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    Are those temps normal ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Tyo, Feb 27, 2009.

  1. Tyo

    Tyo Notebook Deity

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    Hey, I always had HWmonitor I just never payed attention to it. So this weekd I bought COD:WAW and decided to check the temps. Well I was suprised, they were so high and I experienced choping in game or lag when temp got high. Soo I lifted the back of laptop with a book to check difference and it's huge. Is it normal for 8800s to reach such high temps ?
    Also first temp I got flat on desk on gpu was 98c, so right away I got compressed air and cleaned air vents. Now they temps look like this:


    flat on desk lifted up
    tzs0 67c 59c
    tzs1 68c 60c
    core#0 64c 55c
    core#1 67c 59c
    gpu 90c 67c
    hdd 52c 55c
     
    Tyo, Feb 27, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    GPU temp is at danger temp at 90C.

    since you have clean out the vents and fans... have you also considered:
    - opening it up to check the heatsinks... to see if you need to re-apply thermal compound
    - as well as getting a good notebook cooler.
     
    Gophn, Feb 27, 2009
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  3. Xirurg

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    also,rise your notebooks back a little to improve cooling!
     
    Xirurg, Feb 27, 2009
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  4. ahl395

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    I second Gophn's Reply. ;)
     
    ahl395, Feb 27, 2009
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  5. Brian10161

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    Your better off opening up the notebook (if you can) to clean the heatsinks. I cleaned the heat sink on a Toshiba Satellite a100 and it was like a mat. The dust had just completely plugged up the heat sink after the fan. Plus the fan was making a hell of a racket.

    Dropped the temperature nicely, plus the fan started to cycle again. Before I cleaned it, it just ran all the time.
     
    Brian10161, Feb 27, 2009
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  6. Tyo

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    great idea, but can anyone link me to a guide for checking heatsinks and re-applying thermal compound ?
     
    Tyo, Feb 27, 2009
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  7. Gophn

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    Chaz's old Cooling Guide gives you the basics.

    Also check out the NBR Cooling Central
     
    Gophn, Feb 28, 2009
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  8. Tyo

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    ty for reply, +rep
     
    Tyo, Feb 28, 2009
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  9. Steven87

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    Most HDDs are rated for upto 55-60 degrees and don't generally run over 40 degrees. Apparently temperature has a pretty significant effect on the service life of HDDs. A cooling pad should help a bit, but they aren't easy to significantly cool in a notebook.

    http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000748.html
     
    Steven87, Feb 28, 2009
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  10. mechrock

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    mechrock, Feb 28, 2009
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