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    56C Degrees

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by yourdonebro, Mar 9, 2011.

  1. yourdonebro

    yourdonebro Newbie

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    My ASUS G73Jh-BST7 runs WoW on ultra settings decently, but it gets as hot as 56 degrees max if im in Orgrimmar. Is this normal? I'm using the "Balanced" Windows 7 power setting. Should i be getting 50-56 degrees cel while playing WoW?
     
    yourdonebro, Mar 9, 2011
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  2. Baka

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    If that's the CPU or GPU temps, then it's just fine ._.
     
    Baka, Mar 9, 2011
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  3. Aldosterone

    Aldosterone Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's pretty good whether it's GPU or CPU. Even 80C is considered "high normal" at extreme gaming.
     
    Aldosterone, Mar 9, 2011
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  4. jakej

    jakej Notebook Consultant

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    Lolz. I wish mine only got to 56C when gaming.
     
    jakej, Mar 9, 2011
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  5. Mjolner

    Mjolner Notebook Evangelist

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    That is really low for any sort of gaming laptop playing any sort of demanding game. While playing games (or doing anything CPU heavy) on my Y460 it can get up to 80C. Laptops in general have pitiful cooling when compared to desktops, so their temperatures are often a lot higher.
     
    Mjolner, Mar 9, 2011
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  6. AboutThreeFitty

    AboutThreeFitty ~350

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    LOL. Mine idles at that temperature. You're fine....
     
    AboutThreeFitty, Mar 9, 2011
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  7. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    This better not be a thread to mock us with your temps =.=
     
    shinakuma9, Mar 9, 2011
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  8. ryzeki

    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    I'd actually say that something's wrong with your system haha. Thats too cool of a temp to be gaming. Most probably you ar ejust using a mere fraction of your power.
     
    ryzeki, Mar 9, 2011
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  9. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Something's wrong with your laptop bro.

    It's called inefficiency. Your GPU's getting mighty undervolted and underclocked, thus resulting in lower-than-usual temperature so that the MTBF (mean time before failure) of your laptop can be slightly boosted in exchange for lots and lots of hidden potential performance by manufacturer.

    tl;dr, you need to OC that mofo badly, otherwise you're wasting the laptop's potential. Overclock until one of these two things happens: (1) peak ingame temperature reaches 75 C, or (2) GPU starts glitching if you overclock further. Whichever happens first.
     
    jerg, Mar 10, 2011
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  10. Baka

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    Well he did say he was using the "balanced" power settings so the card itself probably isn't really using it's full potential :) Set it to high performance and then tell us the temps
     
    Baka, Mar 10, 2011
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  11. City Pig

    City Pig Notebook Virtuoso

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    Balanced shouldn't limit the system at all. Only Power Saver does that.
     
    City Pig, Mar 10, 2011
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  12. Amnesiac

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    Oh god... this definitely.

    More like 50C, but you get the idea.
     
    Amnesiac, Mar 11, 2011
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  13. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    mine idled higher then that at stock o_O there is something wrong have you done a water cooling mods on it or something?
     
    granyte, Mar 11, 2011
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  14. H.A.L. 9000

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    Define gaming... are we talking Solitare or Crysis? And are you sitting on an air vent?
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Mar 11, 2011
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  15. Mjolner

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    It's more than likely that his laptop cooler is a block of dry ice.
     
    Mjolner, Mar 11, 2011
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