i8kfan, but im not sure how accurate it is now. But with the +8, its in the low 30's most of the time w/ my antec cooler.

im trying to return my cooler cuz of how ineffectice it is, but i sent in the upc for a rebate and circuit city wont take it. I contacted antec, so we will see what they do